Local athletic directors still undecided on possible changes to NCAA D1 transfer rule
Local athletic directors still undecided on possible changes to NCAA D1 transfer rule
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 ƔƔWASEXPECTED TOƔƔƔ 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 ƔARE 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 ƔBOTHSIDES 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
