Starting a new sport with no experience

CTMom21
Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:23:31 +0000

That’s a great question to ask at revisits and/or to ask athletic directors via email if you are not attending revisits. I think one of the great things about prep schools is the athletic opportunities, both at the varsity end and the rec end. At DS’s school, for sports where there is one level (cross country, skiing) there’s one level, but anyone can participate (only a certain number of scores/times count at the meets). In other cases, there’s JV, Varsity and often thirds (and in the case of soccer, thirds as well as rec). Thirds or rec is for kids who have never played before, but will also include kids who are experienced but choose to not play competitively. Over the course of this year, my son has played varsity in his main sport, rec for the winter in a sport he has never played, and now JV in his 2nd sport in the spring. The great thing is that although the thirds and rec teams don’t get the best practice times, you have the benefit of the same wonderful facilities and generally good coaches.