Being Recruited at a Junior College

[Chemist]

Sorry, I missed the the title of this thread - Junior College

[lstewart]

Yeah, he is talking about Temple JC in Texas. Temple U would not be an option. You need some serious skill to play D1 tennis these days. I work at the University of Arkansas and our program is a mid level SEC team. The players are really really good.

[andfor]

Originally Posted by Overdrive

What do you mean?

He means that many JC's have dropped their programs over the years. Much of that activity has leveled off over the last few years. Temple still has there tennis programs so no worries.

Originally Posted by Overdrive

Temple JC.

They have had a respectable program for years. I have a friend that played their years ago then transfered to a D1 school. I also have a friend whose son played there in the last 5 years then transfered and played D2.

I would approach the coach ASAP. If his roster happens to be low on body counts he may be very happy to hear from you. If you played H.S. or have any playing experience be prepared to discuss it with him. If your ankle is injured and he needs you on the team he may work with you to help you speed your recovery. Go talk with him you have nothing to lose and everything to gain..

Let us know how it goes.

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by andfor

He means that many JC's have dropped their programs over the years. Much of that activity has leveled off over the last few years. Temple still has there tennis programs so no worries.



They have had a respectable program for years. I have a friend that played their years ago then transfered to a D1 school. I also have a friend whose son played there in the last 5 years then transfered and played D2.

I would approach the coach ASAP. If his roster happens to be low on body counts he may be very happy to hear from you. If you played H.S. or have any playing experience be prepared to discuss it with him. If your ankle is injured and he needs you on the team he may work with you to help you speed your recovery. Go talk with him you have nothing to lose and everything to gain..

Let us know how it goes.

Alright, that's good to know. I will shoot him an e-mail this week so he can evaluate me.

I have played H.S. before.

I hope he does help me recover faster.

Thanks alot!

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by lstewart

Also, you can't judge a team not being competitive by having 8 guys. College tennis has 6 guys playing, and many programs are not allowed to carry big rosters due to the expense. My son is talking to college programs and many of them have limits on their roster size. But that probably is a good sign for you having a chance to at least make the team.

Oh, I didn't know that. I hope I do make the team!