Toughest sport to get college athletic scholarship

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think fencing is hardest

It’s one of the hardest for getting a scholarship. It’s one of the best for getting an admissions edge. The reason both statements are true is because it tends to be a very, very wealthy sport so admissions officers who are hoping for future donors admit fencers.

This is a funny hot take. It certainly isn't because almost nobody does fencing and so the pool is extremely small.
- former D1 soccer player

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Basketball and football are the only sports to give full rides for everyone on the roster.

Every other sports get a handful and spread the wealth amongst the team in the form of partial. So consider spending tons of money on your kid and unless DC is absolute beast, the odds of getting full ride are not that great outside of those 2 sports.

Full scholarship sports are football, basketball, track and field and women’s gymnastics

You forgot women’s volleyball, tennis, and gymnastics.

Forgot what exactly?

[Anonymous]

The most full scholarship sports are: football, basketball, track and field and women’s gymnastics

[Anonymous]

Football
Basketball

The rest why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Football
Basketball

The rest why?

they need a female sport to balance out football- so gymnastics and volleyball

track and field is revenue generating

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Football
Basketball

The rest why?

they need a female sport to balance out football- so gymnastics and volleyball

track and field is revenue generating

There are only 62 D1 gymnastics teams. There are twice as many D1 football teams. It would be great if gymnastics was at each football school.

[Anonymous]

Equestrian is the hardest to get a scholarship. Anyone who qualifies spends multiple 6 figures per year on horses and showing, so there is no need for scholarship money as the family is already wealthy — full pay is cheaper than going to Wellington for the winter.

I board some college student horses that cost WELL into six figures in our college town. They aren’t even on the equestrian team. Why bother when your own horse is so superior to anything used for team sport?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Equestrian is the hardest to get a scholarship. Anyone who qualifies spends multiple 6 figures per year on horses and showing, so there is no need for scholarship money as the family is already wealthy — full pay is cheaper than going to Wellington for the winter.

I board some college student horses that cost WELL into six figures in our college town. They aren’t even on the equestrian team. Why bother when your own horse is so superior to anything used for team sport?

Because it's a completely different kind of showing, especially once you're no longer a junior. College riders are done with the junior hunter and Big Eq years so while they can show as AOs now, riding on a D1 college team is a prestigious next step after their final medals/indoors year. If your "college town" isn't an NCEA town, then I can see why those riders might not want to do IHSA. But D1 is impressive.

[Anonymous]

Tennis - a German guy that has been playing low level pro tournaments throughout Europe, but spending as much as he makes on travel/equipment/etc. is not considered a professional. So he'll go to the U.S., train with the team, get a U.S. degree, and give the pros another try.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sports that you don't have to be rich to play because then your kid is competing with everyone. If you pick an expensive sport, such as ice hockey, your kid is competing against a pretty small share of the population. This is also part of the reason basketball is a tougher sport for scholarships/being recruited.

I don’t if hockey has changed much but I went to a school with D2 hockey and it was middle class kids usually from small cities or large suburban schools. I went out with the captain and got to know his friends. Hockey players seem to be so similar to each other, not like football or basketball. Has this changed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bump. What’s the easiest? I’m a Tiger mom looking for any edge

How about what sport does your child enjoy if they are even athletic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most sports- besides football, basketball, track and field and womens gymnastics have very little scholarship money.

The big lie around here is “my kid got a full soccer/lacrosse scholarship.”

My cousin got a full scholarship for Lacrosse in the 90s. Division 1 but not top 20 even though he had a high national rank in high school.

But yeah, things have changed, more kids involved in younger ages. And why would people lie about this?

[Anonymous]

Men's tennis.

Many D1 programs have been dropped in the last 20 years in order to comply with title IX. Not just small schools either, but rather schools with large athletic departments, such as :

UConn
Iowa
Minnesota
Colorado
Kansas
Colorado St.
West Virginia

and local schools :

GW
American
Maryland

Heavy international recruiting. Look at the rosters of the some the southern schools- some are 100 percent foreign.

A max of 4.5 scholarships for men, to be split amongst 10 players or so.

Men's college tennis - great experience.
But, you are unlikely to get even a fraction of your investment back !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Men's tennis.

Many D1 programs have been dropped in the last 20 years in order to comply with title IX. Not just small schools either, but rather schools with large athletic departments, such as :

UConn
Iowa
Minnesota
Colorado
Kansas
Colorado St.
West Virginia

and local schools :

GW
American
Maryland

Heavy international recruiting. Look at the rosters of the some the southern schools- some are 100 percent foreign.

A max of 4.5 scholarships for men, to be split amongst 10 players or so.

Men's college tennis - great experience.
But, you are unlikely to get even a fraction of your investment back !

Agree with this. Nearly impossible for Americans to get scholarships

[Anonymous]

what is the easiest?