NCAA Will Grant Relief to Spring Sports
It sounds like the NCAA will allow an additional year of eligibility for spring sports participants, BUT there's still a lot of details to work out, such as scholorship money, etc, but at least it's a small step in the right direction.
This is from the website D1Softball...
BREAKING: NCAA To Grant Relief To All Spring Sports
FEATURED D1Softball Staff - March 13, 2020
NCAA announced Friday its going to allow softball players an extra year of eligibility given how the coronavirus has impacted the season, which included cancelling the WCWS.
A statement from the NCAA Division I Council Coordination Committee:
All Division I sports will operate under the guidelines of a recruiting DEAD period from now until April 15, 2020.
The Council Coordination Committee agreed that it will be appropriate to grant relief for the use of a season of competition for student-athletes who have participated in spring sports.
The committee recognizes that several issues need to be addressed related to providing an additional season of competition, including financial aid implications.
Conferences and institutions should make decisions and take action in the best interests of their student-athletes and communities without first seeking approval through an interpretation or waiver. For example, institutional discretion should be used to provide appropriate support, benefits, and expenses to student-athletes as adjustments are made to academic and athletics schedules.
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Link: D1 Softball
Posted: 03/13/2020 at 2:47PM