Hello everyone, I would like to know that is normal my daugther dont play on her first season like freshman Volleyball player? She have a scholarship but this season the coach dont use she on any game… It is normal?!!
Yes. The practice is called “redshirting” and coaches do it for a variety of reasons.
She play in one game but only two minutes, this apply to redshirt too??
No. As I understand it, if she plays even once, that’s an eligibility year.
Yes, But my question is whether it is normal that she does not have much participation being freshman?
Yes, normal. The upperclassmen have had 2-3 years of more practice,learning the system.
Totally normal. My son didn’t play one single down during his freshman year. He has started every single game since then. Most athletes need at least one year to get ready for college level competition.
Absolutely normal. She needs to work hard and compete for her starting spot. With hard work and commitment to the team, she’s likely to move ahead of her competition.
Pretty normal. If she is on a D1 program, most freshmen don’t see too much action, let alone start. My oldest D was recruited by a host of top 20 twenty programs, and decided not to play in college, but many of her childhood friends went on to play, and with the exception of one gal, (she was exceptional, as she played on an Olympic squad) most did not see time in their freshmen. The combination of system, and frankly, getting stronger, are the most frequent reasons—don’t worry.
Very normal. Some sports even have JV squads so that their freshmen can get playing time that first year because they won’t see any on the varsity squad.
And if I am not mistaken, even if she saw action in the beginning of the season, you might be able to still utilize a redshirt year: very minimal minutes or medical injury.
For a medical red shirt, you have to suffer a season ending injury before the midway point of the season, and the player can not have participated in more than 3 games (In football. Not sure how many games in other sports). There used to be minimal participation rules for regular red shirting, but I am almost positive the rule now is that if you play at all, you use your eligibility for that year.
Not playing during a freshman year in any sport is absolutely normal. My son was a starter his freshman year simply due to the strength of the outgoing senior class before him. Yes he was accomplished enough to compete but in other years this certainly would not have been the case. Sometimes the ebb and flow of the roster affects who gets playing time. Your daughter may be coming on to a team that currently has a lot of strong starters. This will likely shift over the course of her college career.
Agree with Cantiger. Varies from sport to sport and roster situation to roster situation. Some freshmen only get action against non-league rivals or during blowouts. Some only make a few travel squads. A few don’t play at all.
I believe it is accurate to say that thoughtful coaches will try to get “hard-working” freshmen eligible for varsity letters. Each school has its own rules on this. Sometimes these rules are based on playing time, or they can be based on “participation” which could include just being on the active game roster for a contest.