<p>My daughter is going to play on a community college club sport teamwhile taking dual credit classes. Will this hurt her if she wants to play on a regular team at a 4year college?</p>
<p>I would call the NCAA and ask. My guess is no but it depends on how it’s defined at the CC. Is this sport one in which she will play in college? I know doing that would eliminate her from playing at the high school level in our state.</p>
<p>I know that a student can play on the club team at a D1 university and play on the D1 varsity team the following year without sitting out. The year on the club team does count as a year of eligibility used, so the student can’t use a year of club sports as a redshirt year.</p>
<p>There could be a different rule for community colleges, but I can’t imagine why.</p>
<p>NCAA Bylaw 14.2.2.3 states that a student‐athlete’s eligibility under the five‐year rule does not begin while a student is enrolled in a collegiate institution in a joint high school/college academic program for high school students in which the courses count as both high school graduation credit and college credit, provided the student has not officially graduated from high school and does not participate in intercollegiate athletics while enrolled in the joint program.</p>
<p>The point in question is this: provided the student has not officially graduated from high school and does not participate in intercollegiate athletics while enrolled in the joint program.</p>
<p>A call to NCAA Compliance will save a lot of headaches down the road.</p>
<p>Lovestheheat I didn’t pick up from your original post that your daughter is still in high school. Based on that, Fishymom has found the bylaw that applies (or at least appears to apply). Also agree that calling the NCAA is a good idea, even though they may or may not give you a direct answer.</p>
<p>The OP mentions dual credit classes which led me to believe her daughter is a high schooler taking college courses for both high school and college credit. If you cannot get a straight answer from the NCAA, agree that it is iffy, I would call the compliance office at her local college or the college she is interested in attending. I found the compliance people at my daughter’s school very helpful, your mileage may vary.</p>
yes you can for D 1, but only if that member institution doesn’t have the sport in the varsity (scholarship level).