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?
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I am turning 16 on saturday, my best times. I haven't been timed much, the last time I was on a team was when I was 13, but I swam a little from 14 to now. I am looking to get SERIOUS about it. my best 50 free time was 25 seconds, and that some time last month. why I don't try for a football scholarship. I play lineman, and lineman that are 6'2 and 175lbs don't get looked at by scouts. and it's not my passion anymore. I would love to get a baseball scholorship, and there might be a chance I might get one. but swimming is my passion, it is what I would love to do after high school(competitivly) and I would love to go to the olympics. I know I'll make districts this year for swimming, but next year I want to go to state. I've made state twice before when I lived in Virginia. I think thta if I push myself as hard as can, I can make state next year, with the right conditioning/work outs. I was on another website and I asked the same question, here were their responses.
"cross country helped me the most"
"I have heard that running can really help your distance ( and normal) swimming. If I were you I would run by myself a few miles every day and also try and get in the pool alot. or maybe you can run cross country for your school and try to swim alot too. I think running would really help your endurance and swimming."
if you wanna see the link, here ya go.
www.usa-swimming.org/.../ultimatebb.cgi
i'm just trying to find out the best path to go down to get faster and improve endurance(in the water)
I am turning 16 on saturday, my best times. I haven't been timed much, the last time I was on a team was when I was 13, but I swam a little from 14 to now. I am looking to get SERIOUS about it. my best 50 free time was 25 seconds, and that some time last month. why I don't try for a football scholarship. I play lineman, and lineman that are 6'2 and 175lbs don't get looked at by scouts. and it's not my passion anymore. I would love to get a baseball scholorship, and there might be a chance I might get one. but swimming is my passion, it is what I would love to do after high school(competitivly) and I would love to go to the olympics. I know I'll make districts this year for swimming, but next year I want to go to state. I've made state twice before when I lived in Virginia. I think thta if I push myself as hard as can, I can make state next year, with the right conditioning/work outs. I was on another website and I asked the same question, here were their responses.
"cross country helped me the most"
"I have heard that running can really help your distance ( and normal) swimming. If I were you I would run by myself a few miles every day and also try and get in the pool alot. or maybe you can run cross country for your school and try to swim alot too. I think running would really help your endurance and swimming."
if you wanna see the link, here ya go.
www.usa-swimming.org/.../ultimatebb.cgi
i'm just trying to find out the best path to go down to get faster and improve endurance(in the water)
