I play football in the fall, swimming in the winter, and baseball in the spring & summer. Football is no longer much fun to play. I was wondering if I shouldn't play football next year and do cross-country instead. Cross-country would be more beneficial, and would get me in better shape, and I am seriously trying to get a swimming scholorship. Should I quit football and do cross country instead?
JC_FLY -
For many serious competitive swimmers cross training is a minor component (IE not a whole season of cross country). If you want to run once maybe twice a week, that is all you need to add variety and get the max benefit of running. The majority of your time should be focused on swimming related activities (swimming, dryland, stretching, etc,.).
For myself, I swam but would occassionally play volleyball (once/wk). The activity of jumping for spikes and blocks really did help with exploding off starts and turns - but devoting more time would not have provided noticable improvements - once a week was enough.
But lets get to the ACID test. Tell us how long you have swam, some of your best times and events and your age. We can help you realistically assess the likelihood of a scholarship. Your ability to get a scholarship also depends on what type of school you want to attend. And I would consider dropping baseball. I played it too before swimming, but it really does not do much to help you get a swimming scholarship. Why not try for a baseball or football scholarship? Why swimming?
JC_FLY -
For many serious competitive swimmers cross training is a minor component (IE not a whole season of cross country). If you want to run once maybe twice a week, that is all you need to add variety and get the max benefit of running. The majority of your time should be focused on swimming related activities (swimming, dryland, stretching, etc,.).
For myself, I swam but would occassionally play volleyball (once/wk). The activity of jumping for spikes and blocks really did help with exploding off starts and turns - but devoting more time would not have provided noticable improvements - once a week was enough.
But lets get to the ACID test. Tell us how long you have swam, some of your best times and events and your age. We can help you realistically assess the likelihood of a scholarship. Your ability to get a scholarship also depends on what type of school you want to attend. And I would consider dropping baseball. I played it too before swimming, but it really does not do much to help you get a swimming scholarship. Why not try for a baseball or football scholarship? Why swimming?
