<p>Do transfers ever get recruited for sports? Would he/she take up one of the recruitment spots the coach has for freshman or are they in a separate category? Does anyone have experience in this area? Thanks!</p>
<p>as far as i know most transfers just get a note on their application essentially saying 'let this person in, he/she is an athlete.' because of ncaa rules athletes cant communicate with other colleges without a release statement from their current coach causing a rift. basicallllly it doesnt happen a lot if at all</p>
<p>Community College athletes are the only transfer athletes that are actively recruited by NCAA coaches. Athletes playing NCAA sports will only get recruited, as swimmerjoey said, if they sign a release statement with their coach. In this case, it will become public knowledge that the athlete would like to leave the school and other NCAA coaches will be able to recruit that athlete. Division 1 athletes will have to sit out (redshirt) for a year when transferring to another Division 1 school; this doesn't apply if the athlete transfers to a D2 or D3 school. In cases where a new coach takes over and requests the athletes on the team to leave, athletes will have to contact other schools; sometimes the new coach will help them find a place to go. As for taking up recruitment spots, each team generally has a set number of scholarships that can be awarded, so in essence, a transfer student could use a scholarship that might have gone to a freshman. If you could be more specific on what your situation is I might be able to help a little bit more.</p>
<p>Thanks rojogrande, that was very helpful. I am currently at a DIII school preferably transferring to a DI university or perhaps to a different LAC. I could have been recruited DI out of high school and still have the stats for it. If going from DIII to DI would I still have to redshirt a year? How about from one DIII program to another? Would I have to sign a release statement even though my school is not DI?</p>
<p>Hey, transferqs, generally you have to redshirt a year. If you transfer from a DIII school to a DIII school, you also will have to sit out a year, most likely. You only do not have to sit a year when you transfer down a division, or there are special circumstances (like your school dropped your sports program, or you did not play sports at your DIII school, it gets kind of complicated). You do not have to sign a release statement, because it is very unlikely that the DI or even DIII coaches will recruit you. Especially coming from a DIII school... you're most likely going to have to get in by yourself through the normal admissions process and then contact the coaches about walking on, since there are a bunch of NCAA compliance/eligibility/legal issues involved that most coaches are not going to want to bother getting involved with.</p>
<p>The transfer athletes I have met here have all applied, gotten in regularly, and then contacted the coaches and walked on. The only "recruited" transfer was an athlete from a 2-year junior college.</p>
<p>Presently attending a DIII College, but for one year. Then I plan to transfer to another DIII school, that I rather play for. What if i decide to play for the present college I am attending now, then transfer out after a year to another DIII school. Do I have to sit out?</p>
<p>If I choose not to play any sports at my DIII school for an entire year. Then I transfer to another DIII school, can I still play or do I have to sit out.</p>