An NCAA body tasked with reviewing Division 1 transfer policy is considering allowing student-athletes in all sports to transfer between institutions once with no sit-out penalty.
An NCAA body tasked with reviewing Division 1 transfer policy is considering allowing student-athletes in all sports to transfer between institutions once with no sit-out penalty.
CORONAVIRUS SPARKED A MAJORCHANGE IN THE WORLD OF COLLEGESPORTS: NO MARCH MADNESS THISYEAR,AND NO SPRING ATHLETICSFOR STUDENT-ATHLETES IN SPORTSLIKE GOLF, BASEBALL, TENNIS,AND SOFTBALL.NOW ... ANOTHERCHANGE COULD BE BREWING.
ATISSUE IS WHETHER TO CHANGE ARULE THAT REQUIRES SOME OFTHEM TO SIT OUT A YEAR FROMGAMES AFTER TRANSFERRINGSCHOOLS.
NEW TODAY:PETEZERVAKIS JOINS US WITH WHERELOCAL ATHLETIC DIRECTORSSTAND...RIGHT NOW ONLY A HANDFUL OFSPORTS... INCLUDING BASKETBALLAND FOOTBALL ... REQUIREDIVISION 1 TRANSFERS TO SITOUT A YEAR BEFORE THEY CANSUIT UP AT A NEW SCHOOL.AN N-C-A-A WORKING GROUP ááWASEXPECTED TOááá NEXT MONTH MAKEA FORMAL RECOMMENDATION ONWHETHER OR NOT TO SCRAP THETRANSFER SIT-OUT RULE.
IF THEN-C-A-A OPTS TO DO THAT ...ALL DIVISION ONE SPORTS WOULDBE TREATED THE SAME WAY.AMANDA BRAUN UW-MILWAUKEEATHLETIC DIRECTOR 26 i thinkit's important for us to getto a place where we'reconsistent THE ATHLETICDIRECTORS AT UW-MILWAUKEE ANDMARQUETTE ARE BOTH STILLFORMULATING AN OFFICIAL STANCEON THE PROPOSAL.
BUT THEYAGREE THERE áARE BENEFITS TOTHE SIT-OUT RULE.
AMANDA BRAUNUW-MILWAUKEE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR1:58 when a student athletesits out before they'reeligible they can get used tothe team, style of play, thecoach, so all those things arebeing considered and factoredin BILL SCHOLL MARQUETTEATHLETIC 7:50.
There's a lotof data out there that wouldshow you having transfers sita year helps them on theacademic side - they're muchbetter, their GPA's end uphigher, progress towardsdegrees is much moresignificantAND ATHLETICDIRECTORS UNDERSTAND áBOTHSIDES OF THE ARGUMENT... BILLSCHOLL MARQUETTE UNIVERSITYATHLETIC DIRECTOR 1:27 i'm abig believer that a studentathlete should be able to pickwhere they go to school and ifthey feel they made a mistakethe first time they should beable to correct thatIF THE N-C-A-A MOVES AHEADWITH THE CHANGE... SOME AREPUSHING FOR IT TO BE IN EFFECTAS SOON AS THIS FALL.
WE'LLSEE IF SO MANY SPORTS BEINGPOSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUSIMPACTS THE TIMELINE... AND ORTHE DECISION