Athlete Selection Factors in Soccer/Football

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73EUIBeWUTo

I threw together a slideshow to talk briefly (10 minutes) about some of the things that coaches can look out for when selecting (or improving) players for this upcoming summer season.

Based of the following list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73EUIBeWUTo

1 Posture - Do they have a straight upright neck and thoracic spine and can they run in a straight line while looking over their shoulder.

2 Breaking at the waist - Do they lean forward with their entire upper body at the waist at times when they need to change direction - breaking at the waist is a bad habit

3 Knee valgus - Do they allow their knees to track inwardly when stopping the ball or when cutting

4. Collapsed ankle - Do they allow their ankles to roll inward when running

5 Closed body position - Do they ask for the ball or show for the ball with a body position that restricts that total amount of space for their team to play with

6 Direction of passing - Are they able to pass specifically to one foot or the other on the receiving player, do they choose appropriately such that their pass moves a teammate away from trouble or towards dangerous attacking areas.

7 Half turn - Do they play on the half turn in wide areas allowing teammates to pass the ball to their far foot so they can turn by allowing the ball to run across their body.