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NJCAA POSITION STATEMENT ON STANDARDS & ETHICS BEST PRACTICES

The NJCAA Standards and Ethics Committee has compiled a listing of “best practices” for NJCAA Regions and member colleges.

A. Each Region should discuss/review with its member college:
1. NJCAA Code of Conduct (Article XX) and Sportsmanship (Article XVIII)
2. Region policy manual/handbook that adhere to NJCAA Bylaws
3. Region policies/procedures that may be more stringent than NJCAA Policies
B. Each Region should conduct educational seminars (along with consistent communication with Region members):
1. For Region/conference compliance workshops
2. For Athletic Directors, coaches and staff
3. Officials coordinators
4. Student-Athletes
C. Game Management Supervision
1. Game Administrator at all home contests
2. Staff Administrator at all post-season events
3. Administrator cannot be a coaching in the contest.
D. Follow NJCAA Ejection reporting procedures and collection of data
1. NJCAA Ejection Form and online reporting system, per NJCAA Bylaws
2. Collect and report evaluations from officials and official coordinators
E. Communication of ejections
1. Athletic Director report of ejection(s) to their College President should occur

NJCAA POSITION STATEMENT ON SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) is the governing body of intercollegiate athletics for two-year colleges. As
such, its programs are designed to meet the unique needs of a diverse group of student-athletes who come from both traditional and
non-traditional backgrounds and whose purpose in selecting a two-year college may be as varied as their experiences before attending
college.

Given this perspective, the NJCAA accepts its responsibility by seeking to provide a competitive environment that is free from drug and
substance use and abuse in any form for the purpose of facilitating or enhancing athletic performance by any athlete engaged in
competition that is sponsored by the NJCAA.
It is the position of the NJCAA to serve as a resource and referral agency for any athlete, coach or administrator who wishes to secure
information relative to the effects, consequences and potential avenues of treatment for substance abuse; to coordinate the efforts of
coaches and athletic administrators, in their efforts to serve as educational liaisons for those student-athletes wishing to further their
athletic careers at four-year institutions, that are subject to drug testing procedures; and to continue to endorse and encourage efforts
on the part of member institutions to educate their athletes to the implications of drug usage, in their lives beyond athletics.

It is a fundamental belief of the NJCAA that athletic participation is a privilege and that those athletes who use illegal performance-
enhancing and/or recreational drugs substantively violate that privilege. In response to any violations of this nature that occur and are
detected in NJCAA sponsored events, continuation of rights and privileges of participation by the individual or the institution will be
reviewed and revoked, as appropriate.
The NJCAA requires of its member institutions the following:

1) Development and implementation of an alcohol, tobacco, drugs and other controlled substances awareness
education program for all members of intercollegiate athletic department staff and student-athletes.
2) Development and distribution of an institutional policy statement relative to the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco,
drugs and other controlled substances. This policy statement should address participation and the expectations of
the member institution for each intercollegiate athletic department staff member and student-athletes standard of
behavior.
3) Development and implementation of a plan for referral, treatment and rehabilitation for all members of intercollegiate
athletic department staff members and student-athletes with drug and/or alcohol related problems.
4) By using various resources of individual institutions in response to institutional needs and demands, investigate the
feasibility of a complete and comprehensive drug use and abuse screening program.

Substances banned for use by student-athletes competing in NJCAA sponsored events are those found on the NCAA list of banned
drug classes. No substance belonging to the prohibited class may be used, regardless of whether it is specifically listed as an example
by the NCAA.