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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]swimming has improved my kids stamina and speed.[/quote]

Interesting. Do you have them do fast swim laps or do regular laps?

I will have my DD do more swimming this summer. [/quote]

Just heard some parents that encourage swimming in the summer to increase cardiovascular endurance.  Having never had my DS do swimming, outside of PeeWee swim to learn, where do you start?  How many times a week?  Or just go to the rec center and have him swim laps.  Not sure where to even start looking...rec center has once a week classes..is that enough?[/quote]

Curious.  Why swimming instead of running to increase cardiovascular endurance?[/quote]

Because it is the only sport that requires you to hold your breath and then do a sprint at full speed?[/quote]

Cross training has its place but,  ...

If you want to get better at swimming, swim.

If you want to get better at running, run.

For a youth (10-15 yo) player in the off season, 3-5 x per week,  working up to 2-4 miles at a time, followed by 5-10 sprints of 30-60 yds.  Have your kid do that all summer and you'll see a different player by the fall.

Swim team on top of that will build some upper body strength and can be a lot of fun.   Bike rides are fun too, and great exercise.

But again,  there are no gimmicks or shortcuts.  The only way to get better at running, is by running.   That's why cross country and track athletes spend most of their training time - you guessed it - running.

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