Athletes Transferring

This is a common topic among young college players. Whether the athlete set the bar too high or they just won't get playing time for a few years, I am anxious to hear the reasons for transferring. At the D-1 level there are a lot of players being redshirted which can make the high school star unhappy, maybe the DII level would have been a better choice. If there are any athletes in this situation, I would like to hear from you as I am a product of that environment myself.

 

I am a bit biased, but I believe if you are on the fence at all about playing D1 ball... you should go to a JUCO first to get a taste for the college life on the field and in the classroom before stepping onto a D1 campus.

 

In my opinion, redshirting is the best thing possible for a kid. It gives him a chance to develop physically and as a student. If you redshirt a year, that means you can take four classes (12 credit hours) which is roughly the same load you had in high school, and graduate in five years, on time, and use your eligibility. It gives you the summers to develop as a player and not have to worry about taking summer classes. It eases the academic burden and makes your college experience much less stressful than trying to pull 15-18 hours and still play baseball. Most kids don't look at it that way. I'm in college now, and if I was to offer any advice to a player, it would be if the school offers you a redshirt, take it. It's beneficial.

 

Since when is graduating in 5 years on time? You might want to ask your parents (or whoever is footing the bill) about that!!!

 

Shoot,,,I was on the 7 year plan; and I was on time, too. Until my parents told me that after 4 years I was a man...and on my own. After careful thought, I decided to make it a 5 year plan instead.

 

By on time I meant by the time their eligibility was up. There are a lot of college athletes that can't graduate in the same amount of time as the amount of eligibility they have.

And actually, I'm willing to say at least 50% of college students take more than four years to graduate, even the ones that don't party, etc. I'm busting my butt (21 hrs this semester, 9 this summer, 17 next semester) to graduate on time but I've transferred and lost credits. I know how easy it is to get graduation pushed back because you can't fit something into your schedule.

 

I'm just kidding SuperJon! It's next to impossible to graduate in four years! In fact, I have a theory that most colleges make it that way - fogetting to tell you about a certain class you need, making the class unavailabe when you need it, etc, etc, etc. And if you're an athlete, it's even harder with the demands of your sport. Keep working hard - it will pay off in every way!

 

JUCO doesn't allow you to graduate any sooner than 5 years. With classes transferring over and not transferring kids always end up losing hours. 4.0 gpas come in and have to bust there butts just to stay eligible because of hours after transferring. Bottom line: neither one is perfect but if thats your choice juco or redshirt, I'd vote redshirt because you have the year at a university.

 

it's been common practice for several years for major d1 schools to sign 20 to 30 players each year most of whom get little or no money.they basically hold tryouts in fall practice then encourage the ones who don't cut it to transfer this is the life blood of your mid-major type schools. imo if they aren't on full scholarship they should be able to transfer anytime they want. how can you tell a kid who's paying all his own way he can't transfer and play immeadiatley

 

If you are going to transfer this is the year to do it though, with the rule changes its going to become tougher and tougher to transfer and not set out. If you get any money at all then you are looking at sitting out a year after this year.