Eric Carlson asked: >Now of course I want all our players available for this weekend and >I understand allowing the player who has appealed to play. But >what about the other player? If he has clearly failed in meeting >the academic requirements for last semester and is not appealing, >should he be playing? > >On the other hand, we are expecting another player to regain his >academic eligiblity after sitting out last semester. Assuming he got >his grades back up, is he not allowed to play this weekend because >classes haven't started? Or is he allowed to play because he made >grades which were in a couple of weeks ago? The general rule for both situations is that the player becomes eligible (or ineligible) on the date his status is officially certified by the institution. For someone regaining eligibility, the earliest date is one day after the last day of final exams. For someone losing eligibility, the latest date is the first day of classes of the ensuing semester. So, it is entirely possible -- and permissable -- for the players losing eligibility to still play against MSU this week; or, it's permissable for the other player regaining eligibility to play. BUT not both -- inso far as I understand the certification process. I'm more than willing to be corrected on this, but my understanding is that UAF can't be selective in certifying its athletes' eligibility. If they certify everyone right now, then the players losing eligibility can't play. If they don't certify until the first day of classes, then the player regaining eligibility has to wait until then. P.S. Good luck to the Nanooks from a member of the Class of '73! --------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Stephen E. Roth [log in to unmask] Dean of Student Services Canisius College (716) 888-2522 Buffalo, New York 14226 FAX (716) 888-3190 --------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.