ELIGIBILITY RULES OF THE NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite B, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 2014-2015 Effective August 1, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS Article V— Eligibility Rules Section 1 General Information..................................................................................................................................... 2 Section 2 Certified Sports of the NJCAA.................................................................................................................... 2 Section 3 Requirements for Entering & Continuing Student-Athletes........................................................................ 2 Section 4 Requirements for Athletic Eligibility........................................................................................................... 3 Section 5 Eligibility of Student Who Withdraws from Classes................................................................................... 5 Section 6 Eighteen Calendar Month Non-College Attendance.................................................................................... 5 Section 7 Number of Seasons a Student Can Participate............................................................................................. 5 Section 8 Hardship.................................................................................................................................................... 5-6 Section 9 Physical Examination.................................................................................................................................. 6 Section 10 Transfer Rules.............................................................................................................................................. 6 Section 11 Rules Governing the Amateur Status of Students........................................................................................ 7 Section 12 Adding and Deleting Participants on Eligibility Forms............................................................................... 9 Section 13 Certifying the Eligibility Form............................................................................................................... 9-10 Section 14 Scrimmage Definition................................................................................................................................ 11 Section 15 Club Team................................................................................................................................................. 11 Section 16 Student Participation in All-Star and Open Competition........................................................................... 11 Section 17 Student-Athlete Participation in NJCAA Region or Conference Sponsored Sport Showcases................. 11 Section 18 Penalty for Violation of Eligibility Rules.................................................................................................. 12 Section 19 Eligibility Rule Changes............................................................................................................................ 12 Section 20 Sports Procedures................................................................................................................................. 13-15
Article VI— NJCAA Policy Statements Section 1 High School Tryouts / Auditions................................................................................................................. 16 Section 2 Participation of Fall Tournament Qualifiers in Spring National Championships...................................... 16 Section 3 Polls........................................................................................................................................................... 16 Section 4 Substitutions for National Championship.................................................................................................. 16 Section 5 NJCAA Competition in Regional and Post Season Play........................................................................... 16 Section 6 Transgender............................................................................................................................................... 16 Section 7 Alumni Game............................................................................................................................................. 16 Section 8 Post Season Competition........................................................................................................................... 17 Section 9 Meal Reimbursement................................................................................................................................. 17 Section 10 Campus Housing........................................................................................................................................ 17 Section 11 Meal Allowance – Home Athletic Contest................................................................................................ 17 Section 12 Safety......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Section 13 Telephone Inquiries to the National Office................................................................................................ 17 Section 14 Athletic Scholarship for Divisional Play.............................................................................................. 17-18 Section 15 Practice Limits........................................................................................................................................... 18 Section 16 Housing Guideline..................................................................................................................................... 18 Section 17 Insurance.................................................................................................................................................... 18
Article VII – Procedures of Appeal Section 1 General....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Section 2 Authority of the National Office........................................................................................................... 18-19 Section 3 Appeal to the Executive Committee.......................................................................................................... 19 Section 4 Arbitration............................................................................................................................................ 19-20
Article VIII – Grants-In-Aid, Recruitment, and Booster Clubs Section 1 Grants-In-Aid............................................................................................................................................. 21 Section 2 Recruitment............................................................................................................................................... 22 Section 3 Booster Clubs............................................................................................................................................ 23 Section 4 Enforcement............................................................................................................................................... 23 Section 5 Letter of Intent...................................................................................................................................... 23-24 Section 6 Practice...................................................................................................................................................... 24
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