Scholarships

I have a question concerning scholarships.If a player is past his freshmen year and has a 2.0 but is one credit short because of failing a class in the spring is it normal for a player to lose his scholarship.Say he has 47 credits and needs 48 at the start of his jr year.

 

Not for that reason. They can take the class online in the summer. If a coach used that reason for taking a scholarship...that's bogus.

 

Thanks Braves that is what I thought also.I have asked a couple coaches what there standards are and they said the same thing.

 

Take the class Online - go to a local school and take a class, or go to summer school at your current school. All valid ways to earn credit and progress to graduating.

Throw 90 someone is not coming clean on this one and I give any college coach enough credit not to use that reason as the reason they pulled a scholarship.

 

The kid has 23 credits starting in the fall so I guess at this time he would not be elgible.I still didnt think this should be a reason.He failed a class that cost him having I think 26 or 27 credits.I mean the season doesnt start until after the fall semester.

 

thats why its omportant for those scholarship kids to pass all classes. i agree with the rest of the comments on getting a summer class in- but if i was a coach and i had an ineligible player im not so sure i wouldnt bring another kid in that could get it done on and off the field. not trying to push anyones buttons but thats a reality in the college world today.

 

http://www.njcaa.org/njcaaforms/070601_2_Eligibility Pamphlet - 07-08.pdf

read section 4

 

Players take summer classes online or on campus every year. There is nothing unusual about that nor is it a sign of a struggling student. It is very demanding for a player to carry a full load during the season. Yes, many players do, but most try not to do that.

Nearly every football and basketball player take summer courses....that's a given. Why not baseball and other sport's athletes. I know when I was in college are coach encouraged all his players to take some classes.

I'll say this: When it comes to college baseball, scholarships are based on production. If one produces, they'll find a way to keep him eligible (unless he is brain dead)....if he doesn't produce or they no longer are interested in him, they'll find an excuse to dismiss him (or they might just say 'We no longer want you"). College sports is a business, not unlike any other business. You produce, they'll keep you...you don't produce and you are fired. It's that simple.

 

The player performed well on the field.Had a winning record and the lowest era on the team.I just think that it is a buch of bull myself.I was just wondering if it was standard for a player to lose his scholarship because he was one credit short.I know he was told that he would need to walk on in the spring if he wanted to play.

 

Some schools choose eligibility by semester and some choose to calculate for the year. Either way, he needs to stay what the NCAA terms "on pace" to graduate. Knowing he was short a credit, summer school should have been automatic to find a 3-credit class to get in above the line.

While I agree that athletes have it a little tougher with time commitments and such, athletes also get the benefit of academic assistance that the normal student body does not. In my opinion, scraping by just under 2.0 after taking 100 level classes indicates to me a little too much partying (or laziness) and not enough going to class or seeking some academic help. (300 and 400 level classes are coming and that effort is not going get it done if there are struggles to stay above 2.0 at this point.)

It's more than just playing a game to get that degree and coaches lose scholarships for the team when their APR falls below prescribed standards so it's not unreasonable for me to see a coach cutting you when you don't do what you're supposed to do (and every kid knows what's expected of them from day one in the fall.)