What I want to know is coordination.
Very closely related to technique, it's how efficiently the body integrates and performs the complex movements required on a particular play.
It's not a concept of pure athleticism, which is why the same athlete can look at it extremely differently depending on the sport.
A baseball player can't dribble like a soccer player, and a soccer player can't hit a ball like a baseball player, because they've been training differently. So of course, coordination is measured for athletes in the same sport.
Now, you might say, well, you could just reduce it to technique, but that's not the case.
For example, let's compare Lewandowski and Ronaldo.
They both have good ball touch, but there are certain plays they don't do well. Lewandowski has the flexibility to receive the ball with his back to the defense and turn around, but he has trouble driving the ball forward with stability.
Ronaldo, on the other hand, can dribble at a consistent speed (with no opposing defense), but he can't turn his back on a defender, much less make a smooth turn.
This is due to the different physical coordination (upper and lower body balance, joint mobility, center of gravity, etc.) required to perform each play, regardless of the player's technical level.
Think of rhythmic gymnastics or figure skating as examples of sports where coordination is extremely important: the more unnatural and complex the movements you're trying to execute, the higher the coordination required by that sport/play, and we see a huge gap between pure athleticism and these factors even among top-tier players.