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Originally posted by MysticCat81
No, you're right. To "redshirt" means to forgo competition in a sport for an entire season. A redshirted player can practice with the team but cannot compete at all. It's a way of extending eligibility, since under general NCAA rules, a student is only eligible for four seasons of competition in any one sport.
By "redshirted sophomore," he could either mean:
1) He was redshirted as a freshman and is now a sophomore in his first season of eligibility (in which case, it's clearer to say "I was a redshirted freshman"), or
2) That he competed his freshman year but for some reason -- injury perhaps, or academic problems -- has chosen to redshirt his sophomore year.
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Or he could have redshirted his freshmen year, played his redshirt freshmen year (sophomore academically) and now is in his redshirt sophomore year (junior academically). Usually people on refer to themselves as "I was a redshirt freshmen" or "I redshirted my first year". I have not heard many people continue to use the redshirt before their year.
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