Track & Field Waiver @ CGA

[usna2021pop]

Hi All, My son is a track & field thrower (shotput and discuss). He attended AIM and will be applying to CGA along with USNA, USMMA and possibly USAFA. He is competitive on the academics and with the leadership parts of the application. He has been working with a trainer for the last 6 months to gain strength for throwing. The issue with this is that he will be outside the weight standards. He is on the borderline for getting recruited at the D1 level. I know USNA and the other DI schools grant waivers for football and other sports. Does CGA provide waivers for their recruited athletes? I told him to ask the coaches but trying to see if I can find out anything here as well. TIA!

 

[shiner]

In general, weight may be flagged at DODMERB, but would then be waived by the school IF the student were being recruited for a sport that typically had heavier athletes AND the applicant was still demonstrating passing scores on the fitness assessment. In general, student weight is something that is waiverable up until the point of commissioning. At that point, the student must meet force weight standards for the given branch of service. This, to me, becomes the Service Academy athletics GOTCHA as I have watched many a football lineman need to cut weight second semester of their senior year to meet the regulation and it is difficult thing to do after years of conditioning and caloric intake.

 

[ekb1398]

IF the student were being recruited for a sport that typically had heavier athletes AND the applicant was still demonstrating passing scores on the fitness assessment.

This, to me, becomes the Service Academy athletics GOTCHA

In the Coast Guard, if you can pass a PT Test, you have passed weight standards!

 

[usna2021pop]

In general, weight may be flagged at DODMERB, but would then be waived by the school IF the student were being recruited for a sport that typically had heavier athletes AND the applicant was still demonstrating passing scores on the fitness assessment. In general, student weight is something that is waiverable up until the point of commissioning. At that point, the student must meet force weight standards for the given branch of service. This, to me, becomes the Service Academy athletics GOTCHA as I have watched many a football lineman need to cut weight second semester of their senior year to meet the regulation and it is difficult thing to do after years of conditioning and caloric intake.

Thanks for the reply. Totally agree. My oldest just graduated from USNA and had friends on the football team that had to get a nutritionist for the last semester to make the cut. Not easy at all for a D1 lineman. My son isn’t quite that big now but my other concern would be if they want him to gain. At this point he can make the BMI standards, etc. Thanks again for the input!