"Red-shirting

Wrestling_Prodigy · 11-18-2008, 07:42 PM

I've been hearing terms of "red shirt", "red shirting" and so on in this forum. What does this mean?

goferphan · 11-18-2008, 07:48 PM

Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to delaying or suspending an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility. Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, a number derived from the four years of academic classes that are required to obtain a bachelor's degree at an American college or university. However, a student athlete may opt to redshirt for one year which allows the athlete to spread those four years of eligibility over five years. In a redshirt year, a student athlete may attend classes at the college or university and practice with an athletic team, but he or she may not play in games. Using this mechanism, a student athlete has up to five academic years to use the four years of eligibility, thus creating the phenomenon of the "fifth-year senior."

Souffle · 11-18-2008, 08:01 PM

Iirc, the term orig. comes from the red shirt worn by injured footballer on feild to alert other players not to go full-force on them.

Wrestling_Prodigy · 11-18-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by goferphan

Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to delaying or suspending an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility. Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, a number derived from the four years of academic classes that are required to obtain a bachelor's degree at an American college or university. However, a student athlete may opt to redshirt for one year which allows the athlete to spread those four years of eligibility over five years. In a redshirt year, a student athlete may attend classes at the college or university and practice with an athletic team, but he or she may not play in games. Using this mechanism, a student athlete has up to five academic years to use the four years of eligibility, thus creating the phenomenon of the "fifth-year senior."

Thanks that explained a lot! So he can practice but he can't in any way compete? Is that correct?

goferphan · 11-18-2008, 08:08 PM

They can compete in open tournaments generally and/or unattached meaning without their schools singlets and typically have to pay their own way to open tournaments if they don't want those matches counting.

In addition I think if they take a medical redshirt they have to have wrestled in less than 25% of the total eligible matches.

ISU2008 · 11-19-2008, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goferphan

Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to delaying or suspending an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility. Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, a number derived from the four years of academic classes that are required to obtain a bachelor's degree at an American college or university. However, a student athlete may opt to redshirt for one year which allows the athlete to spread those four years of eligibility over five years. In a redshirt year, a student athlete may attend classes at the college or university and practice with an athletic team, but he or she may not play in games. Using this mechanism, a student athlete has up to five academic years to use the four years of eligibility, thus creating the phenomenon of the "fifth-year senior."

Hi, I am Big and I approved this message because it came from Wikipedia

Wiltz · 11-19-2008, 08:04 PM

I thought wikipedia was only used by doctors?

goferphan · 11-19-2008, 08:42 PM

I don't have room in my brain for stuff like this, so I keep it all at wikipedia.

FATGUY · 11-19-2008, 09:50 PM

To really confuse you they also have a Gray-shirt. This is used alot in football or other fall sports, a player goes to a junior college his 1st semester of his freshman year he/she enrolls as a part time student. They than enter their University of choice in the second semester under scholarship, redshirt the next season giving them 5.5 years and 5 spring football practices. I believe this was first started in the WAC and Mt West to keep up with BYU who's player were going on religious missions and returning as 20/21 year old freshman.

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11-18-2008, 07:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
goferphan Olympic Champ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 10,793	Re: "Red-shirting Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to delaying or suspending an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility. Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, a number derived from the four years of academic classes that are required to obtain a bachelor's degree at an American college or university. However, a student athlete may opt to redshirt for one year which allows the athlete to spread those four years of eligibility over five years. In a redshirt year, a student athlete may attend classes at the college or university and practice with an athletic team, but he or she may not play in games. Using this mechanism, a student athlete has up to five academic years to use the four years of eligibility, thus creating the phenomenon of the "fifth-year senior." __________________ Looking forward to the greatest team, the Iowa Hawkeyes, dominating their way to a third straight NCAA title with my role model and paragon of virtue, Tom Brands, at the helm.

11-18-2008, 08:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Souffle Redshirt Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 40	Re: "Red-shirting Iirc, the term orig. comes from the red shirt worn by injured footballer on feild to alert other players not to go full-force on them.

11-18-2008, 08:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
goferphan Olympic Champ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 10,793	Re: "Red-shirting They can compete in open tournaments generally and/or unattached meaning without their schools singlets and typically have to pay their own way to open tournaments if they don't want those matches counting. In addition I think if they take a medical redshirt they have to have wrestled in less than 25% of the total eligible matches. __________________ Looking forward to the greatest team, the Iowa Hawkeyes, dominating their way to a third straight NCAA title with my role model and paragon of virtue, Tom Brands, at the helm.

11-19-2008, 08:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Wiltz Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,941	Re: "Red-shirting I thought wikipedia was only used by doctors? __________________ "He quits, not because he wants to, but because he has to. He has no choice. " -Tom Brands 01/20/08

11-19-2008, 08:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
goferphan Olympic Champ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 10,793	Re: "Red-shirting I don't have room in my brain for stuff like this, so I keep it all at wikipedia. __________________ Looking forward to the greatest team, the Iowa Hawkeyes, dominating their way to a third straight NCAA title with my role model and paragon of virtue, Tom Brands, at the helm.

11-19-2008, 09:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
FATGUY Redshirt Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hollister CA Posts: 70	Re: "Red-shirting To really confuse you they also have a Gray-shirt. This is used alot in football or other fall sports, a player goes to a junior college his 1st semester of his freshman year he/she enrolls as a part time student. They than enter their University of choice in the second semester under scholarship, redshirt the next season giving them 5.5 years and 5 spring football practices. I believe this was first started in the WAC and Mt West to keep up with BYU who's player were going on religious missions and returning as 20/21 year old freshman.

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