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NCAA Eligibility Review Committee Rules Scholarship Athlete is Non Qualifier

B Bear1,000+ posts
August 30, 2010


Dear NCAA Eligibility Review Committee:

I am enrolled at ***xx College. I am requesting an exception to the ruling that I am non qualifier and not NCAA eligible as a student-athlete for this school year.

The NCAA has ruled I am a non qualifier because of
the "basic" math course I took in high school was not NCAA approved as a HS math core class.
Basic Algebra 1 is not on the NCAA approved core math courses for my high school.

The College and Career Planning Counselor at my high school was knowledgeable I would be playing athletics in college and that I had enrolled in the NCAA Clearinghouse. My HS transcripts were never reviewed by my HS for compliance with the NCAA list of math core courses. At the time, my HS was not aware that there was an Eligeability list.

I enrolled in the Fall of 2009 to meet NCAA guidelines and college eligeability rules. My SAT scores and my preliminary and final transcripts were sent in on time.

In January of 2010, after I verbally committed to an athletics scholarship, I also had my SAT scores and preliminary transcript sent to the Athletic Department at ***xx. My HS transcripts were not reviewed by my College Coach or the College Compliance Officer. I was told that everything was "in good shape".

When I found out that I was not eligible to play this 2010 season I was very upset. By the time I found out there was a problem, it was the last week of August. If I had known during my HS junior or senior years or at the beginning of the summer of this discrepancy, I would have taken requisite math core courses and to meet NCAA eligibility. I am willing to make up that credit this semester if that is possible, or next semester if do what is necessary to become a student-athlete at ***x College and seek qualifier status in a timely manner.

I do not seek fault with either ***xx College or the HS Compliance Officer. I am not satisfied with my current status at *** College. I don't think it is fair that I would be held accountable for the mistakes of others.

I hope you agree that an exception is fair and reasonable.

I look forward to hearing from you and in a timely manner as the playing season will begin.

Sincerely,
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TRhitTRhit10,000+ posts
It happened to my son back in the mid 90's at NMSU.

He was a student with a slight learning disablity and approved as such---in fact NMSU was fully aware and had him on their list for assistance by their learning disabled people, if needed.

He had been on campous and in class for nearly two months and a week before Fall pracrice began I got a call from the AD and Head Coach that he was ineligible based on their belief that he had improper paperwork. His HS Principal took it as an insult as did the woman who worked with my son thru the entire SAT process---she was head of the program for learning disabled students at a local college. After two days of meetings on our end we decided to threaten the NCAA with a violation of civil rights lawsuit. 24 hours after my telling the NCAA of our plans I got a phone call from the NCAA at 6 PM in my office--- my son was now eligible---The NCAA called me before they phoned the university
B Bear1,000+ posts
quote:
on our end we decided to threaten the NCAA with a violation of civil rights lawsuit.


In our situation, there was not a discussion of a lawsuit. (As Ron White has said "Can't fix stupid")

The Bear position (and paperwork) with the NCAA was the accountability and responsibility was misled by the adults (College and High School) and not the student (nor NCAA). Once the college and HS administrators came forward, the NCAA could point their fingers elsewhere and clearing the path for the student eligibility.

The order of the phone calls about the decision was not significant.
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M Momof1B100+ posts
We had to switch some of the classes my son (senior) is taking in HS, because some courses he took are not NCAA approved. HS told us they should be approved by the end of the year. Uhmmmm, hello, we can't wait and see. So I went online to verify all the classes and after being in school for almost a month he has a new schedule and is set now. The guidance depart. was telling me he was fine. Not true, a college coach found the discrepancy and contacted us about it. We had to add two core classes as a senior to his schedule.

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