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Originally posted by 3FingeredGlove:
NAIA, NJCAA, CCCAA, NCAA D2 and D3:
My understanding of the rules is that a player may enroll mid-year and play immediately provided he meets ordinary eligibility requirements. For example, if he is a transfer player, he needs to meet the one-time exception and other transfer eligibility rules. If he is entering college for the first time, he needs to be a qualifier (D2).
D1 baseball (and basketball) only: A mid-year transfer can not play immediately. A player who intially enrolls mid-year may play immediately.
In D1 and D2, there is an additional wrinkle: If the player delays initial enrollment for more than one year, and is involved in any organized competition (a golf tournament, for example) during that time, he uses a season of eligibility and has to sit out for a year. The D2 rule is clear. For example, if the player graduates (or should have graduated) from HS in June 2011, and hasn't enrolled by September 2012, he likely runs afoul of this rule. In D1, the rule is ambiguously written and is either the same as D2 or perhaps requires enrollment by June 2012. I suspect it is intended to be the same as D2.
I have a question on this one. Let's say a 2011 high school graduate sits out a year to rehab and gets recruited to enter college the following year (fall 2012). In the summer of 2012 he plays summer ball at the semi-pro or collegiate summer ball level. Is his eligibility affected?
