We told you about the SPARQ (Strength, Power, Agility, Reaction and Quickness) testing happening down at the Development Academy Spring Showcase over Memorial Day weekend, and the results are in.
ESPN Rise has published the best scores from the weekend, which was higlighted by 14-year-old Caleb Richardson from the U-15/16 Dallas Texans.

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Andres Iniesta delivered a world-class performance in the Champions League final against Manchester United, his pace, trickery, agility and passing ability against Man Utd was at times - stunning, but how did he come to this? The video below shows Iniesta, at 16 years old, with potential sky-high, scoring a late-winner against Chelsea.

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In his second match for the North Queensland Fury, Robbie Fowler showed that even in the twilight of his career, he has not lost a single bit of his agility when it really mattered. What was truly amazing about this ninja kick was that it went unpunished. I checked officially and Fowler did not even get a yellow card.

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Afternoon all, so Fabianski has signed a new deal with us this week. This can be seen as a postive that the club is going in the right direction and may encourage others such as R.Van Persie to also sign on. My one and only concern though is, is Fabianski good enough to replace Almunia when he is injured or unable to play or even is Almunia good enough to Be our number one?

Hopefully, you'll all remember what Nike SPARQ testing is. Standing for Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction and Quickness, the battery of tests that Academy players underwent at the Winter Showcase and then again in the Spring Showcase help to measure each individual athlete's overall athletic ability. They can then train for specific weaknesses, helping to improve their ability over time.

It's always encouraging when you field a bad team and win on the road. It took some luck — Cornell Glenn hitting the crossbar, Ricardo Clark turning into Steven Gerrard for a split second — but the United States beating Trinidad and Tobago 1-0, is a result the Americans probably had to get.

But let me reiterate, this team Bob Bradley selected was bad.

Soccer is an aerobic based sport, with frequent high intensity anaerobic bouts of speed and power. It requires total body strength and coordination training, as well as flexibility, balance and agility. The most important aspect of soccer fitness training is that it involves using soccer-specific movement patterns, both with and without the ball.

Mark Schwarzer gets some credit in the papers today, being the league's best keeper at stopping shots.

This is clearly a good thing, and nobody can underestimate Schwarzer's impact on the team. Frankly, he's been fantastic.

We'll get back to the numbers in a moment, but first my usual thing about evaluating goalkeepers.

I play high school soccer and I would like to do some drills every day so I can keep getting better. I need some good effective drills for ball control, shooting, dribbling, juggling, speed, and conditioning. I would hate to get out of shape over summer. Do ladder drills, they will help with agility and quick [.

I want to improve in soccer as much as possible over the winter. what are some things i can do everyday alone in my basement? also, besides drills, what muscle groups should i work out? crunches, pushups... you should work on agility all positions require good agility and quickness... if your a defender you will need [.

Andres Granqvist created a Related Videos YouTube monster, which brought about this little clip of some of the world's best dribbles. Most of the video compilations today seem to favor the acrobatic bicycle or the crashing piledriver from 40 yards, but it's simply a case of this much agility, balance, control and skill being so [.

Good morning everyone... Felipe Melo is NOT amused!

In day ocho of the selecao's training session at the Super Stadium, Pretoria, the subs played a game against the Under-17 Super Sport United boys. In case you're wondering, SSU is a team that competes in the Premier Soccer League of South Africa.

i am currently 14 yrs old, 165cm tall and i weigh 62 kg. i need to improve on my speed, agility, strength and balance and lose some weights (approx 10-15 kg) too. what equipments should i use? i am doing this work out to improve my soccer. i do my work outs at 3-5pm. when [...]

David Beckham was Castrol's ambassador in the last World Cup .Cristiano Ronaldo is the chosen one for World Cup 2010 .However Portugal have their backs to the wall and are staring at a possible elimination from the proceedings.Castrol will be seriously thinking of plan B.
Plan B might have been Messi - but just now that's not looking like such a great idea either.

I don't know about you but I was actually physically shaking at the end of the game at Anfield. Not necessarily with rage or joy; just due to the immense amounts of adrenaline that had been pumped through my body during one of the more incredible games of football I've seen.
People have said it was a strange game as we had nothing to play for.

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Regular Inter UK contributor Ronald Gordo returns this week with his views on Inter's sudden decline.
The legends of ghosts of the Middle Ages say a warrior who received a task from God and was unable to meet it is condemned to remain on Earth... your soul forever trying to fulfil the mission.

Hopefully, you'll all remember what Nike SPARQ testing is. Standing for Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction and Quickness, the battery of tests that Academy players underwent at the Winter Showcase and then again in the Spring Showcase help to measure each individual athlete's overall athletic ability. They can then train for specific weaknesses, helping to improve their ability over time.

No, it's not back regular yet, but I felt like scrapping one together for you all today. I was trying to wait to see an MLS Goal of the Week clip go up...Spartak Moscow's Alex with a nasty free kick. I love the finicky ref on this one.We have an Ariel Ortega sighting! Here, the River Plate attacker snake charms Everton.

Heather Nosky is a guest blogger in my college soccer guest blogging series that will be happening this fall. The series is a way for my Online Soccer Academy players and readers to see what it's like to be a college soccer player and share in some of these players' experiences.

Heather is a special guest member in my Online Soccer Academy and just started her freshman year at Louisiana State University in Shreveport; an NAIA College in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger highlighted Alex Song's performance in victory over Birmingham City.
Song was again outstanding in his defensive role and Wenger told arsenal.com: "He is strong and smooth. He is not rigid, he is agile.
"He is a slalom player and is not a straight-line player.

Andres Iniesta delivered a world-class performance in the Champions League final against Manchester United, his pace, trickery, agility and passing ability against Man Utd was at times - stunning, but how did he come to this? The video below shows Iniesta, at 16 years old, with potential sky-high, scoring a late-winner against Chelsea.

For those who witnessed this game I don't need to say any more. For those who didn't, oh you missed a good one. We all know the history between these two teams. Epic games of monumental proportion. And Saturdays game lived up to any and all expectations.
It was a classic battle of speed and agility vs control and power.

LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal are two of America's most beloved basketball stars. They have both seemingly permeated our culture with their huge personalities and enormous athletic talent. Although King James has yet to hoist any significant hardware, Shaq has won several titles.

Japan is a bit the odd one out in football... Sumo wrestling, sure. Baseball...check. But football....? Still, Japan is definitely one of the developing nations. They seem to have it all going for them: agility, speed, athletic prowess, tactical discipline and skill. The only thing they might be lacking is