Page 145 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

Section 6. Rules and Officials
A. USBC Collegiate Division rules shall be followed.
B. The Tournament Host shall be responsible for securing services of all necessary officials, judges, etc. to satisfactorily conduct the
tournament as determined by the NJCAA Committee on Bowling.
C. All teams will abide by the five ball limit rule at both regional and national championships. Balls will be registered with the
Tournament Director who will be responsible for administering this rule.
1. Bowling balls cannot leave the paddock area after the practice session concludes until the start of practice on Friday.
D. There is to be no practice (bowling) of any type following the completion of the Thursday practice session.
E. Ball registration sheets must be turned in prior to the start of practice on the beginning day of the tournament. No equipment may
be changed after that point.
F. Lanes shall be re-oiled after the Doubles and Singles competition.
Section 7. Awards
A. Awards shall be given to the first and second place teams.
B. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded the first, second and third place finishers, respectively, in each event.
C. Each individual bowler on the first-place team shall receive an NJCAA gold medal. There shall be eight medals.
D. Each individual bowler on the second-place team shall receive an NJCAA silver medal. There shall be eight medals.
E. A Coach of the Tournament Award will be presented.
F. A Kermit Helmer Most Valuable Bowler Award shall be presented. The Kermit Helmer Award shall be presented to the top man and
woman bowler at the NJCAA National Tournament.
Section 8. Finances
A. Each team shall pay its own expenses.
B. The entry fee shall be $450 per team or $75 per individual. This shall include lineage, banquet and lunch.
Section 9. Substance Abuse
The use of all tobacco products by any coach, player, official or other individual involved in the conducting of any NJCAA sponsored
regular season or postseason play is prohibited within the confines of the playing area. Any individual not in compliance shall be
disqualified from further participation in that contest.
Section 10. Open Wound Policy
Under circumstances when constant or profuse bleeding occurs, the participant shall be immediately removed from that contest by the
official and cannot return until the bleeding has been stopped.
Section 11. Affiliation Recommendation
All students bowling in the intercollegiate level under the jurisdiction of the Athletic Director are encouraged to belong to the USBC
Collegiate and that all leagues and tournaments be sanctioned by:
USBC Collegiate
621 Six Flags Dr.
Arlington, TX 76011
The NJCAA shall recognize and permit member institutions to participate in USBC Collegiate events after the conclusion of the NJCAA
National Tournament as USBC Collegiate is an organization derived of two- and four-year colleges and seeks to promote opportunities
for student-athletes to participate in the sport of bowling.
Section 12. Tournament Lodging
Should the Tournament Host/National Office choose to assign lodging for this event, all participating colleges must honor that assignment
or pay for those rooms.
Section 13. Code of Conduct
Unsportsmanlike behavior is prohibited at any NJCAA event. This behavior includes, but is not limited to profanity, vulgar gestures,
taunting, loud or abusive language or unseemly celebrations whether or not it is directed toward any other player, coach, tournament
official or spectator.
Penalty for the above breach of conduct shall be:
FIRST OFFENSE: The Tournament Director shall notify the respective coach and or athlete(s) of inappropriate conduct.
SECOND OFFENSE: Offending individual(s) shall be ejected from the remainder of the tournament. Said individual(s) must leave
the confines of the playing area as defined by the tournament official.
Section 14. Championship Site Bids
Sport Committee Chairs must be present at the Championship Events Committee meeting when bid(s) for the national tournament site
is/are discussed.
Section 15. All-American Guidelines
A. The All-Americans are selected based on the top eight All-Events finishers in the NJCAA National Tournament. Only those games
started and completed by a participant will be counted toward their All-Events total.
B. See procedure listed in the All-American Awards section of the NJCAA Handbook & Casebook