{"id":34427,"date":"2026-03-10T16:25:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/university-of-delaware-brings-back-free-high-school-team-admission-program\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:25:37","slug":"university-of-delaware-brings-back-free-high-school-team-admission-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/university-of-delaware-brings-back-free-high-school-team-admission-program\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Delaware Brings Back Free High School Team Admission Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773174335594.webp?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773174335594.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773174335594.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773174335594.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773174335594.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773174335594.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>NEWARK, Del. \u2013 The University of Delaware&#8217;s Department of Athletics, Community, and Campus Recreation has revealed plans to bring back their popular high school team days program when the spring 2026 season begins.<\/p><p>The program allows local high school athletic teams to attend University of Delaware sporting events without paying admission fees. Teams interested in participating must provide their complete roster information ahead of time to qualify for the free entry to designated Blue Hens games and matches.<\/p><p>The initiative represents the university&#8217;s continued effort to strengthen connections between the Blue Hens athletics program and high school sports teams throughout the region.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Delaware&#8217;s athletics department has announced the revival of their high school team days program for spring 2026. Local high school teams can attend select Blue Hens sporting events at no cost by pre-registering their team rosters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":34426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773174335594.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-8Xh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41740,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/university-of-delaware-athletics-weekly-roundup-released-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":34427,"position":0},"title":"University of Delaware Athletics Weekly Roundup Released","author":"Admin","date":"March 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Delaware has published its weekly athletics update covering recent Blue Hens sports activities. 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