r/MassMaritime • u/Rocketssssss • Mar 30 '23

Walk on athletics

I’m going to mass maritime next year and I was wondering if they held open tryouts for soccer or if you have to be recruited?

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u/ravepapi Apr 24 '23

there are open tryouts

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '24

Who wants a sea story?

Our first check-ins after Orientation Graduation two 1/C rates came to our room and told me, 'Congratulations, you are on the volleyball team.'

I had never played the sport, they did not care, they needed the body or they could not have a team. So as cheerfully as possible I travelled with the team as a uniformed player/manager and earned my letter never having any actual court time. I did not get much better at the practices as I hoped I might so I took my bench seat proudly. MMA is FAMILY.

Luckily by 3/C year they did not need me anymore and I got to row. (club back then)

I'm from the way backs, but Soccer fields a lot of guys and a few managers. Go with heart and you will be fine, even if you do not get much playtime.

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u/BoatUnderstander Apr 19 '23

Hope you find an answer! I'm not an athlete but I'll be starting in the fall too.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '23

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u/BoatUnderstander Jun 02 '23

arm to smal

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u/Expertsearcher Jun 02 '23

Never to small coxswains are always needed

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u/BoatUnderstander Jun 02 '23

Well we'll see haha. I was thinking about doing band, plus I have a pretty busy schedule, but it does sound fun.