Post by vbman100 on Aug 26, 2024 8:28:11 GMT -5
Thank you to everyone who commented! Lots of good info. I think a few takeaways and feel free to correct me if I’m wrong (this is just for volleyball purposes not football etc where there may be different rules):
1) Redshirts can play in non-con exhibition games just not conference etc. and still be in compliance
2) Some confusion arises because of the way schools list a player on the roster. So if a player redshirts freshman year, then the next year, is she listed as a freshman or a sophomore on the roster? Or is she now a redshirt sophomore?
Academically she is a sophomore (assuming she took a full course load) but she’s got 4 years of eligibility so she’s listed as a Freshman on the roster? This is where it gets confusing I think.
Since we are using USC as an example above I’ll use a random player on that roster. Tyrah Ariall. Here is her bio.
2021-freshman- played
2022-Injured did not play (medical redshirt)
2023-redshirt sophmore-played
2024-redshirt Junior
So they are just making the point that she is in her 3rd year of eligibility but technically is in her 4th year of school. Is that right? Sorry if the above is confusing I’m genuinely curious as to how this all works
Not that it really affects the thread topic, but to be clear, non-conference matches can take place any time of the season, not just the first 4 weeks. Some teams play a non-conference match in the middle of the season. I remember one season when we played non-conference matches the weekend of Thanksgiving.
There has been previous discussion here (not this thread) about pre-season, confusing it with non-conference matches or early season tournaments.