2006-09-30 11:01:52 · 6 answers · asked by G F 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
It means you practice with the Varsity team because you are that good. If you are lucky - you might get to play.
If anything...you may be invited to a bowl game.
I was red shirt my first year...although it doesn't feel like it...it's a good thing.
and a student athlete will "typically" play 5 years...the last year being a waivered year. This happens especially when a player doesn't get picked up for pros. Which happens a lot.
2006-09-30 11:45:01 · answer #1 · answered by Warrior 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics. Typically, a student-athlete has four years of eligibility in a given sport, to coincide with the standard four-year calendar for obtaining a bachelor's degree. For various reasons (see below) some student-athletes opt to not compete with the team for their first year attending a university, but to only attend classes and practices with the team; this process is known as redshirting. The student-athlete will not use one of his or her four years of eligibility in that season.
Using this mechanism, a student-athlete has up to five academic years to use the four years of eligibility. However, each student-athlete has at most four years of actual competition with the varsity team.
2006-09-30 11:17:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means that the person is a a sophomore, who practiced with the team, but didn't play during their freshman year, and so does not use a year of eligibility. a player can also take a medical redshirt
2006-09-30 11:16:41 · answer #3 · answered by C_Millionaire 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A "redshirt" freshman is a freshman student who doesn't play their freshman year, but is eligable for freshman status during their second year, which would actually be their sophmore year.
Matt Leinart was a "redshirt", which is why he was at USC for 5 years.
2006-09-30 11:07:56 · answer #4 · answered by Adam C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"According to Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged, the term "redshirt" is so called from the red jersey commonly worn by such a player in practice scrimmages against the regulars."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt_%28college_sports%29
2006-09-30 11:50:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means that that person is on the team, but they aren't playing that season. They're sitting the season out.
2006-09-30 11:10:22 · answer #6 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋