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Post by volleydadtx on Sept 9, 2020 20:40:11 GMT -5
We know several kids who have accepted "preferred walk on" offers from D2 schools and I believe one NAIA. What does that term mean? Is it a nice way of saying that either we don't have any scholarship dollars available for you, or that we don't think you're good enough for a scholarship but you're welcome to come try out, a little of both? other?
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Post by cindra on Sept 9, 2020 20:51:52 GMT -5
In football at least, it means you're guaranteed a spot with no try-out, but you also don't get a scholarship. This as opposed to a regular walk-on who has to earn their spot in training camp or a tryout.
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Post by vbnerd on Sept 9, 2020 21:03:07 GMT -5
We know several kids who have accepted "preferred walk on" offers from D2 schools and I believe one NAIA. What does that term mean? Is it a nice way of saying that either we don't have any scholarship dollars available for you, or that we don't think you're good enough for a scholarship but you're welcome to come try out, a little of both? other? The program wants them. The kid is on the team. The coaches may even be supporting the student's application to make sure they are accepted and maybe even get some academic money. But the program just isn't willing/able to put up athletic scholarship money. |
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Sept 9, 2020 21:42:09 GMT -5
They can sometimes "earn a scholarship" by becoming an integral part of the rotation.
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Post by n00b on Sept 10, 2020 8:05:49 GMT -5
They can sometimes "earn a scholarship" by becoming an integral part of the rotation. I wouldn’t have this expectation unless the coach explicitly says so. |
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Post by charger0304 on Sept 10, 2020 8:09:59 GMT -5
This term applies to DI as well. Majority of walk-ons are “recruited.”
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Post by leftyopp on Sept 10, 2020 8:16:14 GMT -5
For example... Luke Maye was a "Preferred Walk-on" at UNC... he actually turned down scholarship offers at other D1 schools. In many cases, these are athletes that the coach wants but doesn't have a scholarship open for that recruiting year, but is looking ahead and plans on offering them one the following year.
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Post by oldman on Sept 10, 2020 8:19:36 GMT -5
It means different things to different coaches. A recruit should have a list of questions to ask the coach.
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Post by Phaedrus on Sept 10, 2020 9:45:50 GMT -5
In football at least, it means you're guaranteed a spot with no try-out, but you also don't get a scholarship. This as opposed to a regular walk-on who has to earn their spot in training camp or a tryout. I know that D2 schools can bring recruits on campus for a tryout. They can put them in a workout with the team in order to evaluate them. I am pretty sure that is true for NAIA as well. I am not sure about D3. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2020 10:13:00 GMT -5
A traditional walk-on is a kid that wasn't recruited, who shows up after school starts and wants to be on the team in some capacity. In football, this generally means they get to be on the roster but usually will never rise above the scout team (the "practice squad").
A preferred walk-on means the staff recruited the player to come play at the school, but doesn't have any available scholarship money to offer them, at least initially. For all other intents and purposes, they're treated like any other recruited player.
For a small/limited roster sport like volleyball (and basketball), I would guess that the difference is more stark than that, with preferred walk-ons being on the roster, while traditional walk-ons might just be "practice players" who aren't even on the roster.
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Post by oldman on Sept 10, 2020 10:31:44 GMT -5
In football at least, it means you're guaranteed a spot with no try-out, but you also don't get a scholarship. This as opposed to a regular walk-on who has to earn their spot in training camp or a tryout. I know that D2 schools can bring recruits on campus for a tryout. They can put them in a workout with the team in order to evaluate them. I am pretty sure that is true for NAIA as well. I am not sure about D3. You are correct about D2 and NAIA. D3 can not have a tryout with coaches watching but often have open gyms. Sometimes the players might make a comment to the coach about the ability of the recruit. |
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Post by ucfalum on Sept 10, 2020 11:10:35 GMT -5
What I am trying to wrap my head around is what if the school wants the SA but SA has exceptional grades so they can give them an academic scholarship? Saving their athletic scholarships so why is this considered "less" than? Or is this a type of preferred walk on? I just see it as put downs on here but not really understanding why?
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Post by Winbabywin on Sept 10, 2020 11:12:48 GMT -5
They can sometimes "earn a scholarship" by becoming an integral part of the rotation. This is true of any walk on, preferred or not. There are no specific rules for this term, it means whatever the coach or player wants it to mean. It probably started when a coach told it to a parent, so they could get an extra kid on the roster, and the parent was awe-struck that their precious darling was going to play at State U. Parents (and most kids) would rather impress their friends and peers, by saying DD is a preferred walk on at Florida, rather than saying she got a full ride at D2 Coastal Tech A&M. It's just a word...a walk on of any sort, is paying their own way, and has a chance to earn a scholarship, the same as any other walk on. Just the same way a full scholarship player can s**t the bed and lose a scholarship. |
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Post by itsallrelative on Sept 10, 2020 11:14:37 GMT -5
I know that D2 schools can bring recruits on campus for a tryout. They can put them in a workout with the team in order to evaluate them. I am pretty sure that is true for NAIA as well. I am not sure about D3. You are correct about D2 and NAIA. D3 can not have a tryout with coaches watching but often have open gyms. Sometimes the players might make a comment to the coach about the ability of the recruit. or the coach "happens" to be in an office overlooking the open gym. Technically, all D3 are "walk-ons", with no athletic scholarships. |
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Post by karellen on Sept 10, 2020 11:26:45 GMT -5
I never really thought it meant anything. It is just a way to make the kid feel better.
"I am a PREFFERED walk-on."
I could be wrong....
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