<p>Curious about what a recruited walk on actually is. Have heard the term bandied about, but how does it 'work?' Have any of you, or your sons/daughters, been a recruited walk on? If you're not a 'typical' recruited athlete who is encouraged to apply ED, does the recruited walk on get any help at admissions, or is it just if you get in the coach will welcome you? Thanks!</p>
<p>In the broadest sense, a “recruited walkin” is any player who is not receiving an athletic schollys (there is no binding agreement between the student and the school - the NLI). It is a student whom the coach has recruited and “guaranteed” a roster spot. In some schools and within those schools, in some sports, a recruited walkon needs to meet only the same academic standards as schollys students in that sport. In other schools, the recruited walkon needs to meet the standards set the typical incoming student.</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply.</p>
<p>At my sons college for recruited walk ons, the coach can get the player into the school. It is a UC in California and many students are turned away, so this enables the player to have a “sure thing” to get into the college and have a roster spot on the team. It may or may not continue (being on the team) after first year, it depends on performance.</p>
<p>I guess my confusion stems from where a recruited walk on fits into the whole recruiting picture. If a coach, for example, has 10 slots/spots to offer in his/her sport, how does the coach get ‘extra’ athletes in as recruited walk ons after those 10 slots are filled? Are we talking all Divisions? I, II, and III? Thanks!</p>
<p>In a D1 program the NCAA will allow 12 women’s volleyball scholarships, for example. Women’s V-ball is a ‘headcount’ sport - meaning that 12 full scholarships are awarded. If you’re getting a scholarship in a D1 headcount sport, it will be full.
Track, soccer and swimming are ‘equivalency’ sports - meaning the school is allowed to slice and dice the total number of scholarships they have among the entire roster. Small percentages or ‘books only’ arrangements are pretty common in equivalency sports.
So if you want a few extra bodies on a headcount roster - you can recruit them with no athletic money. They are free to apply for merit or need based FA. Depending on the school, the coach may be able to assist with admissions.
The term ‘recruited walk-on’ is sort of meaningless in a D3 situation since there are no athletic scholarships anyway.</p>
<p>Are recruited walks ons common in D3 or Ivy League where there are no athletic scholarships? Thanks!</p>
<p>In the Ivy League I think ‘recruited walk-on’ basically means you’re getting some coach support, but no Likely Letter. Not a very strong position for the athlete.</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>Sons sport is golf D1, it is equivalency and currently we have 10 on our roster. From full ride to 1 guys who made it as a walk on (not recruited, he had to try out)
We have a recruited walk on, on our team, he is currently in his 3rd year, he receives no money for athletics. He made the lineup 2 or 3 times in his freshman and sophomore year. Looks like this season he will be in the lineup more regularly so there is a chance he might get some $ next year but who knows…</p>