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Options with Medical redshirt

YoungGunDadYoungGunDadHSBaseballWeb member since 2005
If a player has missed the 1st half of the season due to a minor injury and hasn't pitched an inning yet, and only has at best 5 more starts (+2 more if they go to playoffs), should he ask for a medical redshirt from his coach? Let me add that the coach most likely has big plans for him to help out the remainder of the season/playoff's. He is now 100% healthy by the way.

If he did ask and coach granted it, is he obligated to go back to that school next year? He signed a NLI with the school he is at now but if Im correct, it's only for a year...??

To make this even more twisted, he is a JUCO Sophomore who will graduate this spring with 60+ hours. How will this play into the scenario? He'd like to attend a JUCO 1 more year...

Just trying to get all options out on the table to see what exists, and the various hoops that will need to be jumped through going one way or another.

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F 3FingeredGlove1,000+ posts
A "medical redshirt" is really one instance of a hardship waiver (14.2.4). One of the requirements is:
Contemporaneous or other appropriate medical documentation, from a physician (a medical doctor) who administered care at the time of the injury or illness, that establishes the student-athlete’s inability to compete as a result of that injury or illness shall be submitted with any hardship-waiver request.

The injury or illness must also result in incapacity to compete for the remainder of the playing season;

This situation doesn't sound like it qualifies.
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CADadCADad5,000+ posts
If my understanding is correct (a big if) then if he doesn't play at all for the rest of the season he wouldn't lose a year of competition. He would lose a year of D1 eligibility.

If a player had been redshirted I wouldn't want him "called up" at this point to play limited innings and lose a year of eligibility. A pitcher who would step in as a starter and play a significant role is another story. IMO, admittedly without knowing any details, the NLI ethically obligates him to pitch for the team this season if he could have a meaningful impact on their season.
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YoungGunDadYoungGunDadHSBaseballWeb member since 2005
I concur CADad and agree 100% with that statement. The coach has even told him that he wants him to help them finish strong and help during the conference playoff's. So that alone tells me that he's not looking for son to redshirt on any level. Your statement about being obligated to play since he signed the NLI makes complete sense to me as well.

I'm thinking that 3fingered nail it right on the head (as usual). It would appear the most logical explanation that a player would have to be incapacitated all season, not just the beginning.
F 3FingeredGlove1,000+ posts
No, the injury or illness has to happen before the second half of the season begins, and must be incapacitating for the rest of the season.

Hardship waivers (which is what most people mean by "medical redshirt") are not decided by the team or the school. Only the conference or the NCAA Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement can grant a waiver, and it is based on medical documentation. Obviously if a player does compete, he is capable of playing, but not playing in games in no way demonstrates that the player was incapacitated.
YoungGunDadYoungGunDadHSBaseballWeb member since 2005
Ok....

Let's throw medical redshirting out the door and let's say that son either asks for or coach grants a regular "red shirt" this year.

Still will graduate with the same number of hours...60+.

A friend of mine called and after discussing this he highly suggested that IF he redshirted this year it would be in sons best interest if he went to a 4yr program where he'd still have 3yrs of eligibility of ball and 3yrs of school. I believe I must agree with this scenario.

But playing devil's advocate, if he went back to a JUCO (or could he since he graduates this May?), would it mess him up eligibility/academically wise going forward? If so, how?

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