Ncaa Eligibility

[King Alex]

I have a question about eligibility to play a sport in ncaa. if you do not play a ncaa sport but attend college is your eligibility affected? or does the eligibility countdown begin as soon as u join a team

[Quarter Nelson]

I believe it starts as soon as you enter college.

[strongsidebackr]

Basically, unless if you get injured or can afford to go to school part time.

[King Alex]

damn even if u go to a community college?

[swarjo01]

I have a question about eligibility to play a sport in ncaa. if you do not play a ncaa sport but attend college is your eligibility affected? or does the eligibility countdown begin as soon as u join a team

I think the rule is every year you participate is one year off your eligibility. So you can play two years, redshirt, and play two more. If you get injured and miss most of a season you can apply for a medical redshirt, too. A friend of mine got MRSA after the first week of the season. He basically missed the whole season as a result. He applied for a medical redshirt and got it, earning back that lost season.

[strongsidebackr]

damn even if u go to a community college?

Yea. Just make sure you earn your Associate's degree if you are going to transfer to a D1 or D2 school so that the NCAA can't hold anything against you like forcing you to sit out a year or questioning how many credits you have.

[King Alex]

I think the rule is every year you participate is one year off your eligibility. So you can play two years, redshirt, and play two more. If you get injured and miss most of a season you can apply for a medical redshirt, too. A friend of mine got MRSA after the first week of the season. He basically missed the whole season as a result. He applied for a medical redshirt and got it, earning back that lost season.

so if i dont participate my eligibility years stay t he same

[strongsidebackr]

so if i dont participate my eligibility years stay t he same

No, only if you have some kind of an exception other than the fact that your school does not offer that sport. For example, if you wanted to play football or lacrosse or whatever, but your school doesn't have a team, your time still begins.

[King Alex]

can u redshirt any sport

[King Alex]

this is really gay

[strongsidebackr]

can u redshirt any sport

Yea I'm pretty sure every sport, however, I believe that there have been new rules made for D3 sports.

[King Alex]

alright so then can i pick any sport like say track or some crap and redshirt that so that i can keep a year of eligibility later when i transfer

[strongsidebackr]

alright so then can i pick any sport like say track or some crap and redshirt that so that i can keep a year of eligibility later when i transfer

Yea, after your redshirt year you'll have 4 years left of eligibility for all sports. So you can't just pick a sport and redshirt in that particular sport and then decide to participate in another sport and get another redshirt or have 4 more years of eligibility. Unfortunately the NCAA has really strict rules with this. And like I said before, they only allow exceptions if you have some kind of injury or you can afford to go to school part time.

[bolander]

You can be play 4 official years of NCAA. You could possibly redshirt your freshman year and get a medical redshirt the next year and still have 4 years of playing eligibility.

but

if you transfer schools and the school you transfer too is in the same conference as your old one you would lose a year of eligibility. But if you change class, or change conference then your ok

[strongsidebackr]

You can be play 4 official years of NCAA. You could possibly redshirt your freshman year and get a medical redshirt the next year and still have 4 years of playing eligibility.

but

if you transfer schools and the school you transfer too is in the same conference as your old one you would lose a year of eligibility. But if you change class, or change conference then your ok

False, just because you change conference doesn't mean that you don't have to sit out. It you transfer and bump up divisions, D3 to D2 or D2 to D1, you have to sit out 1 year. Or, let's say you play D1 in the ACC and transfer out of conference to the SEC, you still have to sit out 1 year.

[SDOptimist]

eligibility rules are dif from d-1 to d-2 to d-3. d-1 being ofcourse the harshish. and im pretty sure in d-3 your eligibilty does go away unless you actaully use it. Seen a guy do that once. But no matter what. You will always have 2 years. theres a guy who went to south carolina, graduated and then joined the army and served. he then came back at 40 years old and played 2 years for south carolina.

but ya..the second you enroll full time at a univ or jc you eligibility starts ticking. thats where gray shirt comes into affect. the athlete takes under 12 units his first year at univ or jc and his eligibility does start ticking. people who are academicaly ineligible mostly do this

[strongsidebackr]

eligibility rules are dif from d-1 to d-2 to d-3. d-1 being ofcourse the harshish. and im pretty sure in d-3 your eligibilty does go away unless you actaully use it. Seen a guy do that once. But no matter what. You will always have 2 years. theres a guy who went to south carolina, graduated and then joined the army and served. he then came back at 40 years old and played 2 years for south carolina.

but ya..the second you enroll full time at a univ or jc you eligibility starts ticking. thats where gray shirt comes into affect. the athlete takes under 12 units his first year at univ or jc and his eligibility does start ticking. people who are academicaly ineligible mostly do this

What do you mean by "But no matter what. You will always have 2 years." If you are in school for 4 years and graduate then want to come back 10 years later to play they are not going to say 'well no matter what you have at least 2 years left.' The example you gave might be because the guy used a redshirt and a medical redshirt or a redshirt and a greyshirt, but it's not because they just say no matter what you have 2 years left.

[Fullback7]

Does anyone else think the NCAA continuous clock rule for D-1 is the stupidest rule they have? I honestly don't understand the rules at all. So what if a guy is 40 years old, and decides he wants to play ball again. It's not like he is going to have an advantage on a guy that is 20 years old.

[strongsidebackr]

Does anyone else think the NCAA continuous clock rule for D-1 is the stupidest rule they have? I honestly don't understand the rules at all. So what if a guy is 40 years old, and decides he wants to play ball again. It's not like he is going to have an advantage on a guy that is 20 years old.

Yea, I think it's complete bs. Especially if you never played, and you have the money or means to be able to afford to continue to go to school, you should be able to participate. Especially since a lot community colleges or smaller schools can't afford to or have a big enough of an interest to offer sports like football, hockey, lacrosse, etc. a person's eligibility still begins even though he or she didn't have an opportunity to play.

[petey341]

I know with hockey you have two semesters before your "Biologicial Clock" starts ticking so in other words you have one year off. I went to community college my first year before going off to play hockey and still had 4 years of eligibility available. You are eligible for 8 out of 10 semesters

[SDOptimist]

I know with hockey you have two semesters before your "Biologicial Clock" starts ticking so in other words you have one year off. I went to community college my first year before going off to play hockey and still had 4 years of eligibility available. You are eligible for 8 out of 10 semesters

hockey is way different. ive know guys that have played 5 full years of college hockey. actual NCAA is different and its different for every sport. i know with d-1 college football. Once you enroll full time (12 units) at a univ or jc/community college then your eligibility clock is ticking.

[petey341]

`yeah i know, i did not say it applied to football hence the "I know with hockey" but hey after all i may just be a dumb hockey player =\

[swarjo01]

so if i dont participate my eligibility years stay t he same

Were you on the team?

[Agallah Adams]

use me as an example. it should clear everything up.

- graduated high school june 2004
- took 1 class in summer school 2004 at jc i planned to play football for (3 units part time, clock hasn't started)
- fall at jc 2004, took 3 classes (9 units decided not to play football because i was out of shape and not strong enough. clocked hasn't started)
- winter 2005 (no classes/clock still hasn't started)
- spring 2005 took 3 classes (9 units part time, clock still hasn't started)
- summer 2005 (no classes)
- fall 2005 (3 classes/9 units part time clock still hasn't started)
- winter 2006 (no classes)
- spring 2006 (3 classes 9 units/clock hasn't started)
- summer 2006 (1 class/3 units clock still hasn't started)
- fall 2006 (12 units, 4 classes. decided to finally return to football after rigorous training. quit the team because coach was a bitch. clock has officially started. this would be my redshirt year because i didn't step foot on the field
- fall 2007 (one year later. 12 units, 4 classes ( by accident). I meant to drop one class but I didn't get to do it in time. So my eligibility clock after redshirt starts.
(fast forward to this upcoming fall 2008)
- Fall 2008 I'm going to play football for a juco team. This will be my last semester at a junior college. This will count as my 2nd year (even though i didn't play this past season in fall of 2007. So when I transfer and play for a team, I'll have fall 2009 and fall 2010 seasons to play division 1 football left.

Does that make sense?

cliff notes: clock doesn't start until you enroll full-time in college. After you enroll full time in college, you get 1 year of red-shirt if you don't play. After that, you have 4 years left to play football or you're screwed out of any chance of playing division 1 football unless you were injured, mormon mission or military service.

[gmenfan40]

this is a division 3 football question, i will be spending this next year (fall and spring) at a city college, i will be a freshman. Then i am planning on transferring to a school that has a d3 football team. The school that i will be attending does have d3 teams, baseball, basketball, softball and more but no football. My question is after i transfer from this college (going full time) to a school with a d3 football team, do i still have 4 years of elgibility? and would i still have a medical redshirt available?

[strongsidebackr]

this is a division 3 football question, i will be spending this next year (fall and spring) at a city college, i will be a freshman. Then i am planning on transferring to a school that has a d3 football team. The school that i will be attending does have d3 teams, baseball, basketball, softball and more but no football. My question is after i transfer from this college (going full time) to a school with a d3 football team, do i still have 4 years of elgibility? and would i still have a medical redshirt available?

As long as you go to the city college full time then your eligibility begins. If I were you I would try to go part time so that you will still have 4 years of eligibility left and your medical redshirt. If you do wind up going full time and then transfer you will still have your medical redshirt.

[Salvione]

i play division 1 football, the rule is if you are on a roster of a team then you lose that year of eligibility. If you are never on a team then you still have 4 years of eligibility. ex. chris winkie, guy went through college, never played a sport.. went back to school at like 30 and played at fsu cause he still had 4 years of eligibility.

[strongsidebackr]

i play division 1 football, the rule is if you are on a roster of a team then you lose that year of eligibility. If you are never on a team then you still have 4 years of eligibility. ex. chris winkie, guy went through college, never played a sport.. went back to school at like 30 and played at fsu cause he still had 4 years of eligibility.

That's wrong. Your example of Chris Weinke is not true. He did not go to college, he originally tried playing professional baseball and was a member of the Blue Jays minor league team. Then after like 5 years or so he decided to final enroll in college, he wasn't going to school the entire time. That's why he still had eligibility. It doesn't matter if you are on a roster or not, as long as you are in school and going full time your eligibility begins.

[jgood]

Yeah I think its just if you are on the team that it goes against your eligibility. I would think there should be some maximum age so they at least keep it to college age but I don't know on that.

[DieHollywoodDie]

Does anyone else think the NCAA continuous clock rule for D-1 is the stupidest rule they have? I honestly don't understand the rules at all. So what if a guy is 40 years old, and decides he wants to play ball again. It's not like he is going to have an advantage on a guy that is 20 years old.

it's because collegiate athletics are not about the sport, which I totally agree with. rather athletics should be a complement to your university experience (which is forgotten by many). in actuality, a 40 year old CAN play baseball, but only if he hasn't used up his eligibility. my water polo team plays St. Francis College in NY and I would estimate the average age of a player on their team is 24. without NCAA continuous clock rules, it would allow people to just stay in college and never allow new talent to come into the pool. collegiate athletics are a judging ground: you get 4 years to prove yourself and make the pros or you're done and new, young kids get a shot. If a guy is 40 years old and wants to play ball again, have him join a club team at the local gym or whatnot. It really has very little to do with "having an advantage" as is evident by the fact that nearly anyone can play regardless of age. And can you really say that advantage stuff? Let's say Vinny Testaverde never went college...at however ancient he is, he could still kick your ass haha

this is a division 3 football question, i will be spending this next year (fall and spring) at a city college, i will be a freshman. Then i am planning on transferring to a school that has a d3 football team. The school that i will be attending does have d3 teams, baseball, basketball, softball and more but no football. My question is after i transfer from this college (going full time) to a school with a d3 football team, do i still have 4 years of elgibility? and would i still have a medical redshirt available?

fyi, getting a medical redshirt can be a huge pain in the butt and often are hard to obtain unless you are SEVERELY injured. my buddy almost didnt get one because his injury was bad but didn't require surgery etc. plus do you really want to be a 5th/6th year senior?