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Community College A is limited to four (4) scrimmage dates in the spring. This maximum of four (4) scrimmage dates
remains constant regardless of the number of official games and scrimmages that were played in the fall.

Case 14
Multi – Team Scrimmages – Spring Soccer
SITUATION:
Community College A wants to bring three (3) teams in on a Saturday in the spring and scrimmage each visiting team
for 45 minutes. Under the soccer scrimmage allowances is this permissible? How many scrimmages would this count as?
ANSWER:
Yes. Community College A may bring in three teams and scrimmage each of them for 45 minutes on the same day.
This type of event would use one (1) of Community College A’s four (4) allowable scrimmage dates.

Case 15
Fall Soccer - Number of allowable scrimmages and games
SITUATION:
Community College A is scheduling for the fall 2018 soccer season. How many games are they permitted to schedule?

ANSWER:
Community College A may schedule a maximum of 22 games and or scrimmages in the fall.

Case 16
Spring Soccer - Number of allowable scrimmages and games
SITUATION:
Community College A played 18 games and no scrimmages during the 2018 fall soccer season. How many scrimmages
can they schedule for the 2019 spring season?
ANSWER:
Community College A is limited to four (4) scrimmage dates for the spring 2019 season. No games are permitted. The
four allowable scrimmage dates remain constant regardless of the number of soccer games and scrimmages contested in the
fall season.

Case 17
Fall Volleyball - Number of allowable scrimmage and game dates
SITUATION:
Community College A is scheduling for the fall 2018 volleyball season. How many dates are they permitted to schedule
during the fall season?
ANSWER:
Community College A may schedule a maximum of 28 dates in the fall for scrimmages, contests and/or tournaments.

Case 18
Spring Court Volleyball - Number of allowable scrimmage and game dates
SITUATION:
Community College A played 25 regular season dates in the fall 2018 season. How many dates do they have available
during the spring season for games, scrimmages or tournaments?
ANSWER:
Community College A is limited to the number of unused dates from the fall for spring scrimmages. If Community College
A played in 25 regular season dates in the fall of 2019, they would have seven (7) scrimmage dates available to them during
the spring 2020 season. If Community College A participated in two scrimmage dates and 26 game dates during the fall
season, they would have four (4) scrimmage dates available to them for the spring season.

Junior Varsity

Case 1
Community College Junior Varsity Program
SITUATION:
Community College A offers a junior varsity program in baseball, offering a schedule against other colleges’ junior varsity
teams and/or varsity teams. If the student-athletes participate in the junior varsity program do they use NJCAA eligibility?
ANSWER:
Yes. Community College A must file eligibility for all student-athletes involved and must furnish a schedule for the junior
varsity program. No student-athlete may participate in more than the maximum number of contests allowed in that sport as
defined by the NJCAA Sports Procedures. Each student-athlete involved in the junior varsity program should be informed that
NJCAA eligibility is being utilized.

Case 2
A “How To” for Junior Varsity Eligibility
SITUATION:
If a member college has a varsity and a junior varsity team in the same sport, how is the college to submit eligibility?
ANSWER:
*The college is to keep records of those who are on each team and when they participate; varsity and JV. Student-athletes
may not participate in more than the number of games scrimmages allowed as listed in the NJCAA Sport Procedures.