Neighborhood kids – how do you tell how is the most athletic?

Had an email asking how can you tell from a bunch of 7 year old boys who is the most athletic.    

 Some of the best ways to tell this are two simple drills.  The first one is have the kids in two lines and have a relay race and have them skip to a point about 15 yards in front of them, going around a cone and skip back.   The kids that can skip the best have the most muscle control and muscle coordination.   The 2^nd drill is to have the kids jump rope for 30 seconds.  I know the sounds to simple but watching them jump rope will again show you who has the best muscle coordination and control.