Division 3 Sports

gardenstategal
Tue, 13 Jun 2017 12:34:02 +0000

@Wisteria is right… most D3 crew teams need walk-ons because few coaches get enough slots to fill a novice 8. Track and swimming make it easy to accommodate extras at practice - the weaker ones may not travel - but it leaves room for them to get better. Lax programs are big (not sure why), so it may be easy to get on a practice squad at some schools. Tennis will be limited by number of courts, so while the roster can be bigger than the number playing in matches, there’s a governor in there on numbers. Reach out to coaches at the schools that interest you. Even if you’re not recruited, you’ll be on their radar and you can check in with them at accepted student days next spring to see what your prospects are.

I know kids who have walked on to teams, including D1 teams. It is not unheard of, but at the end of the day, recruits outnumber walk-on at almost every level.