<p>My S just heard from Williams this morning. The coach indicated that everyone plays that wants to play. However, I would believe that wouldn't be true for travel meets. With a no-cut policy, will the coach do anything in terms of admissions help? Is there any real "recruiting" at a school with that policy? Should S put much energy into maintaining contact with this coach? S is a junior.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Yes, Williams is known for recruiting athletes who would be a good fit for their team. But, I think the real question here is whether or not your son would like to go to Williams. If the answer is yes, keep it on your list. As he gets junior year track times, you’ll probably have more communication with the coach, and you’ll be able to discover whether your son would receive an admissions boost.</p>
<p>Williams is one school on my list and I visited and met with the coach. My impression was that by having “no cuts,” it simply facilitated access to the team for anyone who was interested (and willing to be serious). It does not mean that they do not recruit athletes. Most of the meets are attended by everyone, with the exception of regionals and nationals (I’m not completely sure on this, so just look at last years schedule to get an idea).</p>
<p>Details are needed. What exactly did the Coach mean by “no cuts”? Is this an NCAA sport, club sport or intramurals? Could the coach have meant that once you are recruited and on the team you will not be cut?</p>
<p>Truthfully, I’m finding it very hard to believe an (NCAA) college coach at any level would say he has a “no cut policy” as a rule. That sounds like “recruiting-speak” to me. That is counter productive to creating competition within the team. There needs to be competition for positions to drive everyone to become better? How many employers do you know that offer a “no cut policy”? </p>
<p>Admissions boosts are for a very few athletes that have separated themselves in their competitive sport. If you are an elite high school athlete then you may be recruited, and get an Admission boost. In my mind, the coach may having a “no cut policy” has little to do with an Admissions boost.</p>
<p>More info is needed on this “no cut policy” IMHO.</p>
<p>is this true for all sports?</p>
<p>Cross country and track often have no cut policies … that does not mean everyone will get to in very many meets. When I went to Cornell the cross country team did have cuts however the cut level so really low; virtually anyone who ran high school varsity was fine making the team.</p>
<p>Teams where additional members do not screw up the practice routine are more likely to allow lots of team members. I would guess schools like D3 schools are much more likely to have policies like this.</p>
<p>quote:</p>
<p>We have highly successful while still fun-loving XC teams (44 men and 40 women usually on our rosters), and also have strong distance running from 800 thru steeple all the way to 10k, plus great relays. Our track & field team had a super season in terms of PR’s, conference and New England championship victories, and National Qualifiers.</p>
<p>Everyone can join our X-Country team, </p>
<p>and they love the athletic environment here, the outdoorsy, friendly, exuberant ‘feel’ of campus, and the tremendous academic offerings. In track we have both indoor and outdoor seasons, a coed team of 90-100 athletes with a tremendous record of personal improvement and team success. From non-scoring members to All-Americans everyone enjoys a vital role on the team (there are certain parameters for participation in track, due to limitations of indoor training space and travel budget).</p>
<p>yup … there you go … and the slower folks might only run in home meets but if they love it then it’s a great option. </p>
<p>FYI - when I was at Cornell there were sort of three categories of recruiting. </p>
<p>1) Recruits … folks who the coaches used pull to help gain admission … there were only a couple of these in my class.</p>
<p>2) Rectruited walk-ons (my term) … I was in this group … coaches were in contact with me, provided updates on program, and encouraged me to apply … and told me IF I got in they would love to have me join the team … there were actually something like 5-7 distance guys just like me (very similar times) in my class</p>
<p>3) Pure walk-ons … kids who showed up the first day of practice and asked to join the team.</p>
Is the name of the college Williams University or College? And is the no-cut policy for all sports?
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