Boys

Cross Country

Cross country is a sport that involves extensive running for long distances and periods of time, and it requires great endurance and the ability to embrace solitude. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for runners include swimming, soccer and tennis.

Girls

Swimming

Swimming is a sport that keeps the heart rate up but takes some stress off the body, while also building endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for swimmers include gymnastics, track and field, volleyball and cross country.

Boys

Swimming

Swimming is a sport that keeps the heart rate up but takes some stress off the body, while also building endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for swimmers include gymnastics, track and field, tennis, and cross country.

Girls

Cross Country

Cross country is a sport that involves extensive running for long distances and periods of time, and it requires great endurance and the ability to embrace solitude. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for runners include swimming, soccer and tennis.

Boys

Track and Field

Track and field is a sport with many different events – shot put, hammer, discus, javelin, short-and long-distance running, hurdles, triple jump, pole vault, high jump, long jump – that move the body in many ways. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for track and field athletes include tennis and cross country.

Girls

Tennis

Tennis is a sport that involves start-and-stop movements, upper-body strength and mental challenges, and it requires hand-eye coordination, endurance, agility, flexibility, balance and footwork. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for tennis players include track and field and cross country.

 Boys

Soccer

Soccer is a sport that rewards footwork, stamina, leg strength, and teamwork, and requires a great amount of endurance, plus vision and balance. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for soccer players include tennis and track and field.

Girls

Volleyball

Volleyball is a sport that involves many basic movement skills, particularly jumping and overhead swings of the arm, and it requires quick bursts of strength, balance, agility and hand-eye coordination. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for volleyball players include cross country and track and field.

Boys

Tennis

Tennis is a sport that involves start-and-stop movements, upper-body strength and mental challenges, and it requires hand-eye coordination, endurance, agility, flexibility, balance and footwork. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for tennis players include soccer, cross country and track and field.

Girls

Soccer

Soccer is a sport that rewards footwork, stamina, leg strength, and teamwork, and requires a great amount of endurance, plus vision and balance. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for soccer players include tennis and track and field.

Boys

Basketball

Basketball is a sport that requires lots of stop-and-go activity, lateral movement, jumping, flexibility, strength, agility and posture. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for basketball players include tennis and track and field.

Girls

Basketball

Basketball is a sport that requires lots of stop-and-go activity, lateral movement, jumping, flexibility, strength, agility and posture. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for basketball players include softball, tennis and track and field.agility. Recommended complementary/alternate sports for lacrosse players include track and field and tennis.

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