Intercollegiate Sports The New Jersey County Colleges make up the Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC), which determines a state champion and selects All-Conference teams in each sport. The college belongs to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), which has over 500 members across the United States. The NJCAA sponsors national championship events and selects All-American teams. The NJCAA member colleges in New Jersey, Delaware, and eastern Pennsylvania make up Region XIX of the NJCAA. This organization holds post-season tournaments which are the stepping stones to the NJCAA national tournament and All-American honors for players. Call the Athletic Office at Extension 1493 at (609) 894-9311 or (856) 222-9311, for more information.

Participation on Athletic Teams
In order for students to participate in intercollegiate athletics in an NJCAA sport, they must:

1. have a high school diploma or its equivalent
2. be enrolled for 12 credits or more during the semester(s) the sport is in season (There are some exceptions to this rule for part-time students)
3. be in regular attendance within 15 calendar days from the beginning of classes
4. have passed a physical examination
5. maintain an appropriate GPA as determined by the NJCAA and the college
6. show evidence of making satisfactory progress toward graduation as determined by the NJCAA
7. not have competed on a professional team

Caution: Dropping a course may affect an athlete's eligibility to participate. Check with the athletic director before dropping any courses.

Notes:

• Transfer students from a two-year or four-year college/university may be immediately eligible for participation on an NJCAA-sponsored team.
• There are many exceptions and variations to these regulations. See the athletic director if you have questions.

Athletic Teams Sponsored by the College:

• Baseball (men) Division II
• Softball (women) Division II
• Basketball (men) Division II
• Basketball (women) Division II
• Soccer (men) Division III
• Soccer (women) Division I
• Golf (co-ed) Division III

Athletic scholarships are available in the Division I and II sports listed above. No scholarships are available in Division III.

Facilities
On the Pemberton campus, facilities include a gymnasium with seating for 1,500, a 25-yard, six-lane swimming pool, a soccer field, six tennis courts, a baseball diamond, a softball field and a sand volleyball court. Intramural fields are laid out on the athletic field space to provide the optimum utilization of the field area.

The FitnessCenter is very popular with students and consists of nineteen free-standing stacked weight units and seven pieces of aerobic equipment. The use of the Fitness Center is by membership. Mem-bership can be obtained by completing a membership application form at the Center. There is no membership fee for BCC students.

The College athletic training room, located in the Physical Education Center, is fully equipped and staffed to provide injury care, prevention and rehabilitation for athletes.

An aerobic dance room is equipped with mats for aerobic dance activity, martial arts, and other activities.

Locker facilities for students, faculty and staff are available at no charge. Individuals using the lockers are required to remove personal locks and all articles from the lockers on a daily basis. Each locker room has shower facilities and baby changing stations.

Intramurals and Recreation
Recreational activities are those that are informal in nature, while intramurals are more formally structured competitive activities. Burlington County College offers a variety of both.

Competition
Seasonal competition is offered on the intramural level in a variety of sports.

Recreational Activities
These activities include swimming, canoeing, whitewater rafting and ski trips, fitness pursuits in the Wellness Center and a variety of indoor gymnasium activities.

Activities
Intramural and recreational activities are usually scheduled for weekdays but some activities are held on weeknights and weekends. Not all activities are offered each year.

Information
Announcements about both intramural and recreational activities will be posted on bulletin boards throughout the College's campuses.

Eligibility
Any BCC student or employee is eligible to participate in intramural/ recreation events, provided he/she has a validated ID card. Students who are members of an intercollegiate team may participate in that sport on the intramural level according to specific guidelines established by the athletic director.

Awards
Each member of the winning team in a sport and persons finishing in first place in individual activity tournaments will receive an intramural T-shirt.

Uniforms
In team competition, each member of a team should wear similar colored jerseys. All teams or individuals must provide their own apparel. Pinnies are available.

Waiver of Liability
All individuals participating in an organized recreation/intramural activity will be required to sign a waiver of liability form.

Accidents/Incidents
All accidents/incidents occurring in the Physical Education Center or as a result of participation in college-sponsored events should be reported to the intramural/recreation person in charge of the activity, the athletic director and security personnel.