Transferring after 1st season

Don't be one of those jerks. Tell the coach now. He would probably like to use your scholarship for someone else before the signing date in April. It would be the most considerate thing you could do.

Yes, speak with your coach immediately. Waiting on it helps no one, unless he knows differently, he is expecting you to return.

Tell the coach now. They may or may not release you, but they need to know before you reach out to your hometown school and move on.

You can still be on scholarship at a new school, even without a release, you just have to redshirt for a year. If they release you can compete immediately.

If you are currently on a full you are likely talented enough to warrent some money, even with the baggage of being a transfer.

I will also say that once you tell your coach of your intent he is unlikely to invest a whole lot into you in terms of travel, and will likely remove you from the team unless you can score at the conference meet. Even then they may still bench you, but I think it still best for all involved to put it out there.

When did doing the right thing become a mystery? Isn't it obvious that you should tell your coach ASAP? Isn't that what your gut tells you to do? So why do you need a bunch of anonymous retards on a message board to validate what you already know?

As others have mentioned, you need to be honest with your coach and tell him NOW so that your scholarship can possibly still be used for another runner. Chances are, he will want you to run the season to try to score points for the team but as long as you handle it the right way, it should work out fine.

Some schools let a transfer have immediate elig. at a new school --no matter how talented-- others do not. Some AD's simply won't allow a coach to do it, even if he wanted to.

I wouldn't run outdoor, unless it's a question of money?

You didn't say how good you were and obviously that's a big factor. If you had a successful CC season and can sell yourself to another program on that alone that might be enough. If not then maybe you should go out and post some decent times this semester and demonstrate your fitness.

It's wise not to share your details on LRC.

But, make sure you have a solid story when you request a release. 'Personal reasons' could mean a lot of things. If you have a parent or sibling that's very ill, that's one thing. If you're homesick, don't like the school, don't like the coach, etc. that's a very different thing.

Coaches talk to one another, so you want to leave on the best possible terms.

So, it's a win-win to tell the coach now. You need a release before you can even talk to another school. They need to plan.

In most cases, getting a release is easy as long as you're not transferring within the same conference. But, it depends on your Coach and AD.

There are some transfer rules you should acquaint yourself with. The site to start is:

http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/current/transfer-terms

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You should talk to the coach. If things go well, great. Otherwise, talk to compliance.

Good luck!

So lakeeffectsnow hits it square with doing the right thing advice and then does a 180 degree turn and does the wrong thing by slamming everyone else with one of the most offensive terms available - what a total tool.

My bad. Honest question......when did the "R word" become a no no? People seem to use it with abandon. Maybe I'm out of date.....and BTW I proudly consider myself among the "R-people" on let's run.

BodyDon't tell your coach ......

Until your sure your season wound be canciled by a pissed coach who wont waist school funds to have you race the races you need

This may be your last opportunity to race in college (hopefully not but ....)

Talk to a counsler... then talk with the athletic dirrector explain your concern and when yiu are sure your final season is safe tell home as soon as possible

Happy happy wrote:

(Body) Don't tell your coach ......

Until your sure your season would be canceled by a pissed coach who wont waste school funds to have you race the races you need

This may be your last opportunity to race in college (hopefully not but ....)

Talk to a counselor... then talk with the athletic director, explain your concern and when you are sure your final season is safe tell home as soon as possible

Race the races you need?/

WTF does that mean. How does a freshman 'need' races?

And while I correct most of your totally incomprehensible spelling and grammar, I couldn't fix it all. You're welcome.

I don't know what your personal reasons are. If its a family member issue, significant other, or not liking the school. But I would talk to the coach right away. If the school or how things are on the team are at all a factor maybe there's something that can be worked out there. If you are doing this for a significant other my advice is don't transfer for that reason, horrible idea.

If you are transferring to a school in another conference I don't think there should be any waiting period though.

What up, Slagowski?

A guy recruits you and give you a full ride and you don't have the decency to tell him you are leaving??

Says a lot about you if you do not have this conversation. Be a man dammit.

I also struggled with this when I was a freshman in college. For personal reasons, I decided to I wanted to transfer to my state school rather than the private university I was attending. While I can't direct you regarding exactly what path to take with your coach, just keep in mind that word travels fast and your teammates and friends now will likely not be in the future.

That being said, you can always ask for a release to talk to another school without actually going there. I had a release, decided I didn't want to transfer, and then changed my mind right before the semester began. Was it fair to my coach? Probably not. To my teammates? Definitely not. But you'll realize they'll get over it. Unless you're breaking world records, you're always replaceable on any team you come from or go to. Look out for yourself, and don't worry what the rest think. If you really cared about their opinion that much, you wouldn't be thinking about leaving, would you?

Follow this guy's advice if you want to live the life of a sniveling worm.

A full athletic scholarship? At an XC only school?

SO I have a daughter that was on 3/4 plus academic so basically a full at one of the top D1 programs in the country. Long story short she decided she wanted to get the best education possible and use her running to get into one of the best schools in the country for her major. She sat down with the coach and he not only was he great about it. He called the coach at the school she transferred to and worked with them on training that would benefit her. So regardless of the outcome this is one of the many moments in life where you get to decided what kind of man you are going to be... Choose wisely... And let us know the outcome!

A few things to think about:

1) your current school decides if you can compete next year... it the school you transfer to.

2) make sure your grades are strong enough to get into the new school - can't slack off

3) if you are on a full scholarship, they may not want to let you compete without losing a year of eligibility.(see item 1)

Have you spoken to your parents?