I am currently 16 years old 6'0, 193lbs. My coach was talking to me about a possible football scholarship, and he says I have a chance to get one for long snapping. He says all I have to do is gain about 25-35lbs before my seniot year in High School, and I have a chance to get a football scholarship. On the other hand, I have swimming. I am currently about 2 seconds away from making state championships, and I would probably lose about 30lbs before november in order to get there. I also have a chance to get a swimming scholarship too. I know that I should probably pick one or the other because I know it isn't exactly healthy to go from 225lbs to 160lbs in a couple of months. So was hoping that maybe some people on this board have some experience with this topic and could give me some advice.
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JC, Being rail thin doesn't necessarily make one become a better, faster swimmer. As a matter of fact most college swimmers could get easily confused for being football players. Go with what you enjoy doing the most. Ask your swim coach what he thinks about your talent. I think that most of them have a keen sense of potential, and would be quite honest in their opinion about your abilities.
Rescue swimmer for the Coast Guard or US National Air Guard is an excellent consideration too.
JC, Being rail thin doesn't necessarily make one become a better, faster swimmer. As a matter of fact most college swimmers could get easily confused for being football players. Go with what you enjoy doing the most. Ask your swim coach what he thinks about your talent. I think that most of them have a keen sense of potential, and would be quite honest in their opinion about your abilities.
Rescue swimmer for the Coast Guard or US National Air Guard is an excellent consideration too.
