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Rules Governing Amateur Status
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Rules Governing Amateur Status

Student athletes are permitted to:

  • Accept scholarships and educational grants-in-aid in accordance with the bylaws of the NJCAA.
  • Officiate at sports contests provided compensation does not exceed the going rate.
  • Serve as coach or instructor for compensation outside their institution provided they are not paid to coach or teach in the sport they are participating in at the intercollegiate level.
  • Serve as paid supervisor of children''s sports programs such as summer camps or recreation department programs. The pay shall not be on a fee-for-lesson basis.

Student athletes shall not:

  • Receive money beyond actual expenses for participating in any athletic contest.
  • Give lessons on a fee-for-lesson basis.
  • Be employed to teach physical education or coach any sport for their college.
  • Take any financial assistance or enter into an agreement of any kind to compete in professional athletics, with the exception of baseball athletes who participate for not more than 30 days in professional baseball.
  • Try out with a professional sports organization while enrolled full-time during any part of the academic year unless the eligibility in that sport has been exhausted.
  • Contract orally or in writing to be represented by an agent.