No, it's absolutely true

When my son was in the Saracens rugger academy, they were all assessed for speed over 5 metres, 10 metres and 20 metres, from standing and jogging starts. Nothing else mattered. It's much better in pro sport to be super quick over a short distance than over 100m.

Posted By: Old Git on November 13th 2015 at 11:28:30

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Hmmm. (NCFC) - APB, Nov 13, 09:29:45
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  - wrong kind of speed for foootball (NCFC) - asics_kit, Nov 13, 10:29:19
    - as mentioned below, for a striker it's all about acceleration (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Nov 13, 13:35:04
    - The yanks call it speed vs quickness. Very relevant depending on playing style. Not (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 13, 11:28:47
    - No, it's absolutely true (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 13, 11:28:30
      - Depends on the sport but yes. We test for 20, 40 and shuttle and cone drills in (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 13, 11:32:57
        
        I was about to post "we need Schteve here!" (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 13, 11:36:08
    - Rob Newman had the wrong kind of speed for football (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 13, 11:12:12
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        oops, that's not him, is it? Here he is (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 13, 11:26:24
- c'est magnifique (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Nov 13, 09:31:17

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