redshirts

redshirts
n. sports team college athlete who is kept out competitions for one year in order to improve his/her skills and add a year to the period of his/her eligibility v. keep a sports team college athlete out of competitions for one year in order to improve his/her skills and add a year to the period of his/her eligibility

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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