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| I definitely want to rodeo when I go to college. Not doing rodeo isn't even an option! Haha I was just wondering if it was better to just rodeo independently or to join the colleges team. I am not a member of High School Rodeo but have been a NBHA member for a long time. How do the colleges pick the team members ect. I don't know much about college rodeo and how it works. Would love some insight and experiences!
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Location: Somewhere around here | Basically if you have a rodeo horse and you go faster than a lope with anything the college will most likely accept you. I rodeoed in college on the team for a whole year but I only competed twice because my horse was still working on a lot of things. I would definitely look at the colleges in your state and their rodeo records. I would pick the top 3-5 rodeo teams to try and aim for. Also the coach is a BIG BIG factor. My coach only knew how to help out steer wrestlers and calf ropers, everyone was SOL. :/ If you barrel race, definintely look for a college that will have a coach to help you with that. If you do more roping or goat tying, you might not have to be as specfic. It's amazing and great to do you research on the teams, coaches and how the riders place. Another big thing is how far away is your college going to be from all the other rodeos? I would try to get one that right in the middle of everything. Trust me, driving 6 hours to the closest rodeo can be a huge hassle.
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Location: East Texas | You can rodeo independently, but I think its much better to be on a team. There are 10 team members per rodeo. 6 spots for guys and 4 for girls. Those are the members that are chose by the coach at each rodeo to be eligible for team points and individual points. But you can be on the rodeo team and still not be one of the 10 chosen for team points but still get individual points that qualify you for college finals. There can be 30 members of the team under that school, but only 10 of them will help the "TEAM" get points. Because you can qulaify for the finals under the Womens team or the Mens team, or individually in your event. I hope that makes sense. Also schools can offer you full ride scholarships, and travel money if you prove you are good enough for them over the other team members. |
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Location: MS | College rodeo is fun and definitely an experience. I went to a college that had a rodeo team, but did not pay for anything. We had to pay for everything. The entry fees weren't bad $65 and hat fines are $25 unfortunately i had to pay a few of those lol. I believe my card was $150. The competition is tough; I was in the Ozark region. The ground in the slack was normally really good. I was very impressed. A lot of places do not have stalls so therefore you either tie-out or have portable electric fences or panels. You will find out also to keep your trailer closed; one night several horses got loose and got inside my trailer and stole all of my hay. Its overall fun! |
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Location: Oklahoma | I'm a freshman at Oklahoma State now and planned to compete on the college rodeo team forever, but once I got here I decided against it. I chose to rodeo independently because I live at home and would have to haul into town for practice every week. It is cheaper for me to rodeo by myself. I for sure would like to join the team sometime before I graduate because I hear how fun it is all the time. If it is reasonable for you to do so, then go for it! either way, your rodeoing |
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| I colleged rodeod as a freshman and our school didnt have a huge demand so everyone made the team. The team helped with expenses. We each paid $25 to go down the road and then $30 for the horse. Obviously we paid our entries, shavings, stall just like any barrel race. We were responsibel for our own personal expenses food and whatever.
I had some concerns being on the team. We have some inexperienced members who were older than I was and took precedent over myself as far as driving. This was concerning for me. We hauled the farthest in our region so man times drove overnight and the drivers were often exhausted.
It was very expensive even with the cut rate we recieved. I couldnt afford to do it longterm but if you have the financial backing or competitive enough to pull a check at every rodeo. Personally if I had the funding, I would have probably done it independently just because there were some circumstances I didnt prefer to deal with. However, with that said I advise meet with the team and the coach. Every team and setup is different.
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Location: Deep South | I college rodeod for a year, yes it's fun being there with people you go to school with and you're all the same age, but there just isn't any money to be won. If your being on that team isn't paying for your school (scholarship money) I suggest running a different circuit honestly. If you can win college rodeos, you can win ammy's, and there is way more money in the ammy's. After my freshman year, I didn't college rodeo at all and just ran the amateur circuit and was much happier. |
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| I've always wanted to be apart of college rodeo but know it sounds like im gonna have to think it through. |
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