The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) has ruled that their athletes can compete this Spring while being enrolled in just 9 units or credit hours. Enrollment in just 9 units or credit hours is almost always classified as part-time enrollment. A term of part-time enrollment in most cases won’t negatively impact an athlete’s future […]
NCAA Division I student-athletes who have had their 2021 Spring sports season cancelled or suspended will have the opportunity to receive a waiver for limited competition with other college opponents so that they will not be charged with a season of eligibility. This is NOT a blanket waiver that will automatically be applied for Spring […]
The NCAA recently issued clarification for current Division II spring sport athletes regarding what will constitute the use of a “season of competition” as well as how a Division II spring sport athlete can qualify for an Extension of their eligibility for this Spring sports season. Season of Competition: A Division II spring sport athlete […]
The Atlantic Coast Conference recently announced that they are eliminating the league’s intra-conference transfer rule. This means that while the standard NCAA DI transfer rules still apply to athletes who transfer to a Division I university, ACC athletes who transfer to another ACC school are no longer bound by additional conference restrictions. Those Conference restrictions […]
NCAA Division I Dead Period extended again! The recruiting “Dead Period” prohibiting in-person recruiting in all Division I sports has now been extended through May 31. This means that no official or unofficial visits to Division I campuses are permissible until after May 31 at the earliest. Division I coaches will be limited to phone, […]
Due to unique circumstances with the pandemic, 2020-21 Fall/Winter and 2020 Spring Sport athletes at all levels will not be charged the use of a season of competition. In addition, many of these athletes have been granted an additional year or semesters on their eligibility “clock.” For NCAA Division I, those benefits have not been […]
On Twitter last week, Bryan Fischer, an Athlon Sports Writer and Editor, tweeted that “…NCAA is moving forward with one-time transfers. D1 Council will vote on a waiver to allow one-time transfers for the upcoming year (2021-22) at their April meeting after the Final Four.” Let’s assume that Mr. Fischer’s info is accurate. This will […]
I recently saw a tweet from a recruiting service about a basketball recruit that said: “What are you waiting on coaches? [Athlete’s name] is putting up big numbers! Who else needs to tell you numbers don’t lie?” When I see something like this on social media, I feel the urge to call it what it […]
Every year we receive calls from frustrated parents telling us that their incoming freshman or transfer student-athlete was not informed until AFTER they started attending classes that they are NOT be eligible to compete in their first year. For example: I recently heard from a parent who told me that their athlete (who was transferring […]
If your athlete has signed an NJCAA Letter of Intent, or has been offered one by a junior college, I congratulate them on that opportunity! But here are a few things those athletes should know about the NJCAA LOI: Unlike the NCAA’s National Letter of Intent, an NJCAA LOI can be offered to and signed […]
