Useful of NCAA Athlete RepresentationPosted by athletedefendermia on May 15th, 2023 A student-athlete life is pretty much governed by the NCAA, which regulates the goings on. Moreover, the school coach has the final word and gets to make all the decisions. Many students are displeased about it and consider their coach to be vindictive. Simply accusing the coach and/or the NCAA of malicious intent will not improve matters. One must be prepared to take the next step. Appointing a skilled legal professional for NCAA athlete representation can help young students obtain justice.
Nonrenewal of a scholarship or reducing the sum can lead to financial difficulties. Most students cannot seek full-time work elsewhere as they have to maintain good academic grades too. The seasoned representative is sure to provide good advice to the young clients, though. Blaming the coach is not going to be helpful when the concerned person operates within the law.
The following reasons are considered to be essential to revoke the scholarship or reduce it substantially:-
· The coach must have a good reason to cancel the financial aid or grant to the student. The coach should have a written document handy that corroborates the decision and is duly endorsed by the sports supervisor. · It is the coach's responsibility to discuss the reasons with the concerned student-athlete before going ahead with the cancellation/reduction of grant money. This is applicable even when the student has been dismissed from the team for misconduct or nonperformance · The student-athlete must sign the "Voluntary Termination-of-Aid Agreement" when withdrawing from the sporting activity amid a season.
Transfer
Apart from finding themselves without financial assistance, many students are concerned about not being allowed to change schools. The NCAA is pretty strict about this, but the legal representative of the student will be able to check the facts and take up the cause when the following NCAA rules have been met:-
· The NCAA transfer portal may be accessed to correspond with the school/college coach and discuss an appropriate time for the transfer.
· Redshirting is a term that is widely used among student-athletes and coaches. Sitting out of an eligible student is the norm after transferring schools. The NCAA can provide a waiver that permits the concerned coach to use the student-athlete immediately.
· It is also essential to check the eligibility of playing for the new school. One may visit the NCAA Eligibility Center to understand the implications and do accordingly. Transferring from a D3 school to a D1 or D2 requires prior registration with the center.
· The NCAA allows a student-athlete to transfer schools multiple times. Sadly, many such instances incur a penalty, especially when a student wants to transfer schools to a 4-year college multiple times.
Injury
The NCAA has a set of regulations related to sports injury as well. The symptoms of concussion usually come to light weeks or months after the student athlete's injury. The coach needs to follow NCAA's concussion protocol perfectly to comply with the standards. NCAA sports litigation is considered to be the last resort by the student-athlete representative when trying to help the young client. Like it? Share it!More by this author |