South Asian U-13 footballers to undergo skill test May 22

Young footballers of Iran and eight South Asian nations will undergo skill tests on Thursday, May 21 (today) to be prepared for the AFC U-13 Festival of Football, before playing as many as 12 60-minute matches in Format-II on May 22 and 23. The 24 matches in Format-I, having 30-minutes duration, were played on first two days of the competition.
The event is in progress under Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation (IRIFF) at Sari, located in the north of Iran, near the Caspian Sea. Pakistan is among nine participants along with Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and host Iran.
'The AFC introduced skill tests to give an opportunity to Under-13 players to practice the some selected basic football skills and to test the current basic skills for these players in Asia and to identify talented players,' the President, Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat said.
He hoped that Pakistani skipper, Muneer Ahmed, Vice Captain Salman Tiwana and other 20 players will show their best ability to get applause from Sari fans. The skill test will be held from 9am-12am and 3 pm to 6 pm. It will be comprised of following five flairs.
SHORT PASSING: The player shall make a short pass through the target goal from behind the base line (No of attempts: 5).
LONG PASSING: The player shall execute a long, aerial pass towards the target from behind the baseline (No of attempts : 5).
DRIBBLING: The player shall dribble (slalom) between the five cones from the start line and upon reaching the end cone, turn and dribble back to the start line. He must cross the line with the ball within his playing distance. Upon recovery, the player shall make his second attempt (No of attempts: 2).
JUGGLING: The player, within the area, should juggle the ball and must use various parts of the body except the arms and the hands. If the ball drops on the ground, the player is allowed to pick it up by his foot and continue juggling. If he or the ball stray out of the circle, the counting shall stop until he or the ball moves back inside (No of attempts: 2).
SHOOTING: The player shall shoot at goal 16.45 metre away from the goal line. He shall not make a pass into goal and must be seen to actually shoot at goal with maximal effort (No of attempts: 5).