D1's holding open try-outs

A great way for them to make money.

They charge their own students to try-out?

I've heard of several schools holding tryouts - none that actually charge students to tryout...

My son's school does open tryouts and one of his good friends made the team - and got playing time. They have to have some way to fill the non-scholarship parts of their rosters...

I've heard of some schools that, while they offer tryouts, you really don't have a shot at even the non-scholarship positions if you aren't a recruited walk-on...

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but if you show up with an athletic scholarship, you are on the spring roster - just competing for playing time...

It has nothing to do with money.
I believe the NCAA requires a walk on tryout be done for registered students. Most schools don't make it all that easy to know when and it is even tougher once on the field, if someone finds out when, but was not recruited by the program.
TurnTwo, if you show up with an athletic scholarship, you are guaranteed that money for that year. You are not guaranteed a roster spot, necessarily when Spring arrives.

I haven't found any NCAA rule that requires D1 colleges to offer tryouts to anyone. Perhaps some conferences or schools have rules that require them.

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Originally posted by 3FingeredGlove:
I haven't found any NCAA rule that requires D1 colleges to offer tryouts to anyone. Perhaps some conferences or schools have rules that require them.

I thought that the only thing required was that if they did have tryouts, it be advertised.

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I've heard of some schools that, while they offer tryouts, you really don't have a shot at even the non-scholarship positions if you aren't a recruited walk-on...

For the most part that is probably true. If you are a lefty pitcher that shows up and touches 90 on the gun with some command, you will be on that team