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Skiing Scholarships in USA
Did you know that you can receive a scholarship for skiing at an American university? Everything from cross country skiing to slalom skiing is offered at a high level in NCAA. This is a great way to obtain an education while still skiing at a high level. You will also receive a high and quality education with support of a scholarship!
A Men’s university skiing team has around 6 skiing scholarships while the girl’s teams have around 7 skiing scholarships. A university skiing team has around 14 skiers in the team; the coach of the team is responsible of dividing the scholarships within the team.
There are very few Colleges that have skiing in their athletic department, these schools are often located in the northern part of the United States. The competition is not very broad because of the limited amount of universities that participate in skiing competitions compared to other college sports but it is very intensive.
To get recruited in skiing, you need a solid background within the sport and have some good times recorded in competition. The athletic video is not that important in skiing, it’s the recorded times that are essential if you want to be recruited with a skiing scholarship. It helps if your countries have a good tradition in skiing as a sport.
Skiing National Championship
NCAA Finals: March
Resources:
NCAA Skiing
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