ii. An NJCAA Transfer Waiver Form is signed by the Athletic Director and Chief Executive Administrator of the community college from which the student-athletes are transferring. iii. Student-athletes who have not participated in any sport, transfer from their first community college to any community college within their home district, county, or service area. iv. Student-athletes enroll at the first possible opportunity in a newly established college or a college that initiates an
v. intercollegiate athletic program within the student-athlete ' s home district, county, or service area. The college from which the student-athlete is transferring has been placed on probation in the sport in which the student-athlete is participating. This provision does not apply to any student-athlete that is causatively involved in the problem resulting in the penalty.
2. Probation Period. A student-athlete who has attended an NJCAA member college as a full-time student and / or participated who transfers from that college to another NJCAA member college may not participate for one season. The probation season is interpreted as the season immediately following his / her last term of full-time enrollment. NOTE: The season of probation must be served during the official sport season.
1. The student-athlete may be immediately eligible upon transfer if he / she has a NJCAA Transfer Waiver from the last college( s) of full-time enrollment that offers the sport.
2. All academic provisions listed in Article V, Section 10. B. 1. a must still be met.
NOTE: A 16-week probationary period applies to all academically ineligible transfers from NJCAA member colleges.( The probationary period is defined as the completion of one academic term of 16 calendar weeks and satisfying either Article V, Section 4. D, or one of the requirements of Article V, Section 4. E., whichever is appropriate). Following the successful completion of the probationary period, a Transfer Waiver is still required if the studentathlete was enrolled full-time at a member college within the previous academic year and does not meet any of the requirements of Article V, Section 10. B. 1. b.
NOTE: Rule does not affect transfer students from four year college or from non-NJCAA member colleges and that 16 calendar weeks probationary period would still apply.
NOTE: Before a student-athlete can participate in a second season of an NJCAA certified sport, the provisions of Section 4. F must be satisfied.
C. Transfers from a Four-Year College or from a Non-NJCAA Member College. Student-athletes transferring from a four-year college or a non-NJCAA member college are either immediately eligible upon transfer or must serve a probationary period of 16 calendar weeks. The following rules determine the student-athlete ' s eligibility status. 3. Immediate Eligibility – To be immediately eligible, with no probation required, student-athletes must satisfy the provisions of Section 4. D or 4. E.( Use the rule which is applicable to the transfer student-athlete). NOTE: Before a student-athlete can participate in a second season of an NJCAA certified sport, the provisions of Section 4. F must be satisfied.
4. Probation of Sixteen Calendar Weeks – A probationary period of 16 calendar weeks and the completion of one academic term and satisfying either Article V, Section 4. D or one of the requirements in Article V, Section 4. E., whichever is appropriate, is required of student-athletes who did not satisfy the academic provisions of Section 4. Student-athletes serving this 16-week probation period may be added to the eligibility roster at any time after satisfying the provision of the probation period.
Section 11.
RULES GOVERNING THE AMATEUR STATUS OF STUDENT-ATHLETES Amateur athletes are those who engage in sports for the physical, mental or social benefits they derive in participation and to whom athletics is an avocation and not a source for personal financial remuneration. Whenever the amateur status of a student-athlete is questionable and before competition begins in an activity sponsored by the NJCAA, it is the responsibility of an administrative officer of the college where the student-athlete is enrolled to clear the status of the student-athlete in question. In determining amateur status of student-athletes, the following guidelines have been established. A. Student-Athletes are Permitted To:
1. Accept scholarships and educational grants-in-aid from their institution in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII of the bylaws of the NJCAA. 2. Officiate sport contests, providing the compensation received does not exceed the going rate for such employment. 3. Serve as coaches or instructors for compensation in a physical education class outside of their institution provided the employment is not arranged by the student-athlete ' s institution or a representative of its athletics interests.
4. Serve as paid supervisors of children ' s sports programs, such as counselors in a summer camp, or in a recreation department program. Their duties may include teaching techniques or skills in their sport, provided that any instruction is a part of the overall terms of employment( teaching and coaching shall not exceed more than half of their employed time) and not on a fee-for-lesson basis.( Deleted August 1, 2014) 5. Give lessons for compensation provided such compensation is appropriate and the standard rate for the service area. 6. Participate in women ' s softball if the women were involved in the Professional Softball Association and have been reinstated by the appropriate amateur governing body.
7. Have their names or pictures appear in books, other publications, or films without jeopardizing their amateur status, but only under the following conditions: a. Appearance in such publications or films is for the purpose of demonstrating athletic skill, analysis of a sports event, or instruction in sports. b. There is no indication that the student-athlete expressly or implicitly endorses a commercial product or services. c. The student-athlete is not paid. d. The student-athlete has signed a release statement detailing the conditions under which his or her name or image may be used and has filed a copy of that statement with the institution he / she attends.
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