Super Y-League Feature
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
TAMPA, Fla. - At the recent Super Y-League boys and girls ODP National Camps Girls at IMG Academy, more than 300 of the top youth soccer talents from throughout North America participated in a series of performance tests conducted by IMG Academy Physical Conditioning Coach Vinnie Burns. 
Burns has been with IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. since 2008 and oversaw the vertical jump, beep test and 40-yard sprint with a 10-yard split. Surprisingly, the older age groups (U15/16) didn’t always out-perform the younger participants (U13/14).
In the vertical jump, IMG staff had the players hold one arm straight up and walk through a measuring device to calculate reach, then measured the vertical jump twice and recorded the best score. The beep test, easily the least popular among the players, consisted of running continuously between two points that were 65 1/2 feet apart. The runs were synchronized to a recording which played beeps at set intervals, and as the test proceeded, the time between each successive beep reduced, forcing players to increase their speed throughout the test. The test ended when the players were unable to keep in sync with the recording, and the score given to the player was the level and stage they reached.
The final test was the 40-yard sprint with a 10-yard split, in which players were asked to run a full 40-yard sprint twice with the best time recorded.
The testing done at the Super Y-League ODP National Camps is beneficial for all players looking to play at the next level and beyond. The testing was designed to give the participants a taste of what collegiate and professional athletes go through, and allows Super Y-League players to see how they compare against other players their age and older. Most importantly, every player can see where improvement is needed and set goals.
2013 Super Y-League ODP National Camp Testing Top 25
U13/14 Boys Vertical Leap
U13/14 Boys Beep Test
U13/14 Boys 40-Yard Dash
U15/16 Boys Vertical Leap
U15/16 Boys Beep Test
U15/16 Boys 40-yard Dash
U13/14 Girls Vertical Leap
U13/14 Girls Beep Test
U13/14 Girls 40-Yard Dash
U15/16 Girls Vertical Leap
U15/16 Girls Beep Test
U15/16 Girls 40-yard Dash