Redshirting

It's been some time since this was discussed in our household...but I believe the threshold is 10% and that the redshirt needs to be granted by the institution and approved by the NCAA.

I have not looked up the rule (3FG please chime in).

My understanding is that a medical redshirt is available at any time assuming that a previous redshirt has not been used. I believe a D1 athlete is permitted five years to complete their four years of eligibility.

Just blurting out a preliminary answer until more authoritative members like 3FG can respond

I think I might have misunderstood the question after reviewing CPLZ's response. If you are asking about redshirt eligibility for the previous year, then it depends when the injury occurred as CPLZ noted. I am not sure if it can be applied retroactively or not i.e., to reclaim last year.

From the NCAA website...


"Medical redshirt" is a term that has crept into the vernacular of intercollegiate athletics through the years, even though the words aren't officially in the NCAA bylaws.

So what is the definition of this phrase that doesn't exist?

Actually, most who use it are confusing it with other terminology. For the most part when someone says "medical redshirt," they are referring to a student-athlete who is seeking to gain an extra year of eligibility because he or she suffered an injury or illness that prevented him or her from competing.

The official term for that, though, is the "hardship waiver."

Since many people throughout the membership aren't even sure of the correct name of the waiver, it's not surprising that what it takes to earn one also is hard for student-athletes, coaches, administrators and athletic trainers to fully comprehend.

In Division I, a student-athlete can apply for a hardship waiver if a season-ending injury or illness occurs in the first half of the season. The student-athlete, however, must not have participated in more than two contests or dates of competition or 20 percent (whichever is greater) of the institution's scheduled contests.

It's coming back a bit to me now. The redshirt process must be initiated by the institution, not the individual. If you qualify, the school may or may not initiate the hardship waiver process.

From my understanding if a player plays in the 27 game and after of the season they loss there medical redshirt eligability.
Thats what I was told this last year, But have nothing in writing.

EH

There are many variations with regard to a medical redshirt---a lot will depend on how much support the college athletic department gives you with the regard to the injury

The key to a successful hardship waiver appeal is the medical documentation. If the medical documentation does not support the argument that the injury or illness was serious enough to prevent the athlete from participating for the remainder of the season, then the conference office will probably not approve the waiver.

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Originally posted by theEH:
From my understanding if a player plays in the 27 game and after of the season they loss there medical redshirt eligability.

From the NCAA website...
In Division I, a student-athlete can apply for a hardship waiver if a season-ending injury or illness occurs in the first half of the season. The student-athlete, however, must not have participated in more than two contests or dates of competition or 20 percent (whichever is greater) of the institution's scheduled contests.

This means, that if the school particapted in the max 56 games allowed, if the athlete participated in more than 11 games or anytime after the 23rd game of the season, he would not be eligible for the redshirt (hardship waiver)

Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for!

CPLZ,
Well, that's the D2 rule. For D1, the rule was changed in 2007 to 3 contests and 30% after a lot of contention; the original proposal was 4/40%. D3 requires 3 contests or one third of the scheduled regular contests. See 14.2.4 in the D1 manual, 14.2.5 in D2/D3.

A granted waiver means that the player did not consume one of his 4 seasons of eligibility, even though he may have competed in some games. However, he still has only 5 years (or 10 semesters in D2/D3) in which to complete the 4 seasons. A player who becomes incapacitated for two different seasons may be able to get a waiver to the 5 calendar year rule. (30.6)

Thanks 3FG,
I did notice the article on the NCAA website was dated 2005...I wonder why they would keep that up?

Anyway, is the portion about playing at anytime in the second half of the season still applicable?

So, at 30% of a full 56 game slate, that means he can't have competed in more than 16 games.

And here's the sticky wicket question of the day for you (Now we've entered the portion of the day we like to call...Stump the 3FG )...

Is the total number of games used for the calculation of percent, including league tournament and NCAA tournament competition, or only regular season contests actually played?

CPLZ,
I'm not going to try to summarize the rule exactly. In fact, if anyone really needs to know precisely, I recommend that that they get a lawyer and accountant before disappearing into the thicket of 14.2.4.3. Don't forget the necessary sidetrips to Bylaw 17 and 20.

However, roughly speaking, if a team schedules and completes 56 games, has no conference tournament, and doesn't play any manner of outside competition besides the 56 games (e.g. no alumni game in the spring), then the player may have played up to and including the 28th game, and may have played up to 17 games (the rules round to the nearest integer).

Post season games, like the NCAA regionals do not count. I think a conference tournament counts as one game only.

The rules seem to me to be ambiguous on how to treat scheduled games which weren't completed.