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TRYOUTS & AUDITIONS
Case 1
Tryouts & Auditions
SITUATION:
Community College A wants to hold an open tryout to see what local interest they have for building the upcoming season’s roster. They
advertise that anyone interested in trying out should attend the tryout event. The member college has no idea who will attend the event. Do
the rules for tryout and auditions apply to their situation?
ANSWER:
Yes, the rules for tryouts and auditions do apply fully to this situation. The key here is that it is an open tryout and Community College A has
no idea of who will show up for the tryout event. Had the college invited specific recruits to the event then it is no longer an open tryout and
would either be an official or unofficial recruiting visit.

Case 2

SITUATION: Tryouts & Auditions – Official On-Campus Recruiting Visit

Community College A identifies a prospective athlete at one of their two permissible on campus tryouts. Is Community College A
permitted to bring the recruit back to campus on an official visit?
ANSWER:
Yes. Community College A has the ability to bring anyone that is currently recruitable back to campus for an official on campus visit
following an open audition.

ARTICLE VII – SPORT POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

SPORT PROCEDURES

Case 1
SITUATION: Sport Procedures – Playing Date Limitation
Wrestling is allowed 20 dates in which to compete throughout the season. Community College A is scheduled to compete in a three-day
tournament. Is this tournament considered one or three dates of competition?
ANSWER:
The tournament would be considered three dates, leaving Community College A to schedule competition on 17 alternate dates.

Case 2

SITUATION: Sport Procedures – Participating in Different Divisions/Sports

Community College A competes in Division I Cross Country but would like to run at the Division III Track and Field Championship. Is this
allowable?
ANSWER:
It is allowable but would be difficult for the school to operate both programs as the higher division athletes could not participate on the lower
division sport if they had received any scholarship or benefit. A college which gives no athletic aid would be allowed to compete at the Division I level
in either cross country or track and field, provided that no student-athlete on the team receives any athletic aid.

Case 3

SITUATION: Sport Procedures – Track and Field – Multiple Dates of Competition

In the sport of track and field there are multiple day competitions. An example is a student-athlete participating in the decathlon on a
Friday and then in the long jump on Saturday of the Texas Relays. How many dates does this meet count as per the number of dates allowed
in the Sport Procedures?
ANSWER:
Only one date would be counted for this multiple day competition within the 20 dates allowed in the sport of track and field as per the
NJCAA Sport Procedures. However, competition in multiple divisions (i.e. college vs. open) in the same meet on different dates would
constitute two dates.
NOTE: This case is only dealing with track and field and not other sports with the same multiple-day situation.

Case 4

SITUATION: Sport Procedures – Alumni Games
Community College A would like to hold an alumni game with their current student-athletes and former alumni athletes in women’s basketball.
Does this game count towards the maximum number of contests allowed as per the NJCAA Sport Procedures?
ANSWER:
No. The NJCAA allows member colleges to hold one alumni game per academic year and this game will not count towards the number of
regular season games nor will statistics from the alumni game be counted. The individuals competing on the alumni team must be actual alumni
from the member college sponsoring the contest. It is not permissible to have alumni and non-alumni make up the opposing roster.