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Cayetano gives warning to UAAP board amid possible player eligibility rule changes
Cayetano gives warning to UAAP board amid possible player eligibility rule changes
Rom Anzures,
ABS-CBN News
Published Jun 07, 2024 07:45 PM PHT
Sen. Pia Cayetano. Bibo Nueva Espana/Senate PRIB
Sen. Pia Cayetano. Bibo Nueva Espana/Senate PRIBMANILA — The UAAP is reportedly set to make changes to its policy regarding the transferring of student-athletes between schools and their eligibility.
MANILA — The UAAP is reportedly set to make changes to its policy regarding the transferring of student-athletes between schools and their eligibility.
According to a report by SPIN.ph last week, the proposal says that if a player moves from one school to another, two playing years will now be removed from their college eligibility instead of the present rule that will only require them to exhaust one — with that being their year of residency.
According to a report by SPIN.ph last week, the proposal says that if a player moves from one school to another, two playing years will now be removed from their college eligibility instead of the present rule that will only require them to exhaust one — with that being their year of residency.
It will mean that aside from the mandatory sit-out season, another one from their five-year collegiate eligibility will be taken away from them.
It will mean that aside from the mandatory sit-out season, another one from their five-year collegiate eligibility will be taken away from them.
This got the attention of Senator Pia Cayetano, which prompted her to remind the UAAP about Republic Act No. 10676.
This got the attention of Senator Pia Cayetano, which prompted her to remind the UAAP about Republic Act No. 10676.
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“I have read news reports on the supposed plans of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) to amend its league rules, which may have an effect on the playing years of transferring student-athletes,” she said in a statement on Friday.
“I have read news reports on the supposed plans of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) to amend its league rules, which may have an effect on the playing years of transferring student-athletes,” she said in a statement on Friday.
“May I remind everyone concerned that Republic Act No. 10676 or the Student-Athletes Protection Act, which I principally authored and sponsored, explicitly protects the playing years of our student-athletes.”
“May I remind everyone concerned that Republic Act No. 10676 or the Student-Athletes Protection Act, which I principally authored and sponsored, explicitly protects the playing years of our student-athletes.”
The said law was passed in 2015 to address the previous ruling of the league wherein if a player is set to transfer to another institution without the clearance of his former school, he or she would need to sit out two years before being cleared to play.
The said law was passed in 2015 to address the previous ruling of the league wherein if a player is set to transfer to another institution without the clearance of his former school, he or she would need to sit out two years before being cleared to play.
It reduced the residency to one year and even completely removed it if a player is coming from high school.
It reduced the residency to one year and even completely removed it if a player is coming from high school.
But now that the proposed rule of the UAAP may have seemed to find a way around the Student-Athletes Protection Act, Cayetano is hoping that the players and their college careers would remain protected.
But now that the proposed rule of the UAAP may have seemed to find a way around the Student-Athletes Protection Act, Cayetano is hoping that the players and their college careers would remain protected.
“I trust that the UAAP Board of Trustees shares my concerns for the welfare of our student-athletes and will not do anything to circumvent the intent of RA 10676,” she ended.
“I trust that the UAAP Board of Trustees shares my concerns for the welfare of our student-athletes and will not do anything to circumvent the intent of RA 10676,” she ended.
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