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Case 5

SITUATION: Manager Scholarships
Community College A signs a student to a manager scholarship for the current year and has the student serve in the capacity of team
manager. NJCAA bylaws do not regulate manager scholarships. They would be an institutional issue. If the student who is receiving a
mangers scholarship in the current year chooses to participate as a student-athlete the following year, would there be any issues?
ANSWER:
If a student-athlete had previously been receiving a manager scholarship and later becomes a student-athlete, the NJCAA would review
the numbers of student-athletes signed to NJCAA Letters of Intent during that time. If no letter of intent slot was available during that time
period, the NJCAA would rule that the college was in violation by being over their allowable limits of scholarship recipients and sanctioned
accordingly. Manager scholarships should only be used in cases where there is no chance of the individual participating as an athlete in the
future.

Case 6

SITUATION: Cross Country/Track and Field Scholarship Limitations

Community College A sponsors both track and field and cross country. For the 2019-2020 academic year, how many scholarship
student-athletes are allowed in each sport? Will scholarship cross country student-athletes count towards the maximum number of
scholarships allowed in track and field based on the “counter” rule?
ANSWER:
Community College A may have a maximum of 10 student-athletes receiving athletic aid in the sport of cross country. Community
College A may have an additional 20 student-athletes (maximum) receiving athletic aid in the sport of track and field. In addition, cross
country and track and field have been exempted from the “counter” rule. In other words, a scholarship cross country student-athlete would
not count as one of the 20 allowable track and field scholarship student- athletes but can participate in track and field.

Case 7
Tennis Scholarship Counters in Other Sports
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R at Community College A is receiving a Division I scholarship in the sport of volleyball. She also wants to participate in
spring tennis. Because Student-Athlete R is receiving a Division I scholarship in volleyball, how is this scholarship counted within the number of
tennis scholarships?
ANSWER:
The Division I volleyball scholarship will be counted as one of the three Division I scholarships allowed in tennis. Letters of Intent must be
submitted online in each sport for this student-athlete.

PRACTICE
Case 1
SITUATION:
NJCAA Sport Procedures – First Practice Date
Community College A begins its volleyball season on September 9th, when can Community College A begin practicing?
ANSWER:
Community College A can begin its volleyball practice August 1st as designated in the NJCAA Sports Procedures Chart.

Case 2

SITUATION: High School Student-Athlete Practicing with a Member College’s Team
Student-Athlete R attends high school and is a senior. Student-Athlete R does not participate in high school athletics. Can this student-
athlete practice with Community College A?
ANSWER:
No. As the practice definition states in Section 6.A all participants must be enrolled/registered at the college where he/she will be practicing
and have valid physicals on file. Therefore, Student-Athlete R must be enrolled at Community College A and must have a valid physical on file
to practice with the team at the college.

Case 3
Requirements for Student-Athletes to Practice During the Summer
SITUATION:
Must student-athletes who want to practice with the coaching staff during the summer in the eight hours per week setting be enrolled at
the college during the summer and have a current physical on file to be able to practice during the summer at the college?
ANSWER:
Yes. According to the practice definition participants must be enrolled at the college he/she is representing and have a valid physical on
file. In this case the student-Athlete must be enrolled in summer classes. This practice definition covers the in season, off season, and the
summer practices.