The worst thing I had to do when I worked on campus
was tell a student-athlete they weren’t academically eligible
and couldn’t play their sport.
The worst thing I had to do when I worked on campus was tell a student-athlete they weren’t academically eligible and couldn’t play their sport.
Eligibility issues affect student-athletes at all levels from high school, to junior college, and 4-year universities. Not knowing, understanding, and meeting the eligibility rules can have serious short and long-term consequences. Problems meeting the eligibility standards can set back and even derail a student-athlete’s entire athletic career.
Eligibility Rules are different at each level (NCAA, NAIA, and Junior College), each division (NCAA Division I, II, III), and even at different conferences and schools.