NCAA proposing age based eligibility limits

[Tom Coughlin]

According to the concept, NCAA athletes would have five full years of eligibility from the time of their 19th birthday or their high school graduation, whichever is earliest.

NCAA proposing major changes to eligibility rules, including age limits

The proposal eliminates the ability for athletes to regain seasons of eligibility through redshirts (even for medical reasons) and waivers.

sports.yahoo.com

As far as I'm aware, most freshman are well past the age of 19. Would this completely change the player development model for college hockey?

 

[Lord_Zubin]

I wonder if high school graduation means strictly k-12 only or if a post grad-prep graduation would also count. Guys would still have 4 years of playing college hockey even if they play juniors until theyre 20 (cant imagine too many 19 year olds are ready) but the no exceptions part including medical reasons is the real big piece here. My favorite piece of that article is the religious mission exception. You just know someone's going to try and game that exception as soon as someone gets injured.

 

[elbojpb]

Another cogent rationale for collegiate hockey to divorce itself completely from the NCAA.

 

[Russell Jaslow]

I wonder if high school graduation means strictly k-12 only or if a post grad-prep graduation would also count. Guys would still have 4 years of playing college hockey even if they play juniors until theyre 20 (cant imagine too many 19 year olds are ready) but the no exceptions part including medical reasons is the real big piece here. My favorite piece of that article is the religious mission exception. You just know someone's going to try and game that exception as soon as someone gets injured.

So the NCAA is setting themselves up for even more lawsuits they will ultimately lose.

 

[altazo]

My favorite piece of that article is the religious mission exception.

That's the BYU clause...

 

[Lord_Zubin]

That's the BYU clause...

That was my 1st thought as well. Why yes Mr NCAA representative my entire hockey team did convert to mormonism a week b4 the season started. That mission trip that starts 2 days after one of my players acl tears is just a coincidence i swear.

 

[Tom Coughlin]

So the NCAA is setting themselves up for even more lawsuits they will ultimately lose.

And they probably know that, but this way they can say "we tried "

 

[joeyc3402]

My favorite piece of that article is the religious mission exception. You just know someone's going to try and game that exception as soon as someone gets injured.

Any way to reclassify Junior A programs as religious missions?

 

[joecct]

Back in the blue line icing era, most freshman were 18/19. The older kids were the Csnadian grade 13 grads and maybe prep schoolers.