Could someone explain to me the process/ rules of If I were to play for a D2, D3 or D4 school my first year or two of college and then transfer and play at a D1 school. I know coming out of a Junior College you can play right away, but for D2's and D3's do you have to wait a whole year? Also do D1 schools even look for recruits from D2's or D3's? Just want to know the whole scoop.
Thanks.
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D1s are 99% more likely to look at JC players then D2/3 players. If coming from a D2/3 you are probebely looking at an remote walkon opportunity, unless someone gives you a great recomendation to the D1.
You have to sit out a year to move up. If a coach thinks you can help his team he will be interested. But he will have two years to recruit an equivilant or better player than you. If you think you're going to move up, it better be because you've become a dominant, got to have player.
You aren't required to sit out for a year when you move to Div. I if you weren't defined as a "recruited" athlete to a Div. II or III school. Also, if you do make such a move, be aware that Div.I has more academic requirements that must be met to be eligible compared to Div. II or III.
JY, as it relates to D3 to D1, the odds are stacked against the player for such a transfer, even though there is D1 talent at the D3 level.
Taking Rick's information, it is not likely, but is possible a D3 player with D1 talent could be classified as not recruited at the D3, by NCAA standards.
Assuming the D3 was a recruited athlete, here are the challenges to transferring:
1.) they need to follow the one year sit rule;
2.) they are not allowed to be offered or accept any athletic money during that one year;
3.) they probably lose significant units/credits which won't transfer, meaning they will be looking at, at least, a 5th year of college and tuition;
4.) the player risks everything and the college/coach risks not much of anything with such a transfer.
Before the one year sit rule, there was movement from D3 to D1 despite numbers 2-4. When we add the one year sit rule, the amount of movement has dwindled so it happens very, very seldom.
do you loose a year of eligibility in addition to having sit one year?
Whether the year in residence would also result in losing a year of eligibility will depend upon the circumstances of the situation. If the athlete has not already used their "redshirt" year, they could redshirt during their year in residence and not lose any playing eligibility.
If they already have used a redshirt year, then they will, in effect, be loosing a year of eligibility, because their "clock" will keep ticking away during that year they are sitting out. Furthermore, some conferences have rules that cause the year in residence to also count as a year of eligibility used, even if the athlete had a year available to redshirt.
Rick what is the scenario in the following: student athlete rec'd an e mail in the fall from D1 asst asking where he "ended up". Player is starting and performing at D2 as a freshman. Player has interest in transferring. I assume neither player nor parent can contact asst directly. What is the process to gauge further interest?
BSD, your assumption is correct. For further info regarding your question about the process to gauge further interest, you can contact me directly. Click on our ad on this page, and then go to the About Us page for our website for our direct contact info.
I will thanks Rick
