NCAA Certified Event Requirements and Procedures

All girl's teams in the 9th/10th, 11th/12th and High School Divisions participating in the National Championship and their coaches must be NCAA certified. Below you will find helpful instructions and important information.

Coaches: All coaches participating must be approved through the NCAA Coaches' Approval Program prior to the National Championship. Please be aware that the process may take up to seven business days to complete. DO NOT wait until Coach's Check-In to complete this process. If you do, you risk your team's participation in the National Championship. Entry Fees will NOT be refunded if a team cannot compete due to coach's failure to comply with the NCAA requirements.

The approval process involves the following:

• Online application
• NCAA Rules test
• Criminal background check
• Payment ($40 prior to June 30th; $55 after June 30th)

To attain coaches' approval follow these steps:

1. Go to www.primetimesportz.com
2. Click 2009 National Championship
3. Click Important NCAA Compliance Info"
4. Click on "NCAA Coaches Approval Program"
5. Click on "Apply for Approval"
6. Follow site directions

Things you need to know:

• Only NCAA approved coaches are permitted to sit on the team bench during a NCAA certified event. The NCAA requires that this rule be enforced and on-site staff will direct non-compliant coaches to leave the team bench, NO EXCEPTIONS.
• Coaches should be prepared to provide event operators with their coaches' approval number at the time of event's team registration and possibly upon check-in at each event.
• If you applied and were:
• Certified at any time during the year 2007 you will need to re-apply in 2009
• Certified in 2008 you will need to re-apply in January 2010
• Certified in 2009 you will need to re-apply in January 2011

Teams: All teams that wish to participate in a NCAA certified event MUST register through the NCAA online system prior to registering for the event.

To register your team:

1. Go to www.primetimesportz.com
2. Click on "Basketball Showcase/NCAA"
3. Click on "NCAA Basketball Certification System"
4. If you have not logged in before you will need to choose "New Coach Admin"
• Make a note of your Username & Password; you will need this information several times in the future!
5. If you have logged in before enter your Username & Password.
• If you do not remember your Username & Password click on Recover Username & Password and it will email your information to the email address you specified when you registered.
6. Once you register as a coach you will use that same Username & Password each time you access the NCAA BBCS.
7. Click on "Create Team" and answer required questions. Click Save.
8. Choose "Edit Assistant Coaches"; add each assistant coach's name. They will not be allowed to sit on the bench if they are not in the system and certified. Click Save.
9. Click on "Edit Athletes". Click "Add Athletes" button and repeat for each athlete. Click Save.
• You will need athlete's home address and school information. An athlete may not have the same address as the coach or another athlete unless they physically live together.
10. Click "Choose Team Events". You will then be directed to a page that includes all NCAA approved events. Select the box for the PrimeTime Sports (women's) Nationals Event. If you do not click the PrimeTime Sports event you will not be officially registered through the NCAA.

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