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14. Student-athletes may be released from the Letter of Intent by receiving a signed copy of the NJCAA Release Agreement Form signed by the Athletic Director, the President of the Institution and the student-athlete /( and parent when necessary) as required on the form. 15. An NJCAA Letter of Intent may be voided if a student signs a Letter of Intent with a NCAA / NAIA institution. 16. An NJCAA Release Agreement form may be electronically submitted with the NJCAA National Office for all student-athletes no longer receiving or intending to receive athletic aid. 17. If more than one valid NJCAA Letter of Intent is signed without first receiving an NJCAA Release Agreement, the studentathlete will immediately become ineligible to compete.
18. A college may not expend any funds on a student-athlete prior to electronic submission of a Letter of Intent with the signing date of the athletic director and student-athlete. It is understood the President’ s signature and final submission will come within 21 days. NOTE: This would not include a student-athlete’ s one official recruiting visit as per Article VIII, Section 2. B.
19. A student-athlete who has signed a Letter of Intent( LOI) at any time for the previous academic year, the current academic year or the upcoming academic year will be immediately eligible following transfer at the subsequent institution provided they meet the requirements of Article V, Section 4. D, 4. E and / or 4. F( whichever is applicable) and have a Transfer Waiver from any / all institution( s) where they were under an LOI the previous, current or upcoming academic year. PRACTICE A. Practice is any meeting; activity; or instruction involving sports-related information and having an athletics purpose; held for one or more student-athlete at the direction of; or supervised by; any member or members of an institution’ s coaching staff. Participants must be enrolled / registered at the college he / she is representing and have a physical on file.
B. The practice season for NJCAA certified sports shall be divided into two( 2) seasons for the purpose of practice. These two seasons shall be designated“ In Season” and“ Off Season”.
C. In Season practice shall commence with the first day of practice as allowed within the NJCAA Sports Procedures for that particular sport. In season practice shall conclude once a team or individual is no longer eligible for advancement in postseason competition. D. Off Season shall begin once a team or individual is no longer eligible for advancement in postseason competition. E.
Activities Considered In Season Practice: Practice shall be considered to have occurred if one or more coaches and one or more student-athletes engage in any of the following activities: 1. Field, floor or on-court activity. 2. Activities conducted as a physical education class open exclusively to members of an intercollegiate team. 3. Leadership activities Team building sessions if they are conducted at a site on or off an institutions campus for no more than 48 hours contact time. Leadership Team building activities with a measurable outcome such as rope courses and related leadership activities team building are allowed within the parameters specified above, once per athletic team per academic year. Expenses may be paid for leadership activities team building as defined above.
F. Activities Considered Off Season: Practice shall NOT be considered to have occurred in the following activities:
1. Participation by student-athletes in regular physical education classes, with or without credit, that are listed in the institution’ s current printed class schedule or the class schedule located on the institution’ s web site and open to all students, except as noted in # 2 above.
2. Participation by student-athletes in a physical-fitness class conducted by a member of the athletics staff( including a member of the institutions coaching staff) under the following conditions: a. Enrollment by any student-athlete is voluntary; b. c.
The classes are open to any student of the institution; and Class hours and programs have been publicized in appropriate publication and / or on the proper bulletin boards of the institution.
3. Meetings or discussions between a student-athlete and a member or members of an institution’ s coaching staff regarding academic support service, drug education, training room procedures, team discipline, care and maintenance of equipment, general meeting schedules, information about housing and meals, or information about“ off-season conditioning activities.”
G. Off Season Activity Limitations: 1. Off Season activities must be limited to on campus and must be voluntary. 2. All student-athletes participating in off season activities must be enrolled / registered in that term at the host college and have valid physicals on file. 3. No college funds may be used for any current or prospective student-athlete during the off season. 4. No college equipment may be used off campus for any current or prospective student-athlete. 5. No member of the college coaching staff may have off campus athletic contact with any current student-athlete, or one who has signed a valid NJCAA Letter of Intent with the following exceptions: a. May observe the student-athlete participating in an activity, but may not be involved with the activity itself( i. e. coaching, practicing, or participating with the student-athlete in the sport he or she is being recruited to participate in). b. May coach against a student-athlete or anyone who has signed a valid NJCAA Letter of Intent. c. May participate against a student-athlete or anyone who has signed a valid NJCAA Letter of Intent.
6. A college that is required to use an off campus facility, because they do not have a facility available to them on campus, must request an exemption to practice or play at this facility from the NJCAA. The college must provide a contract and proof of payment for the off campus facility if they want the NJCAA to designate the off campus facility as an on campus facility.
7. Individual / team on campus activities( practice or conditioning) shall be limited to eight hours per week, in direct contact with college coaching staff( inclusive of weight training and conditioning).
H. Open Gym: 1. Playing sites / venues must be open to all students currently enrolled at the college. 2. Must be publicized through all normal communication channels within the campus. 3. Must be for a designated time period( i. e. day( s) of the week; hour( s) of the day). 4. Coach may be present but may not have athletic contact with students.
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