How to train for soccer or cross country?

well if you havent played soccer before, i suggest just getting familiar with the ball, that is definitely the first step. Just go out to a field with a soccer ball and dribble around, if you have any friends who play you could go out and pass with them, or anything like that. Just get comfortable with it, passing and dribbling right, and the rest will fall into place. Again, if you have friends who play, you could ask them to teach you the positions on the field, or just learn them if you join a league sometime.

Take soccer out of your list. You need skills for that not just training. Go for cross country. All you have to do is run or jog everyday until you think you are ready.

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One, don't overload on carbs like you've been told. That's only if you have a race and you need some carbs to burn the night before. And Right now it is late to sign up and be played in soccer or cross country (on a school's sports team). Right now is basketball and wrestling and swimming season at schools. If you still wanna do soccer there could be local clubs you could join. For cross country, you have to work on endurance. So start cardio running 1 mile. and go up slowly at your own pace. Try to not stop and walk while running because ina race that's almost a guaranteed loss. You can slow down and slow jog but remember to be in a quick moving positions. You don't just run, you have to work on speed, ask a running coach about intervals (or email me if you need to). You have to run hills and run hard miles. good luck, and if you train now for cross country by the time next season comes around you're guaranteed to not come in last at a meet. Be Persistent.

Well for cross country they practice running. So just start practice running. Like those running things at the gym. Or just start running to places or something. For soccer when I used to play they teach you how to dribble, (you need to run good to for it) they teach you how to pass back and forth to people and tons of other things. I would find another school or something that has full time soccer and cross country or just one either way.

Get running! Thats the best way to get in shape for sports like that... build up stamina. Everyday you should be running! And yea, go ahead get some instruction, maybe join a team, soccer is fun! In my opinion, cross country is a lot more boring, but I suppose it is a lot easier to get into, since there aren't a bunch of rules n' stuff.

I ran cross country this year and the most you can do is run 1. more often 2. at greater distances 3. faster Don't overdo it Run a big distance monday, then a smaller distance like 2 miles Tuesday, Than big Wednesday.... and so on and so on On the nights before a run Eat carbs: bread, pasta, fetticini alfredo is always good or even protein like meat would be great too but carbs are the best and hydrate hydrate hydrate All the time you have to be drinking water especially the night before the race Drink so much it feels like you are about to puke and then drink some more haha it's not as hard as it seems What you put into it.. you will get out of if you try hard you will get better plain and simple if you just kinda jog and don't try or get tired than you will not get any better and be doing nothing for you times good luck =] it's a lot more fun than it seems haha

start running. Start off slow and do short distances. After a while start to run faster at the same distance. Then run longer at a slow pace. Then run that distance at a faster pace. Build on like that if you know what I am trying to say.

well for both you need to run.....a lot.....for cross country basically its a mind thing...overcoming the pain of running.....for soccer though you should probly join a league to get an idea....just playing by yourself wont get you ready for team play