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GoZips.com announced that there will be walk-on tryouts for the soccer team. Seriously? Wonder what's behind that? Do they need practice players? Is this a move to foster some good will on campus by Caleb? I gotta think that anyone who can make this team as a walk-on got seriously missed during the recruiting process.
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GoZips.com announced that there will be walk-on tryouts for the soccer team. Seriously? Wonder what's behind that? Do they need practice players? Is this a move to foster some good will on campus by Caleb? I gotta think that anyone who can make this team as a walk-on got seriously missed during the recruiting process.
they have them every year. My roommate tried out last year. He played two years at Ohio Northern(DIII Ohio Athletic Conference member) and is very skilled, yet when he got to tryouts the coaches told all 20 or so who were there that they weren't even really looking for anyone, maybe one person. He had a good tryout and still didn't make it.That being said, I miss soccer like crazy and might try out, if not just to get back on the pitch for once ;)
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GoZips.com announced that there will be walk-on tryouts for the soccer team. Seriously? Wonder what's behind that? Do they need practice players? Is this a move to foster some good will on campus by Caleb? I gotta think that anyone who can make this team as a walk-on got seriously missed during the recruiting process.
they have them every year. My roommate tried out last year. He played two years at Ohio Northern(DIII Ohio Athletic Conference member) and is very skilled, yet when he got to tryouts the coaches told all 20 or so who were there that they weren't even really looking for anyone, maybe one person. He had a good tryout and still didn't make it.That being said, I miss soccer like crazy and might try out, if not just to get back on the pitch for once ;)
Well then good luck...it would be nice to have a Zipsnation member as an insider.
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I chose to go to Akron over several D-II and D-III schools that recruited me for soccer after a successful high school career. I tried out as a walk-on in 1998 when Allen Eller (All-Regional) and Michael Apple (All-American) were the starting forwards (my position). Coach Lolla said that the only way one of us (walk-ons) would be taken is if we could compete right away for a starting position.No walk-ons were taken then and I don't believe any will be with the current team. As said in the movie, Rudy, "we have High School All-Americans sitting the bench." That is certainly true for UA soccer, so there is no shame in not making the team. It is an experience just to play at that level against some of the current players during the try-out. :NCAAC:

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It's a great way to see how you stack up against the very best of your peers. NE Ohio has some great high school soccer programs, and there are a lot of people who played for those programs but stopped playing when they went to college at Akron.
+1For 5+ years, our engineering club team dominated the varsity teams I was originally recruited by. These included Malone, Hiram, Walsh, and Mount Union. We even played a team of just graduated Zips and only lost 9-5 indoor. Amazing how the level of play drops without elite coaching and regular practice and conditioning. The Zips weren't in jeopardy of losing but they still had to play 100% the entire game and we made it competitive. A few said afterwards while shaking hands that we played them better than any team had since they left the varsity level.Again, no shame in not playing varsity for me. I have no doubt I enjoyed my 5+ years of high level club soccer more than I would have playing varsity, and I was a better player because of it. More importantly, I was a better student as a result. :NCAAC:
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