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Section 13. Open Wound Policy - Men (Division I, II, III) & Women
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 14. Hall of Fame - Men (Division I, II, III) & Women
The Association seeks to recognize the accomplishments of its veteran coaches, outstanding golfers and contributors by establishing an
NJCAA Golf Coaches Hall of Fame. Coaches shall be eligible for consideration upon completion of ten years of community college
service and will be considered by the Awards Committee upon completion of the Hall of Fame application. Golfers nominated by coaches
on a similar form to be submitted to the Awards Committee. Contributors to community college golf may also be nominated. Applicants
who are not selected upon their first nomination will remain on the ballot each year following.
Section 15. Code of Conduct Procedure - Men (Division I, II, III) & Women
A. Participants shall recognize the responsibility for proper conduct at any tournament, contest, or event sponsored by the NJCAA or
its member colleges.
B. Coaches shall recognize and resume responsibility for actions of themselves and their team members. Each coach who has
participants competing in the event shall be responsible for informing each member of the Code of Conduct (Article XX of the
NJCAA bylaws).
Section 16. National Poll Procedures - Men (Division I Golf Coaches Association)
A. The National Poll will be conducted three times in the fall and three times in the spring. The final poll of the year will be conducted
after all regional competition has been completed.
B. Voting will be for the top 20 teams in the country as voted upon by a panel of five coaches representing the districts that play
Division I Golf. Points will be awarded on the basis of 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
C. The chairperson of the panel will poll the other members by phone or email and then tabulate the votes and release the results to
the National Office and to the colleges that play Division I Golf.
D. The panel will also recognize the top 10 players in the country as selected by the five coaches on the panel.
E. Member colleges must enter statistics weekly on the Golfstat website to be eligible for national rankings in thatsport.
F. The National Poll shall honor the submitted rankings within regions.
National Poll Procedures – Men (Division II Golf Coaches Association)
A. The National Poll will be conducted three times in the fall and three times in the spring. The final poll of the year will be conducted
after all regional competition has been completed.
B. The National Poll shall honor the submitted rankings within regions.
National Poll Procedures - Men (Division III Golf Coaches Association)
A. The association seeks to recognize the accomplishments of individuals and teams through the NJCAA coach’s poll. This poll will be
conducted by the Golf Coaches Association and distributed to the member colleges through the NJCAA National Office. Poll dates
will be the second Monday in April, the fourth Monday in April and the third Monday in May.
B. The National Poll shall honor the submitted rankings within regions.
National Poll Procedures – Women
A. The association seeks to recognize the accomplishments of individuals and teams through the NJCAA coach’s poll. This poll will be
conducted by the Golf Coaches Association and distributed to the member colleges through the NJCAA National Office. Poll dates
will be the second Monday in April, the fourth Monday in April and the third Monday in May.
B. The National Poll shall honor the submitted rankings within regions.
Section 17. Tournament Lodging - Men (Division I, II, III) & Women
Should the Tournament Host/NJCAA National Office choose to assign lodging for this event, all participating colleges must honor that
assignment or pay for those rooms.