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Section 14.

SCRIMMAGE DEFINITION
A. A scrimmage is a contest which is conducted to prepare a team for regular season competition. An eligibility form is not required
if the scrimmage rules listed below are followed:
1. All scrimmages must be included and designated as such on the official schedule as published by the intercollegiate
department. This must include all written and website schedules.
2. No awards of any kind may be given to the participants.
3. No championship play of any kind may be carried on.
4. Participants must be enrolled/registered at the college he/she is representing and have a valid physical on file in order to
participate in a scrimmage.
5. Both colleges must classify the competition in the same manner – scrimmage or regular season competition. This must be
agreed to by both colleges prior to the start of the competition.
6. Once the contest is classified and completed as a scrimmage it cannot be changed.

Section 15.

CLUB TEAM
A. Any one of the NJCAA certified sports may be declared by the college administration as a club sport. Such declaration shall be
made on an NJCAA Club Form prior to the beginning of a season schedule. Included on the form shall be a roster of the
participants on the team. One copy of the form shall be sent to the Regional Director and another copy to the NJCAA Office.
USE NJCAA CLUB DECLARATION FORM
B. A college cannot sponsor a club team and a varsity team in the same sport during the same academic year in an NJCAA certified
sport, i.e., a team cannot be a club team during the fall season and a varsity team in the spring season.
C. Participation on a designated collegiate club team in an NJCAA certified sport shall constitute one season of participation; only
student-athletes that have not exhausted two seasons of collegiate eligibility in that particular sport may participate.

Section 16.

STUDENT-ATHLETE PARTICIPATION IN ALL-STAR AND OPEN COMPETITION
A. For every all-star game or international contest which a member college sponsors, an NJCAA Athletic Event Questionnaire shall
be on file with the NJCAA National Office.
B. No member college shall permit any employee to participate directly or indirectly, in the management, coaching, officiating,
supervision, promotion, or player selection of an all-star team or team engaged in international competition unless the NJCAA
Athletic Event Questionnaire is on file with the NJCAA National Office. Facilities of a member college can be made available
only if the contest is filed with the NJCAA on an NJCAA Athletic