<p>I noticed that a lot of runners in my cross country team quited during their juniors years despite having a lot of potential. Some of them even quited during their sophomore year even though they ran a 16 minutes something in their freshmen year. We usually don't get done until 4:40ish and I don't get home till about 5. I was wondering if the main reason is because of the huge amount of homework in their sophomore/junior years or ap classes? I'm a freshman so I wouldn't know.</p>
<p>It’s true that AP classes require more work than regular or honors courses but it’s possible to balance a sport with AP. In fact, alot of students balance sports,clubs and even a job while taking multiple AP classes. AP classes could be a contributing factor to why they quit because some people have trouble managing their time but then again, it could also be because of personal reasons.</p>
<p>Yes, we would definitely know why the runners in your school quit cross country.</p>
<p>Bravo, give this young man(or gal) a standing ovation.</p>
<p>At my school, participation on an athletics team in grades 7-12 is mandatory.</p>
<p>Varsity and junior varsity teams aren’t allowed to start practice until 4, and therefore don’t finish practice until 6.</p>
<p>Our conference is also in another state, so any games/meets that are away are literally an hour and a half bus ride there.</p>
<p>People at my school still manage to get homework done, even with an average of 20-45 minutes per class on a traditional schedule of seven classes.</p>
<p>I do cheerleading, and so there are three away basketball games in a row… They usually don’t end until 9 or 10. Then we have to stop for food. So I’ve literally not gotten back to school from a game until 1 AM in the morning and had school the next day.</p>
<p>My point is if you want to do both. You can. If you don’t, then you can’t. You’ll figure it out.</p>