Conditioning An average player with excellent conditioning will always catch a coach’s eye. And so will the excellent player who is gasping for air 15 minutes into the soccer tryout. A coach will ask herself why this player didn’t bother to get in shape or keep in shape. Being out of shape at a soccer tryout is saying that you 1) don’t care, 2) are lazy and 3) not too smart if you thought being out of shape wouldn’t matter.
