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SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R attends Community College A for one term and participates as a member of the fall baseball team. At the completion of
the term, Student-Athlete R does not enroll at any college. The next academic year, Student-Athlete R enrolls at Community College B and
after satisfying the transfer rules, is permitted to participate in the spring baseball program. How many seasons of baseball eligibility has
Student-Athlete R completed after the spring season at Community College B?
ANSWER:
One. Student-Athlete R has completed one season in the fall and one season in the spring and will have one season left at a NJCAA
member college to compete in both fall and spring baseball.

Case 3
Definition of a Season – GOLF Example
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R attends Four-Year Institution X during the fall term and participates as a member of their golf team. After completing the term
passing 15 credit hours with a 3.00 GPA, Student-Athlete R withdraws from Four-Year Institution X. The next academic year, Student-Athlete R
enrolls at Community College B and participates in golf during the spring season. Is Student-Athlete R participating in his/her first or second
season of spring golf?
ANSWER:
First. Since fall golf is considered a separate sport season from spring golf in the NJCAA, Student-Athlete R has two seasons of spring golf
and one season left in fall golf.

NOTE: If the in one season of fall and spring golf and the student-athlete would only have one season of fall and spring golf remaining at the
NJCAA level, records are carried over to the spring term at the Four-Year Institution, then the student-athlete has participated

Case 4
Number of Seasons – TENNIS Example
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R participates in two seasons of fall tennis at a NJCAA member college which does not carry its record over to the spring term.
How many seasons of spring tennis does Student-Athlete R have left?
ANSWER:
Two. NJCAA bylaws provide for a fall season and a spring season in the following sports: Baseball, Bowling, Golf, Lacrosse,
Softball, Soccer and Tennis.
NOTE: If the records are carried over to the spring term then the student-athlete has exhausted their NJCAA eligibility in tennis as their
participation in the fall will constitute a full year of participation both fall and spring season being used.

Case 5
Sport Season Which Spans Over Two Terms – GOLF
SITUATION:
Community College A is a member of a conference which conducts regular season golf matches during the fall and spring terms. The matches
which are conducted during the fall and spring terms are used to determine a regional champion. If a student-athlete participates only during
the fall term, but not during the spring, will he/she have used a season of spring golf?

ANSWER:
Yes. Because the records are carried over into the spring term, golf at Community College A is a two-term sport and not a sport with two
seasons (a fall season and a separate spring season). The eligibility requirements will be like the sport of basketball with a continued season.
A student-athlete's participation during the fall term will count as a full season of golf eligibility.

Case 6
Participation at Two Different Colleges During the Same Year – TENNIS
SITUATION:

Student-Athlete R attends Four-Year Institution X during the fall term and participates in their fall tennis program. Is Student-Athlete R
eligible to participate in tennis at Community College A during the spring term of the same academic year if all other eligibility rules are
satisfied?
ANSWER:
Yes. In those sports listed in NJCAA bylaws as having two distinct seasons (fall and spring), a student-athlete can participate at two
different colleges during the same academic year providing the fall season at the four-year institution was not their regular season of
competition and the fall season records at Community College A are not carried over from the fall to the spring season.
Case 7
Records Carried over to the Spring Season – BASEBALL
SITUATION:
Community College A utilizes their fall baseball season as their league season and wants to carry the records over to the spring season. May
student-athletes that were not full-time students at Community College A in the fall participate in the spring baseball season?
ANSWER:
No. In this case the baseball season at Community College A will be considered as a two-term sport and not a sport with two seasons (a fall
season and a separate spring season). The eligibility requirements will be like the sport of basketball with a continued season.