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An individual loses amateur status and thus shall not be eligible for intercollegiate competition in an NJCAA certified sport if they have participated with professional teams or professional players after full-time enrollment at a college or have reached their 19 th birthday, whichever comes first. 1. Once an individual enrolls in college full-time or reaches their 19 th birthday, whichever comes first, an individual loses amateur status and thus shall not be eligible for intercollegiate competition in an NJCAA certified sport if any of the following criteria applies: a. Uses his or her athletics skill( directly or indirectly) with professional teams or professional players for pay in any form in that sport; b. Accepts a promise of pay even if such pay is to be received following completion of intercollegiate athletics participation; c. Signs a contract or commitment of any kind to play professional athletics, regardless of its legal enforceability or any consideration received; d. Receives, directly or indirectly, a salary, reimbursement of expenses or any other form of financial assistance from a professional sports organization based on athletics skill or participation; e. Enters into a professional draft. f. Receive money or other forms of remuneration beyond actual expenses for participating in any athletic contest or programs. with the exception of bowling and golf.( Refer to the bowling and golf sports rulebook.)( Deleted August 1, 2014) g. Give lessons on a fee-for-lesson bases.( Deleted August 1, 2014) h. Be employed to teach any class or in any coaching capacity for their college during the academic year in which he / she is a participant. i. Be employed or receive compensation for teaching or coaching sports skills or techniques, if the employment is arranged by the student-athlete ' s institution or a representative of its athletics interests. j. Take any financial assistance, or enter into an agreement of any kind, to compete in professional athletics. Studentathletes who violate this provision shall be ineligible for participation in the sport. This includes declaring for professional draft. k.
Try out with a professional sports organization while enrolled full-time during any part of the academic year unless they have exhausted their eligibility in that sport.( This includes any time from the beginning of the fall term through the completion of the spring term, including any intervening period.) Part-time student-athletes who are not participating under the provisions of Section 4. I. may try out provided they do not receive any form of compensation other than actual expenses from the professional organization.( Deleted August 1, 2014) l. Contract in writing to be represented by an agent in the marketing of athletic ability or reputation in a sport. m. Competes professionally or contracts to compete professionally in a sport regardless of its format.
Additional items deleted from B( August 1, 2014) Participate in the Major Junior A Hockey League sponsored by the Canadian Hockey League( CHL). Participate in the A League of Professional Soccer. Participate in the Superliga of the Brazilian Confederation of Volleyball( CBV). Student-athletes shall not have competed on the men’ s ATP Professional Tennis Tour or the women’ s WTA Professional Tennis Tour or with any other professional tour, circuit or league that provides prize money or salary or any other form of remuneration beyond actual expenses. The ITA expense form is to be used for those amateur student-athletes that have competed in professional tour events or on circuits / tours that provide expense money, not prize money based upon winning, however, Any student-athlete having played in 10 or more professional events after his / her date of high school graduation or 19 th birthday, whichever is earlier, shall have one year of eligibility remaining if the ITA expense form is properly executed and approved. Any student-athlete having played in 10 or more professional events two years after his / her date of high school graduation or 19 th birthday, whichever is earlier, shall have no eligibility remaining. Any student-athlete having received compensation in excess of $ 2,500 total will have no eligibility remaining in the sport of tennis, regardless of number of events or expenses. NOTE 1:“ Professional events” are those main draw events that provide prize money or other forms of remuneration based on winning, whether or not they are sponsored by the ATP / WTA or any other professional tour or circuit.
NOTE 2: An“ event” is a main draw singles or a doubles entry in a professional tournament. Entry in a singles and doubles draw in a single professional tournament would count as two( 2) events.
C. A professional team is any organized team that: 1. Declares itself to be professional or semi-professional. 2. Provides any of its player’ s more than actual and necessary expenses for participation on the team. Actual and necessary expenses are limited to the following, provided the value of these items is commensurate with the fair market value in the locality of the player( s) and is not excessive in nature:
a. Meals directly tied to competition and practice held in preparation for such competition; b. Lodging directly tied to competition and practice held in preparation for such competition; c. Playing and practice apparel, equipment and supplies; d. Coaching and instruction; e. Transportation( expenses to and from practice competition, cost of transportation from home to training / practice site at the beginning of the season and from the training / practice site to home at the end of the season); f. Facility usage;
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