<p>I was wondereing is there anyway som1 whho didnt play football in High school could join a ivy league fball team. i didnt play in highschool however im on a club team and im pretty good. do are there like open call trials and stuff??</p>
<p>I'd imagine you'd just join... although Ivy ball is high caliber so i'd advise against it.</p>
<p>I'd suggest contacting the coaches to see if they allow walk-ons ... I would guess that most IVYies do allow walk-ons to at least try out (but that is a guess on my part).</p>
<p>all i need is a try out i know i can make da team!!</p>
<p>First you need to get into the school...unless you've already been accepted?</p>
<p>You can just walk-on...they'll have no problems with it unless they believe you are physically incapable of playing...ie you are in a wheelchair or weigh 100 pounds</p>
<p>"can I get on an Ivy League team"</p>
<p>You need two things in this order:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>You need to be admitted.</p></li>
<li><p>You need to have a pulse</p></li>
</ol>
<p>I know that for Rowing walk-ons make up a large portion of the team but is football the same?</p>
<p>The Ivies take football seriously. Their academic index rules and lack of athletic scholarships prevent them from being recruiting enough top players to be competitive with the Division 1A powerhouses, but there are plenty of guys in the Ivies who could play at the top level. The starters are mainly recruited athletes, but many of the teams permit walk ons to try out, and the football squads are huge. There is a difference between "being on the team" and "playing". There are guys who spend their entire college careers on the team, but never get in a game. There are others who join the team for a year or two, realize that they are never going to play, and drop it. </p>
<p>The coaches know what they are doing. If you were not recruited it is because they do not think you are good enough to make a contribution to the team. Most of the time the are right. </p>
<p>The good news is that there are lots of athletic opportunities besides the intercollegiate teams.</p>
<p>afan: I retract my BS comment. I checked bios of some of the players on Harvard's team. Quite a few "All County, "All Conference, or All State" players.</p>
<p>cool that sounds good... ivy football is gonna be better wit me in it</p>
<p>It is going to be really difficult if you didn’t play in high school.</p>
<p>As with all college programs, there’s a big difference between being on the team (i.e., participating in practice, having a jersey with a number) and getting playing time during a game. The current Harvard football roster has 113 guys on it (some with the same numbers assigned to them, of course). They’re not all former HS stars or Division I recruits. Probably about a third of them get onto the field during games.</p>
<p>The original poster’s last thread was in 2005. He’s a college graduate by now</p>