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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My limited knowledge based on one high school- the kids who have never run competively that do really well seem to be soccer players.[/quote]

Agree. My DC was a soccer player and started track in HS and was a top 3 runner in the state championships in his event. Other soccer players were also fast. The downside was that the soccer players didn’t do XC so didn’t usually do longer distances.

Football players used to be the sprint and field stars but at our HS they had to do spring training so didn’t do track. A waste really because the football team was quite weak. [/quote]

+1 at my kids' FCPS HS, for both men and women. Many of the top sprinters play soccer, which makes sense bc they have built up the cardio stamina over the years. [/quote]

Sprinting doesn't require any cardio stamina at all. In fact, many coaches regard aerobic running as harmful to sprinters.

Soccer players more often make good distance runners. The WCAC boys XC winner this year was apparently a first year runner who  played soccer for 3 years. And some soccer players are no doubt fast but that speed is speed they were born with.

Its really silly those schools that don't allow or don't encourage football players to run track (or throw). If you are an elite HS sprint or throws talent, ignore your coach and go sprint or throw. Seriously. The sprint training will make you a more attractive FB player and if you are a big fella, track coaches in college don't care where the points come from. Discus winner scores the same as the 100m winner at the conference meet. Even if you never tried throwing..try it![/quote]

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