Page 316 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

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
Tryouts & Auditions – Official On-Campus Recruiting Visit
SITUATION:
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
Sport Procedures – Playing Date Limitation
SITUATION:
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
Sport Procedures – Participating in Different Divisions/Sports
SITUATION:
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
Sport Procedures – Track and Field – Multiple Dates of Competition
SITUATION:
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
Sport Procedures – Alumni Games
SITUATION:
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: