March 2012 Hardship Waivers amp Seasons of Competition The Myth of the Redshirt 1 We often hear the term redshirt used in college athletics as studentathletes often become injured during ID: 598757
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Monthly Education Session
March 2012
Hardship Waivers & Seasons of Competition……..The Myth of the “Redshirt”
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We often hear the term “
redshirt” used in college athletics, as student-athletes often become injured during their
season or simply never participate in any contests during the season.2Slide3
We often hear the term “
redshirt” used in college athletics, as student-athletes often become injured during their
season or simply never participate in any contests during the season.Imagine these scenarios….,3Slide4
We often hear the term “
redshirt” used in college athletics, as student-athletes often become injured during their
season or simply never participate in any contests during the season.Imagine these scenarios….,Sally Mae, a freshman, received a scholarship and practiced the entire season but never got to play in any games.
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We often hear the term “redshirt” used in college athletics, as student-athletes often become injured during
their season or simply never participate in any contests during the season.Imagine these scenarios….,Sally Mae, a freshman, received a scholarship and practiced the entire season but never got to play in any game.
Or….,
It’s the middle of your championship season and you are playing against your arch rival, State University. Suddenly, your senior star athlete, Billy Bob, goes down with an injury. It looks pretty bad and could keep him out for the rest of the season.Slide6
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Do Sally Mae and Billy Bob get to “redshirt” for that particular season?Slide7
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What a "redshirt" season really is?
“REDSHIRT” IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NCAA TERMWhat a "redshirt" season refers to is a year in which a student-athlete does not compete at all against outside competition. During a year in which the student-athlete does not compete, a student can practice with his or her team and receive financial aid. NCAA Division II student-athletes have 10 semesters or 15 quarters of full-time enrollment in order to participate as a student-athlete. Of these 10 semesters or 15 quarters, a student-athlete only has four years of athletics eligibility (seasons of competition) in a particular sport which he or she can participate against outside competition. Because of this, there is an extra year of time, and many student-athletes choose to use this extra time as a "
redshirt
" year in which they practice with their team but do not compete against other teams in competitionSlide8
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So….,Does Sally Mae get to “
redshirt” for that particular season?Slide9
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So….,Does Sally Mae get to “
redshirt” for that particular season?YesSince Sally Mae, who is a freshman, did not compete against any outside competition during the season, she did not trigger one of her four seasons of competition .Slide10
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So….,Does Sally Mae get to “
redshirt” for that particular season?YesSince Sally Mae, who is a freshman, did not compete against any outside competition during the season, she did not trigger one of her four seasons of competition .So, Sally Mae will still have four seasons of competition remaining and eight full-time semesters to complete them in.Slide11
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So….,Does Sally Mae get to “
redshirt” for that particular season?YesSince Sally Mae, who is a freshman, did not compete against any outside competition during the season, she did not trigger one of her four seasons of competition .So, Sally Mae will still have four seasons of competition remaining and eight full-time semesters to complete them in.
Bylaw
14.2.4.1.2 - Competition during a sports non-championship segment does not constitute a season of competition.
Bylaw 14.2.4.1.3 - Participation in an alumni game, fundraising activity or celebrity sports activity is also permitted as long as the event is exempted from the institutions maximum number of contests or dates of competition.Slide12
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So….,Does Billy Bob get to “
redshirt” for that particular season?Slide13
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Hardship WaiverA student-athlete may be granted an additional season of competition for reasons of “hardship.”
Hardship is defined as an incapacity resulting from an injury or illness that has occurred under ALL of the following conditions:Slide14
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Hardship WaiverA student-athlete may be granted an additional season of competition for reasons of “hardship.”
Hardship is defined as an incapacity resulting from an injury or illness that has occurred under ALL of the following conditions:(a) The incapacitating injury or illness occurs in one of the four seasons of competition at any two or four-year institutionSlide15
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Hardship WaiverA student-athlete may be granted an additional season of competition for reasons of “hardship.”
Hardship is defined as an incapacity resulting from an injury or illness that has occurred under ALL of the following conditions:(a) The incapacitating injury or illness occurs in one of the four seasons of competition at any two or four-year institution;(b) The injury or illness results in an incapacity to compete for the remainder of that playing season; and,Slide16
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Hardship WaiverA student-athlete may be granted an additional season of competition for reasons of “hardship.”
Hardship is defined as an incapacity resulting from an injury or illness that has occurred under ALL of the following conditions:(a) The incapacitating injury or illness occurs in one of the four seasons of competition at any two or four-year institution;(b) The injury or illness results in an incapacity to compete for the remainder of that playing season; and,(c) The injury or illness occurs when the student-athlete has not played in more than 2 contests or dates of competition, 20% of the completed contests or dates of competition or 20% of the maximum number of contests or dates of competition
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So….,Does Billy Bob get to “
redshirt” for that particular season?NoBilly Bob, who is a senior (and the star player that is always on the field), had played more than the 20% of the maximum number of contests or dates of competition or 20% of the completed number of contests or dates of competition.Slide18
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So….,Does Billy Bob get to “
redshirt” for that particular season?NoBilly Bob, who is a senior (and the star player that is always on the field), had played more than the 20% of the maximum number of contests or dates of competition or 20% of the completed number of contests or dates of competition.Billy Bob would not be allowed a hardship waiver due to the number of contests he participated in. Even though his injury was serious enough to end his
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