tycobb wrote:
He will probably be my best boy runner as a 6th grader. His parents have been very open about not wanting to make him pick between the sports yet. They have not been pushy and left it up to me as the coach. He would be able to make most of the practices and 2/3 of the meets. I will probably let him do it and think I would let any runner on my team but it is a little more high profile since he is the best runner. The high school coach thinks it is fine letting him so both.
Yes for middle school kid. No for high school kid. I know a couple soccer players who tried to run cross country also, and they didn't get anywhere near their potential. Once you are in high school, if you want to be good, you need to focus on the running.