2023 women's D1 rowing recruiting advice

twoinanddone
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 22:43:57 +0000

scholarships at D1 /P5 schools CAN be given for the 4 years, but yes, you have to keep playing. Some of them do allow you to stop playing, even leave the school, and still be able to return and do the final two years (you have to play through sophomore year), but I think it is tuition only.

Many honorable coaches kept injured players on the teams, and sometimes the NCAA allowed an extra scholarship to ‘replace’ that injured player. The current coach of the National Championship DU hockey player came to DU on a hockey scholarship as an 18 year old. He didn’t pass his physical and in fact had a career ending heart condition. DU honored the scholarship and made him a student coach. The NCAA allowed the team an extra scholarship for those 4 years. Paid off for the school too as he stayed with the school and now he brought them a championship.

Things are going to change SO MUCH now with NIL. Some teams are getting contracts, even if it is only free pizza for defensive line. Others are sponsored by local businesses, scholarships can be supplemented with NIL for the team, individually, through merchandise signings, etc. OH, SMU alums are rolling over in their graves. The rules are just taking shape and who knows what an athletic scholarship will look like in 2, 3, or 5 years? Even the big boys of the SEC don’t have any idea how to control it.