Starting a new sport with no experience

SevenDad
Mon, 02 Apr 2018 11:14:33 +0000

As everyone has said, many schools have thirds, development, or no cut teams.

In terms of what you can do in the summer, regardless of what sport you want to take up, overall condition and strength will be an asset. If you’ve never really been that active…maybe try one of those “Couch to 5K” apps or join a gym like Orange Theory Fitness or CKO that is going to help you with cardio. Anyone in excellent shape (can run a decent 5k) should be an asset to a high school team. And many kids (even those who are relatively serious about sports) do not train or train as hard over the summer and arrive to school out of shape…or at least relative to where they should be.

If you want to play a stick/ball or racket sport, you can probably find a camp locally where you can get an introduction to the basic skills.

Keep in mind that most kids have never rowed before going to prep school, so crew is one of those sports where most people are literally in the same boat as you. It’s also one of the most grueling and demands the most fitness…

Best of luck!