Originally posted by Seagurl51
Y'all lost me. I thought I got it, but now I"m lost. Explain this whole years of eligibility thingy. Why would competeing in USMS mess with my NCAA eligibilty?:confused:
Just because that's the rule. I think they added that to discourage schools from recruiting older foreign athletes. This is the rule for Division I, not sure if it applies to other Divisions, too. The eligibility rules aren't provided in the sport specific rules. You actually need to look here: www2.ncaa.org/.../index.html
I think the clock starts ticking on the "five year rule" as soon as you've started school as a full-time student. So even if you haven't competed in swimming you might be burning eligibility if you are currently enrolled or have been previously.
Originally posted by Seagurl51
Y'all lost me. I thought I got it, but now I"m lost. Explain this whole years of eligibility thingy. Why would competeing in USMS mess with my NCAA eligibilty?:confused:
Just because that's the rule. I think they added that to discourage schools from recruiting older foreign athletes. This is the rule for Division I, not sure if it applies to other Divisions, too. The eligibility rules aren't provided in the sport specific rules. You actually need to look here: www2.ncaa.org/.../index.html
I think the clock starts ticking on the "five year rule" as soon as you've started school as a full-time student. So even if you haven't competed in swimming you might be burning eligibility if you are currently enrolled or have been previously.
