Section 20.
SPORT PROCEDURES Sport procedures guidelines regulate each NJCAA certified sport. An Academic year is defined as August 1 through July 31. A. An NJCAA student-athlete on institutional athletic aid shall be a counter relative to the number of scholarships allowed in the sport, for each sport in which he / she participates in. NOTE: For the purpose of this Section 20. An“ HS(-3) student-athlete” is a student-athlete who attended fewer than three years of high school in the United States. HS(-3) student-athletes who are participating in an NJCAA member college athletic program are counters relative to the number of scholarship available to HS(- 3) student-athletes in each sport in which they participate. NOTE: Cross Country / Half Marathon / Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field Exempt
B. The sport procedures include established limits. 1. Starting date for practice. 2. Starting date for games 3. Ending date for practice and / or games. 4. Number of contest allowed per season. 5. Number of scrimmages allowed per season. 6. Number of Letters of Intent per academic year. 7. Number of Scholarships in the sport at any given time. 8. Signing date for each sport( Letter of Intent). 9. Division I and II member colleges: Requiring athletic aid and the number of allowable scholarships offered to studentathletes who are HS(-3) student-athletes, be no more than one-quarter of the total number of scholarships allowed by NJCAA rules in that particular sport.
10. Men’ s and Women’ s Tennis: Increase Letter of Intent Scholarship limit in Men’ s and Women’ s Tennis to nine( 9). Limit the HS(-3) student-athlete scholarship limit to two( 2). Allow a maximum of three( 3) full scholarships to include tuition and fees, room and board, course related books and up to $ 250 in course required supplies, transportation costs one time per academic year to and from the college by direct route, and six( 6) partial scholarships limited to tuition, fees, course related books and up to $ 250 in course required supplies.
11. Division II Volleyball: Not more than two( 2) HS(-3) student-athletes on athletic aid may compete in NJCAA Division II Volleyball.
Sport Procedures for each season are listed on the following pages:
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