So I guess that means DA is out of the question if a kid wants to play multiple sports in highschool, or does that just apply to highschool soccer as long as lets say a softball coach is flexible with practice attendance? I know you cant play highschool soccer if you're in DA Full time (minus some sort of waiver)To play multiple sports you need coaches that are flexible. Freshman daughter played Varsity Basketball, is running the 100/200 & Long Jump in track, and plays keeper in club. Both coaches at the High School understand soccer comes first, and her soccer team understands if she may miss a practice or two but usually makes it up with keeper trainer.
So I guess that means DA is out of the question if a kid wants to play multiple sports in highschool, or does that just apply to highschool soccer as long as lets say a softball coach is flexible with practice attendance? I know you cant play highschool soccer if you're in DA Full time (minus some sort of waiver)
My Freshman DD is playing DA soccer while doing HS Cross Country and HS Track. She talked with her club coaches and HS coaches before committing to make sure they were all okay with it. All the coaches are working with her to avoid overtraining issues, as that is a big concern. She also talked through the game/meet conflicts with coaches prior to the HS seasons and got consensus on critical matches/meets.Has anyone's daughter currently in DA played multiple sports? If they did, I assume they stopped before joining DA or did you somehow make it work?
I've read that Cross Country can actually slow your player down in soccer, while sprints in track is the better way to go. Have you noticed any of this? We have one girl on our team that goes 1600 and 3200 in track and then longer for Cross Country, will probably scholarship up for running as her times are great for a Freshman. She plays outside back and I can't tell what if anything has happened to her speed.My Freshman DD is playing DA soccer while doing HS Cross Country and HS Track. She talked with her club coaches and HS coaches before committing to make sure they were all okay with it. All the coaches are working with her to avoid overtraining issues, as that is a big concern. She also talked through the game/meet conflicts with coaches prior to the HS seasons and got consensus on critical matches/meets.
I've read that Cross Country can actually slow your player down in soccer, while sprints in track is the better way to go. Have you noticed any of this? We have one girl on our team that goes 1600 and 3200 in track and then longer for Cross Country, will probably scholarship up for running as her times are great for a Freshman. She plays outside back and I can't tell what if anything has happened to her speed.
The gr8t Tad told my dd the same thing. He was such a good coach. Gave freedom to choose. He always told me that soccer is full of adversity and many challenges. My dd would get yelled at for taking a quick breather after sprinting half the field for a run or going after all the loose balls and getting dirty. Other players look better sometimes because they don;t stop. Great point is what I'm trying say @espolaI would be wary of participating in any track or cross-country training longer than 1500 meters or a mile. Seriously competitive long-distance runners become just skin and bones, especially women. A good CC runner may be able to run all game long, but he/she will rarely be fast enough to be first to a loose ball.
Everyone is different, but I would classify my DD as both a "seriously competitive long-distance runner" and "fast enough to be first to a loose ball" at the DA level. She definitely has a different body shape than her HS XC teammates who do tend to be very lean, so she may be the exception to the rule.I would be wary of participating in any track or cross-country training longer than 1500 meters or a mile. Seriously competitive long-distance runners become just skin and bones, especially women. A good CC runner may be able to run all game long, but he/she will rarely be fast enough to be first to a loose ball.