Eligibility Rules/Transfer Rules/Competition Rules
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:58 pm
Thanks in advance for the info... I'm a freshman athlete at a D1 university (would rather not name it, as I do not want to cause issues within my team/coaches). I am looking to possibly transfer because my school does not have the best track program and I am having some issues with the coaching and am possibly looking to transfer (plus its way too cold here and I hate the cold). I am looking for information on the rules of your 4 years of eligibility.
1. Redshirting... you can redshirt 1 year correct... does this mean you can red shirt one year of indoor and 1 year of outdoor? This would in turn allow you to compete for 5 total years (but only 4 years of each)?
2. Competing unattached... How many years are you allowed to compete unattached? Does it make any difference if you redshirted at all or transfered at all?
3. What exactly are the transfer rules? I know you can compete unattached after you transfer for that year you are not elligible to compete... but I heard something about if you get a release from the school you left then you can compete the next year for your new school without taking a year off?
That's all probably really confusing. Thank though.
Reasoning... Right now I'm looking at 7 years of college for my desired degrees. Also, I am moving from just pole vaulting (and a few other events every so often) in high school to multi-events in college (heptah/decath) and need some time to learn the events I don't know how to do. Thanks everyone.
1. Redshirting... you can redshirt 1 year correct... does this mean you can red shirt one year of indoor and 1 year of outdoor? This would in turn allow you to compete for 5 total years (but only 4 years of each)?
2. Competing unattached... How many years are you allowed to compete unattached? Does it make any difference if you redshirted at all or transfered at all?
3. What exactly are the transfer rules? I know you can compete unattached after you transfer for that year you are not elligible to compete... but I heard something about if you get a release from the school you left then you can compete the next year for your new school without taking a year off?
That's all probably really confusing. Thank though.
Reasoning... Right now I'm looking at 7 years of college for my desired degrees. Also, I am moving from just pole vaulting (and a few other events every so often) in high school to multi-events in college (heptah/decath) and need some time to learn the events I don't know how to do. Thanks everyone.