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Section 4 - Tryouts and Auditions
A. General Information & Definitions:
A.1. Audition Definition: An audition is any organized recruiting event for prospective student-athletes that is open to the general
public held in an effort to fill roster spots on one or more of a member college’s athletic teams. An audition is not related to an
official or unofficial visit.
A.2. Physical Examination: A prospective student-athlete participating in an audition must provide verification that he/she has received
a physical examination administered by a qualified health care professional within 13 months prior to the tryout/audition.
A.3. Location: A member college must conduct auditions of prospective student-athletes only on its campus or at a site at which the
member college has been approved to conduct its practices or competition as their “Home Venue”.
Participation of current student-athletes: Current student-athletes or student-athletes who are signed to an NJCAA Letter of Intent
may not participate in auditions.
A.4.
B. Duration & Maximums:
B.1. Auditions may not exceed two (2) hours per individual.
B.2. A college may conduct a maximum of two (2) auditions per sport per academic year.
B.3. A college may conduct a maximum of one (1) audition per prospective student-athlete per year.
C. Expenditure of Funds:
C.1. A member college may not expend funds on prospective student-athletes prior to, during, or after the tryout/audition.
C.1.a. including but not limited to provision of transportation, souvenirs, and gifted clothing or equipment.

C.2. A member college may provide equipment and/or clothing to prospective student-athletes while participating in an audition
on an issuance and retrieval basis.
D. Eligible Prospective Student-Athletes:
D.1. A prospective student-athlete must have completed his/her junior year in high school or home school equivalent to participate in an
audition.
D.2. A member college must determine if auditions are allowed by the prospective student-athlete’s State High School Activities
Association/School District before allowing the prospective student-athlete to participate in the audition.
Section 5 - Booster Clubs
A. Records: The financial records of booster clubs and similar organizations which assist athletic programs must be open, available and
accounted for by college officials.
B. Institutional Approval: All transactions of a booster organization or individual which assists a college athletic program in any way, including but
not limited to, equipment purchases, awards, in-kind gifts, recruitment expenses and grants-in-aid, must be approved through the standard
financial approval procedures (purchasing, gift acceptance, financial aid, etc.) of the college as authorized or approved by the president.
C. Grants-in-Aid: All booster club funds used for grants-in-aid must be administered by the college through the office, department, or division
which administers financial funds for enrolled students. The Booster Club may not give money directly to a student-athlete and may not
provide assistance in excess of the terms of a Letter of Intent in compliance with Article VI, Section 1.B.1.a.

Section 6 - Violations & Enforcement
A. A member college which violates any portion of Article VI shall be subject to such penalty as the NJCAA National Office deems advisable
under the circumstances.
A.1. Maximum Penalty: The maximum penalty shall be a period of probation for a period of one year.
A.2. Acts by Outside Individuals and Organizations: Responsibility for the observance of these bylaws shall be upon the member
college, including acts of outside individuals or organizations when performed with the knowledge of any member of the
administrative or athletic staff.