High School doesn't offer varsity sports

Yes. My DS did Varsity Swim and Cross Country. Swam at county State and International Meets. He swam for 8 years. He once did 2 miles Swim at Scout Camp when he was 12. Was very proud to see him finish the swim with older teens.

Cross Country just 2 years. Both Varsity letter holder every year. Swim is a team sports since they do relays and requires strategy and tactics to win. Good to have traditional team sports in your sports portfolio.

He also did competitive Marksmanship with the US Army sponsored events. He also trained with US Army during live fire range days and tactical maneuvers using MILES System and AIRSOFT rifles with special permissions by various unit BN, Brigade, and Company commanders. Did Marksmanship for 10 years. Started with Air Rifles and added all types of military and civilian weapons system. He shoots expert at military ranges with military rifles at ranges of 25, 100, 300, and long range 1,000 meters for LMG targets. He also did Air Assault training using 30 meter training towers to rappel because jumping off real choppers is considered high risk so hard to get permission for that.

To USNA and USMA’s biggest deal is the Eagle Scout rank, then Summit Scout Award and Boys State with Officer piston as a Delegate. You have those with 2-4 Varsity Athletics with deep commitment, you’re all set on leadership and athletic substance.

If you can earn National Level Awards, that can add bonus to your resume. If you’re from California many work on The Congressional Award for 3-4 years to earn the Gold Medal. That’s a big bonus on your resume since the Medal is personally presented by your Congressman at the US Capitol or if cannot make it to the Capitol you meet him at his office for the Medal presentation. DS earned his Congressional Gold Medal and received special awards from his US Senator, Congressman, 2nd Lady Karen Pence, and the Military Family Advisory Network of Washington DC.

Seek every awards you’re qualified to earn from now through Appointment.
 
I have a friend of the family who was home-schooled and got into USMA with no high school athletic experience. That being said, his CFA was indeed outstanding and all other aspects of his application were near flawless. I think sports are arguably quite an important aspect of any application, but remember--academics and leadership also account for 2/3 of your decision. I would reach out to your guidance counselors to search for intramural or club sports available in your area, if not directly through your school. These are typically offered through local gyms or YMCAs. That will show the academy that you're not only actively seeking volunteer and leadership opportunities, but also attempting to give your application some flair with that extra participation in community-development athletics. Good luck!
 
I had a similar dilemma, that my school required at least two consecutive years in a sport in order to get a letter, and I transferred schools three times so this was impossible. My RC told me that the academies will take this into account, among other things, and as long as you make the effort to be fit and participate in whatever athletics you can, it will only strengthen your profile. In some cases, JROTC clubs such as shooting can count as varsity sports as well.
 
UmiZoomi said:
I have my kukkiwon certificates. I agree with you 100%, many schools are offering what my friends call "McDojos". You basically pay for your belt without real knowledge of the art. In essence under the current rules, which are consistently updated, You may earn up to your third poom black belt under ht age of 15. The day you turn 16 you may pay a fee to kukkiwon and apply for your Dans from Seoul. The only way to fill the application, as far as I know, is if either you or your master knows Korean. Once you turn 18 you can test for a 4th dan. There is no requirement to fly to Korea, that was an outdated rule from many years ago. I am a USAT certified state level referee and coach as well as certified World Class Sparrer.That by no means makes me Olympic level, but I can hold my own at the national qualifiers. I was a few spots off Olympic trials last year. USAT Nationals is the only WTF certified path to enter the Olympics besides the Pan American and US open.

Thank you for the information, its good to know they care about certification to some extent. Just curious did your DS participate in any varsity sports besides TKD?
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My Master is a certified from kukkiwon ; everytime we have a promotion test he sets up a KIA table with camera, which I believe he will sent it to a group of people to choose whenether or not this candidate should be promoted
 
Tae Kwon Do qualifies as 1 Varsity Sport at SAs if you have Black Belt and higher. Whether 1Dan or 4 Dan it counts the same. I know it’s unfair for those who qualify with higher proficiency but Varsity is Varsity. Take advantage of it. Hopefully you have at least 1 team sport Varsity for at least 2 years.
 
CrewDad said:
Tae Kwon Do qualifies as 1 Varsity Sport at SAs if you have Black Belt and higher. Whether 1Dan or 4 Dan it counts the same. I know it’s unfair for those who qualify with higher proficiency but Varsity is Varsity. Take advantage of it. Hopefully you have at least 1 team sport Varsity for at least 2 years.
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You know most of the Taekwondo practitioners in the Olympics aren’t Kukkiwon Certified because they believe the system is too political.
 
eastcoasterny said:
You know most of the Taekwondo practitioners in the Olympics aren’t Kukkiwon Certified because they believe the system is too political.
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This statement is only partially correct. TKD has always been very political but Olympic TKD athletes must be WT/Kukkiwon Dan certified to be eligible to compete at the Olympics per the governing TKD body (WT).
 
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