NAIA rules of eligibility

Im pretty sure it is not true. You can use 2 years come back six or however many years later and use the other 2. Your best bet, NAIA.ORG and look it up yourself or call a coach at a school you are considering.

You have 10 full-time semesters to use 4 seasons.

You could do one full-time semester in 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010...would not matter.

Next time you're at an NAIA meet take a look around and I bet you'll see some 30-40 year olds. Lots of older students who come back to school to finish their degrees. We had a guy on our team who started school in the early 80s. Quit. Enlisted in the Marines. Got out. Went back to school off and on, half semester here and there. Eventually went back full-time. Our small NAIA school restarted their XC program. He found out he had 3 years of eligibility so he went for it. Had fun.

Alan

The way that my coach has explained it to me is that once you compete for a team a "clock" starts that is 10 semesters or 5 years and you have to get in your 4 years of eligibility. However this is the rule not the exception, there was a guy down at Southren Nazarene that spent at least 6 years there with a medical redshirt.

And to Alan, I've never raced a 40 year old in a cross meet.

fat old guy apparently wrote:

The way that my coach has explained it to me is that once you compete for a team a "clock" starts that is 10 semesters or 5 years and you have to get in your 4 years of eligibility. However this is the rule not the exception, there was a guy down at Southren Nazarene that spent at least 6 years there with a medical redshirt.

And to Alan, I've never raced a 40 year old in a cross meet.

Your coach told you wrong. NCAA has a clock. The NAIA does not. You have 10 full-time semesters of attendance to use a maximum of 4 seasons of eligibility in any one sport. Once you have been identified with an institution for 10 full-time semester, you are not eligible to compete in any sport.

Ok, here's another question. How many meets do I need to compete in for cross country to be considered as using my eligibility for that season. In other words, is there a minimum I have to run to use up that season's eligibility and are there any special circumstances where my eligibility might be saved for another semester???

If you run 2 meets, your season is done. Only way to get it back it with a season ending injury documented by a doctor.

I am curious. I played 2 years of baseball at an NAIA school in 2006/2007 and 2007/2008. I graduated with my undergrad from that same school in May of 2010. I am considering going back to an NAIA school for my masters and playing football. Based on the responses it seems as if I would have remaining eligibility. Is that correct? If so how many years could I play? Thanks - Greg

the beav wrote:

I know NCAA schools require a person to use all of their eligibility in 5 years...

Not true for NCAA DII. In DII your clock only runs when you are enrolled.

d2xccoach wrote:

the beav wrote:

I know NCAA schools require a person to use all of their eligibility in 5 years...

Not true for NCAA DII. In DII your clock only runs when you are enrolled.

true. i was shopping around for schools since i'm a transfer student. 5 years D1 as soon as you enroll whether you stay in school or not. 10 full time semesters D2...i think there might be a age ceiling though. not sure.

IF you use 4 season of NCAA eligibility, then go to an NAIA school, will you be eligible?

I completed a 3-year undergraduate degree from a University in England two years ago. Now i want to go back to university and in the USA and compete soccer at a NAIA college. How long am i eligible?

- Never played professional soccer

- Never had an agent

- Never attended a US school

Am i eligible 10 semesters (5 yrs)? Or the remaining 2 years? (5-3 years)

Thanks

NAIA is strictly for undergrads, only exception is a AS to MS type program, in which you really don't get a BS degree.

NAIA doesn't have any age requirement but once you start competing your clock starts. And once you get a BS you forfit any remaining time.