Hi Chris,
         In addition, to attending the junior or community college, they
need to complete and meet the graduation requirements for the 2 year degree
at the community college. This places them on track for returning to a 4
year institution without having to do the "year in residence", that the
NCAA mandates for players that move between 4 year institution with the
exception of the those using this "4-2-4" rule.

At 02:11 PM 10/15/01 -0400, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>I believe players like Maruk and Tharp are taking advantage of the "4-2-4"
>rule.  By it, a player can transfer from a 4-year school to a 2-year junior
>college, then back to a 4-year school (hence the name), without having to sit
>out the one year transfer period.  In effect, if these players attend junior
>college during the year in the USHL, that counts as their one-year transfer
>period, so they are immediately eligible upon enrolling in their new school.


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