I have a friend that is thinking of Reclassifying his son with the NCAA. According to him, his son would still graduate with his current class but the NCAA date would be a year past that. I did find an article where a basketball player did this, but he pulled in his classification date so he could start college sooner.
Anyone know about this? Positives/Negatives?
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What is the son doing during the gap year? I can't think of a reason that it would matter, but I wouldn't be shocked if there was a related NCAA rule. As far as I know, his eligibility doesn't start until he's a college student. I do know that he has to complete his 16 NCAA core courses in 4 years, starting with day 1 of 9th grade.
They are still trying to figure everything out but here is my understanding. He is a 2020, turned 15 in Aug. So he is just like my son. They played together 1 yr at ECB. My buddy said he would still graduate in 2020 but the reclass would list him as a 2021 with the NCAA. This would allow him 1 more yr of travel ball. I asked him if he was allowed to take some courses at a JC but he didn't know that yet. I guess he want's an additional yr to grow/put on some more muscle. Heck I'm not sure..
I find this kind of sad. My take is that the dad wants to reclassify son for PG rankings. I could be wrong (had happened) but I don't believe reclassifying has anything to do with the NCAA given that he has already entered the 9th grade. There are no other clocks to my knowledge. Hopefully the dad misspoke and is a whole lot more knowledgeable. I guess it could be worse in that he isn't trying to monkey around with the kid's actual graduation year, but there is basically nothing the Dad needs to know other than his kid shouldn't be looking to sign any NLI for the 2020-2021 academic year.
On a brighter note, lets assume the dad has most of the academic side buttoned up and simply wants to know how to go about communicating to schools that the kid is holding off a year and wants to be viewed alongside the 2021 class. No idea how one goes about getting that across, but I suspect PG and others will continue to carry him as a 2020.
I think your friend should talk to someone who understands this D1 rule really well. Like Rick Allen.
12.8.3.2 Delayed Enrollment—Seasons of Competition.
12.8.3.2.1 Sports Other Than Men’s Ice Hockey, Skiing and Tennis. In sports other than men’s ice
hockey, skiing and tennis, a student-athlete who does not enroll in a collegiate institution as a full-time student in a regular academic term during a one-year time period after his or her high school graduation date
or the graduation date of his or her class (as determined by the first year of high school enrollment or the
international equivalent as specified in the NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics
Eligibility and based on the prescribed educational path in the student-athlete’s country), whichever occurs
earlier, shall be subject to the following: (Adopted: 1/9/96 effective 8/1/97, Revised: 4/29/04 effective 8/1/04,
4/20/09, 4/29/10 effective 8/1/11 applicable to student-athletes who initially enroll full time in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/11, 7/31/14)
(a) The student-athlete shall be charged with a season of intercollegiate eligibility for each calendar year
after the one-year time period (the next opportunity to enroll after one calendar year has elapsed)
and prior to full-time collegiate enrollment during which the student-athlete has participated in
organized competition per Bylaw 12.02.8.
MidAtlanticDad posted:I think your friend should talk to someone who understands this D1 rule really well. Like Rick Allen.
12.8.3.2 Delayed Enrollment—Seasons of Competition.
12.8.3.2.1 Sports Other Than Men’s Ice Hockey, Skiing and Tennis. In sports other than men’s ice
hockey, skiing and tennis, a student-athlete who does not enroll in a collegiate institution as a full-time student in a regular academic term during a one-year time period after his or her high school graduation date
or the graduation date of his or her class (as determined by the first year of high school enrollment or the
international equivalent as specified in the NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics
Eligibility and based on the prescribed educational path in the student-athlete’s country), whichever occurs
earlier, shall be subject to the following: (Adopted: 1/9/96 effective 8/1/97, Revised: 4/29/04 effective 8/1/04,
4/20/09, 4/29/10 effective 8/1/11 applicable to student-athletes who initially enroll full time in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/11, 7/31/14)
(a) The student-athlete shall be charged with a season of intercollegiate eligibility for each calendar year
after the one-year time period (the next opportunity to enroll after one calendar year has elapsed)
and prior to full-time collegiate enrollment during which the student-athlete has participated in
organized competition per Bylaw 12.02.8.
Thanks. I will pass this on to him
http://usatodayhss.com/2017/re...-one-year-behind/amp
Recent article about it. The author doesn't seem to be in favor of the idea.
I know many parents that do this as a matter of coarse. The purposely start their kid a year later in kindergarten.
Heck my son was a September Birthday. But most the kids in the class below him where a year older.
Son began HS as a 2017. Had great success in his foreign language class. Won substantial scholarship opportunity to spend junior year living abroad, studying and living with a host family. He was just getting into a rhythm with his baseball and basketball recruitment. Had made several visits to Power-5s fall of sophomore year for both sports.
Was torn about what to do. Did not want to forfeit the all important junior year of HS sports and the momentum of his recruitment, but also knew that if he was to play hoops or baseball in college, which was the plan, he'd never be able to spend a year abroad, much less a semester. The obvious detractor would be the loss of physical and skills development in baseball at such a crucial time in his life. If he were to take the opportunity it would, in effect, mean eleven straight months of ZERO baseball, at age 16-17, a time most would call the pinnacle of HS baseball development and college recruitment.
By March of sophomore year he finally decided to go only after we learned he could do a PG year (Post-Grad Year) after he graduated with his class in 2017, and would allow him to have that 4th year of HS basketball and baseball that he'd be forfeiting by living abroad junior year. And by doing so regain the time to catch back up on any skills and development lost while abroad, and the time to re-enter the recruiting marketplace.
Son would NEVER trade his year abroad for anything. It changed his life. But there have been many, many unintended consequences as result of the unconventional path he chose. And not all good. To loop this back around to OP, it is however the very reason why he is doing a PG year now, and in effect "reclassifying" to the 2018 class by doing so.
Should add, final point..........son came home from year abroad in the middle of the summer 11-months later at age 17, and now officially reclassed as a 2018. Took several weeks to get back in baseball shape. By October had two high academic D1 offers, and committed to one. As part of the "unintended consequences" referenced above, the commitment fell apart the following spring and son re-opened recruitment May 1st. Committed to second high academic D1 last month. Now arm shut down and prepping for his 4th and final year of HS basketball.
