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<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 130756754" data-attributes="member: 1112294"><p>They can have him. But he will probably end up at Fairmont riding the bench where Pride can tell everyone what a miss on Horton the staff made.</p><p></p><p>Given the wide range of walk-on statuses, and the fact each program uses walk-ons differently, there is no single way to best describe it. </p><p></p><p>Playing time is harder to come by. There is no denying the fact that a coach is going to have a bias toward playing the athletes who are given scholarship money. You will have to earn your time by first proving it in practice and through your limited game time.</p><p></p><p>Thing is did he come in as a Preferred Walk-On. This is the highest status as a walk-on. You are guaranteed a spot on the team and are going to receive all the support of normal scholarship athletes. If you aren’t receiving preferred status, that simply means your position on the team isn’t guaranteed.</p><p></p><p>You might not receive the full support of the athletic department. Depending on what type of walk-on you are, you might not have access to the same academic and training support of scholarship athletes. If you are a preferred or recruited walk-on, you likely won’t experience this, but unrecruited walk-ons might not have access to things like preferred enrollment.</p><p></p><p>Some athletes feel they are treated unfairly. No conversation about walk-ons can avoid the fact some athletes think they are treated as second-class members of the team. Mostly it has to do with issues around playing and practice time. While this is far less common, it can happen and it is usually experienced by the unrecruited walk-ons.</p><p></p><p>When you do break though, success will be sweeter. Earning your spot on a college team will be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. Walking on is very challenging, but when it works out, there is nothing better.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion Horton is not working out. He may practice hard. But that practice hard is not translating into ability on the court.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 130756754, member: 1112294"] They can have him. But he will probably end up at Fairmont riding the bench where Pride can tell everyone what a miss on Horton the staff made. Given the wide range of walk-on statuses, and the fact each program uses walk-ons differently, there is no single way to best describe it. Playing time is harder to come by. There is no denying the fact that a coach is going to have a bias toward playing the athletes who are given scholarship money. You will have to earn your time by first proving it in practice and through your limited game time. Thing is did he come in as a Preferred Walk-On. This is the highest status as a walk-on. You are guaranteed a spot on the team and are going to receive all the support of normal scholarship athletes. If you aren’t receiving preferred status, that simply means your position on the team isn’t guaranteed. You might not receive the full support of the athletic department. Depending on what type of walk-on you are, you might not have access to the same academic and training support of scholarship athletes. If you are a preferred or recruited walk-on, you likely won’t experience this, but unrecruited walk-ons might not have access to things like preferred enrollment. Some athletes feel they are treated unfairly. No conversation about walk-ons can avoid the fact some athletes think they are treated as second-class members of the team. Mostly it has to do with issues around playing and practice time. While this is far less common, it can happen and it is usually experienced by the unrecruited walk-ons. When you do break though, success will be sweeter. Earning your spot on a college team will be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. Walking on is very challenging, but when it works out, there is nothing better. In my opinion Horton is not working out. He may practice hard. But that practice hard is not translating into ability on the court. [/QUOTE]
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