New NCAA Requirements

Please note the NEW NCAA Requirements for this tournament: (MANDATORY)

The NCAA now has TWO parts to becoming certified to coach.  

Teams without approved coaches and rosters on the NCAA BBCS will not be allowed to participate in the NCAA-certified portion of this event.

Step 1 – Coaches must obtain USA BBall Gold Licenses - MANDATORY: 

• Search for other coaches or athletes;
• Create a BENCH of participants;
• Create a ROSTER to participate in an event;
• Apply to request NCAA certification of an event or league.

It will no longer be permissible for a team administrator who is not approved as a coach to enter information into the BBCS

Event Coaches Check In:

We will be asking for you to show your USAB Gold License & another form of Photo ID. You can get your licence mailed to you (it takes about 4 weeks). Once you have completed the 3 courses and the background check and you have your Gold Licence - In the upper right hand corner there are 3 lines click on that & then request a licence.

Step 2 – Register on the new BBCS: 

ALL COACHES AND ATHLETES must create individual accounts on the all-new NCAA BBCS website https://BBCS.ncaa.org.

• New accounts must be created in the new BBCS: old log-in information does not work.
• All coaches must create an account, not just the head coach.
• All athletes must create an athlete account. 
  • Athlete flyer (print off and provide to your athletes or team parents)
  • Athlete account creation directions on page 31 of ECAG manual
• Your username is your registration email address.
• Passwords must contain 8 characters, upper and lower case, and a symbol (!@#$).   Passwords cannot contain a word found in the dictionary.  For example, the word "blue" is not allowed but you can do a variation on the word and it would accepted: blu, blu3, b!ue, or another variation.
• Your password locks after three failed attempts.  Use the password reset button, do not create another account.

• The new BBCS uses a "bench" concept, which enables the coach to have a pool of available athletes and assistant coaches.
• The coach cannot search for and invite an assistant coach to their "bench" until that assistant coach has their (1) USAB Gold license, (2) created a user account in the BBCS, and (3) been verified by the NCAA.
• The coach cannot search for and invite themselves to their own "bench".  The coach is automatically added to the "bench".
• The coach cannot search for and invite an athlete to their "bench" until that athlete has (1) created their account in the BBCS, (2) viewed the educational video, and (3)completed their school information on their profile.
• The coach cannot search for and invite an athlete whose address is not consistent with the NCAA residency requirements.  Athletes from a non-adjoining state or from a different country cannot be added to the "bench".  Coaches will be required to provide documentation in advance if the athlete's residency/demographic information is flagged as questionable.
• The coach can create multiple rosters for an event.  Once the coach opts into an NCAA-certified event, the team name, team address and roster can be added based on the athletes and coaches on the "bench".
• If the coach has more than one team going to that event, they can opt in for a second time and enter their next team's information.
• The NCAA has also created a handout you can give to your athletes on how to register on the BBCS.
• Players and teams who are not of viewing age must still register and abide by all the NCAA Certification rules that apply to the viewable athletes.

IMPORTANT REMINDER:

During the NCAA recruiting periods, the rule is different:

• Teams who have not completed all of the above steps WILL NOT be allowed to participate in the NCAA certified portion of the tournament.

• Coaches cannot sit on a bench at any NCAA Certified Events unless all of the above steps have been completed before the event begins.

• Because of the NCAA rule prohibiting players from playing more than 3 games per day, and 5 games in a rolling two-day period, players participating in the 15U through 17U/Varsity (NCAA certified) divisions can only play on one team and in one division during the entire event.

• A 15U-17U/Varsity player cannot play in two different age groups (including the non NCAA certified 9U-14U divisions) or the same age group during the tournament. If a team loses, a player cannot switch to another team still in competition.