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Set your sails for college sailing scholarships with this list of awards available to sailors. Although sailing isn’t an official NCAA sport, there are still athletic scholarships available if you participate on a racing sailing team. It’s important to be aware that the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) doesn’t allow for college and university sailing competitors to receive scholarships or financial aid based on sailing ability. So, if you plan to compete at the collegiate level, you’ll need to look into college scholarships based on other qualities, like academic achievement, financial need, volunteer service, and other characteristics. You may also qualify for this list of athletic scholarships with your participation in sailing. Apply today to see if you qualify.
Sailing scholarships – How good do you have to be?
Sailing scholarships can be achieved if you are at the right level as mention above. For good sailors on the level of the Division I the chances to receive a full scholarship are relatively high if you know who to contact. Academics will play a major part in receiving a full ride sailing scholarship.
In order to gain the most opportunities from your profile and thus receive higher scholarship offers, it is important that you try to participate more in national tournaments in the time prior to starting U.S College. This will show college coaches that you are able to compete at a high level.
If you are competing at a national level then you have a great chance of receiving a 100% sports scholarship. Coaches will also look at an athlete’s potential, it’s a vital aspect, as coaches know from experience that even moderate athletic performance can be boosted immensely with their intensive training methods. A college recruitment coach will look at a sport CV or the athlete, photographs, video and our staff advice regarding the athletes ability.
During the fall and spring, sailors will typically practice every day, except Sundays as events are normally held on Sundays. Athletes practice two, three or four days per week. A typical routine is morning class, lunch, afternoon practice, dinner, library or evening class. Regattas are on Saturday, Sunday or both days. No one sails seven days per week; it’s not allowed. A few students are not able to keep up with class, studies and practice, but most do. In fact, most are happy to be so involved without time to waste. There is time for social activities, even for the busiest sailors competing both weekend days because most of the regattas are so close by, so students waste little time traveling.
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