Intramural & Special Event Captain's Manual
Intro
Thank you for agreeing to be the captain of your team. We hope you enjoy your experience and wish you and your team all the best while participating in these fun activities. All information in this handbook is meant as a guide to participating and we hope it answers any questions you may have. For more specific information concerning procedures of the program, please visit the website at www.usi.edu/rfw or contact the following people in the Recreation, Fitness, and Wellness Center:
Ruth
Waller, Director
464-1942 rwaller@usi.edu
Joe Gratz, Assistant Director
465-1110 jgratz@usi.edu
Scott Wood, Program Coordinator 465-1216
skwood1@usi.edu
The Intramural Sports program is a partnership of people who, with creative thinking and dedicated service, strive to provide opportunities that enhance the quality of life and educational experience of the University of Southern Indiana community. The Intramural Sports program seeks to complement the academic goals of the University community by encouraging the physical, emotional and social growth of the students. It is our goal to have a life-long effect on each person we have the opportunity to serve and to provide superior customer service.
Based on this philosophy, it is the mission of the Intramural Sports staff to provide quality programs, services, and facilities to the diverse community of the University of Southern Indiana. We encourage the life-long pursuit of an active, healthy lifestyle, and enhance student development by providing leadership and employment opportunities.
1) We challenge ourselves to offer quality experiences that allow communication, friendship, enjoyment, fun, and laughter.
2) By providing the students with a fun, safe, healthy, service oriented environment, we challenge students to experience the joy of learning, seek the thrill of adventure, and discover the pride of achievement.
3) We aspire to have a lasting effect on students by helping them establish life styles conducive to physical and personal development.
4) We seek to stress the importance of the development of the whole person—physical, emotional, and social by offering a wide variety of activities and personal development opportunities to our students.
5) We believe that success goes to those who are willing to make the effort. We encourage everyone to develop the valuable life skills for team work, leadership, fair play, and sportsmanship by participating in our activities and events.
Our Department falls under Academic Affairs. The program is funded by state appropriations which are controlled and budgeted by the University. In addition to the state appropriated funds, various individual and business donations are relied upon for the awards and recognition program. Currently, a portion of the student activity fee is also appropriated to the program. The on-site activities are administered by professional staff and numerous student supervisors and game officials. Students provide the leadership, vision, and commitment that keep the program a vital, vibrant part of university life.
State & National Affiliation
The University of Southern Indiana Recreation, Fitness, and Wellness Department is a member of the Indiana Recreational Sports Association and the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association.
Intramural Sports Programs
1) Intramural Sports is a structured sports environment for individuals as well as teams.
2) Special Events provide the entire university community with opportunities for an enjoyable, fun, stress relieving opportunity where winning is not very important.
3) Outdoor Adventure is a program that offers outdoor adventure based activities. One and two day trips are planned throughout the year.
4) Extramural Sports is a structured sports participation between two or more different universities and their league champions. Teams travel to play in these sport tournaments.
Indoor Facilities:
1) Physical Activities Center: Three basketball courts, 3 volleyball courts, 4 badminton courts, table tennis tables, weight room, swimming pool, multi-purpose room, equipment storage area, locker & towel service, and shower facilities are available. For additional information contact the Physical Activities Center counter at 464-1945.
2) Recreation, Fitness, and Wellness Center: Three multi-purpose courts, free weight area, cardiovascular area, resistance circuit area, indoor track, three group exercise rooms, rock climbing center, billiards,table tennis, foosball, locker rooms, towel and locker service and equipment usage service are available. For additional information contact the Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center at 461-5268.
Outdoor Facilities:
1) Broadway Recreation Complex - four softball fields, a multi-purpose fields, and six horseshoe pits.
2) Clarke Lane - one multi-purpose field also used by rugby club team on Clarke Lane.
3) Screaming Eagles Valley Complex, an 18 hole disc golf course and cross country trails.
4) USI Tennis Courts - six courts located northeast of the PAC facility.
5) Two Sand Volleyball and Two Outdoor Basketball courts located between PAC and RFC facilities.
6) Outdoor Basketball & Volleyball courts - Two of each are available for use through Residence Life.
7) Bowling, Golf, and Outdoor Adventure programs are scheduled off-campus at quality facilities.
We rely on the University community to keep outdoor recreation green spaces in good playing condition. Please stay off event field and abide by field signage.
Facility Reservations * A rental fee may be charged for usage of an indoor or outdoor recreational facility.
The indoor and outdoor facilities are available for reservation by recognized USI students and organizations, university departments, and off campus agencies. Application for reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance. If your group is planning an activity, please inquire about facility availability well in advance! To reserve a facility, groups should contact the Scheduling office at 465-7080. http://www.usi.edu/schedule/form.asp
The Intramural Sports program is administered, organized, and supervised by three full-time professionals and assisted by student undergraduate supervisors. Numerous students are employed each year in a variety of jobs. Interested students are urged to contact the Intramural staff for more information. Application forms are available in the Recreation, Fitness, and Wellness Center and online. Persons selected for various jobs must have the appropriate personality and skills. Any individual applying for employment should have good academics, a high level of interest in working with people, an interest in sports, and be available to work at least one evening a week. The available job categories and brief descriptions of the respective responsibilities are listed below:
1) Supervisor - responsible for assisting the professional staff with the development, management, administration, and supervision of the Intramural Sports program.
2) Scorekeeper- assist with the operation of Intramural Sports program by keeping score during activities.
3) Office Assistant - assist the Intramural Sports staff with office operations.
4) Officials – officiate Intramural Sports activities. Officials are very important to the program. They assume a difficult task. Their role is to maintain a healthy, enjoyable and sportsmanlike game atmosphere. Persons hired for these positions must demonstrate above average knowledge of rules and officiating procedures of the game, be capable of controlling difficult game situations, and without bias, enforce the rules of the game. Prospective officials should be aware that mandatory training clinics are scheduled prior to each team sport for clarification of rules, to learn proper officiating mechanics, and know positioning while officiating.
Training procedures include:
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Classroom officiating clinic and meeting.
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On-site officiating clinic and practice.
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The observation of games.
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Continual evaluation and performance opinions.
The Intramural Sports staff will make every effort to obtain the best officials possible. Any student desiring to work as an official should inquire at the RFWC front counter or visit the RFW Employment Opportunities page.
Team Name
Coming up with a team name to play under is sometimes difficult but can be fun at the same time. Here are some guidelines to help you do this.
1) Keep the same team name in each Intramural Recreational Sports activity you play to earn points.
2) Team names need to be respectful, fun, “G” rated and not offensive to anyone.
3) Intramural Sports reserves the right to review and modify names it finds unacceptable.
4) If entering and unsure of a team name, one will be given to you to play by.
Late Entries
1) Late entries will be accepted after the deadline date but there is no guarantee that they will be able to participate.
2) Teams will be added to leagues if possible and captains will be notified when they are placed in a league.
3) Late entries will be kept on file and if teams drop out or if openings occur they will be contacted in the order received late.
Free Agents
Free agents are individuals who would like to play but do not have a team to play with or know enough people to form a team. If you are interested in joining a team, you should:
1) Sign up on www.imleagues.com. Choose the activity that you are interested in and then select Free Agents link under League Links. Write a message to all captains that includes your contact information.
2) Come to the team captain’s meeting to talk with teams in need of players.
3) Call team captains after play begins or attend the games to see who is short and needs players.
Rosters
1) Prior to your first scheduled game, an official team roster must be signed by each member on your team.
2) For points purposes, rosters are limited to 30 players per team for the academic year.
Substitution
1) Team Sports: Teams may substitute players in all contests according to the rules of that particular sport.
2) Individual and Dual Sports: Substitutions are not allowed for these one day events unless there is an emergency situation where a sub is needed. This sub must be available to play in a timely manner and must be approved by an Intramural staff member in charge of the event.
To Play
1) To be eligible to play you must be an undergraduate or graduate student who is currently enrolled in at least one credit hour and has paid the student activity fee.
2) Faculty/Staff of the University are eligible to participate.
3) Each player must present a valid USI Eagle Access ID card each game prior to participating. During a major sport league each player will receive one free pass to forget their ID and still be allowed to play.
4) Ivy Tech students who live in USI Residential Housing and have paid the activity fee, will be allowed to participate.
5) Before being allowed to play, each player must sign the roster and release of liability form.
6) Men are only allowed to play on men’s teams and women on women’s teams.
7) Players may play for only one team per sport or contest in a given season. The first team they play with they will be considered a legal player. Any other teams they play with they will be considered an illegal player and will cause the 2nd team they play with to default and lose all games they played and the individual player will be suspended for one game with their legal team.
8) To be eligible to play in any post season tournament individuals must have played in at least one regular season game.
Ineligible to play
1) Players who do not meet eligibility requirements will be suspended immediately from participation and will cause the team they play with to:
Default and lose all games they participated in
Team is not allowed to win their league
Team will be allowed to advance to tournament if losses and record can be overcome
Teams guilty of this offense a 2nd time during the school year will be charged with a forfeit and loss for each occurrence and will not be allowed in the post season tournament
Team will receive a “3” sportsmanship rating for these defaulted games
2) The Intramural Sports staff will make all final decisions regarding eligibility and penalties associated with participating in the program.
Restricted Sport Eligibility for
Professional Athletes
Any individual who has received pay for playing or coaching or who is recognized by that sports governing body as a playing or coaching professional will be ineligible to participate in that sport or related sport.
Intercollegiate Athletes and Coaches
1) Intercollegiate athletes may not participate in the sport of their specialty if they are listed on their team’s roster from last year. They must sit out one academic year before becoming eligible to play. When they become eligible to play they may do so under the “ringer rule” which limits the number of eligible intercollegiate athletes to one per intramural team. Current varsity athletes include those whose names appear on a team roster of a two or four year school, transfer students, red-shirts, scholastic ineligible players, or individuals who are cut from or quits an intercollegiate team after the season begins.
2) All collegiate coaches are considered members of their team, and are therefore restricted from participation in the sport of their specialty.
3) Practice players who do not make the roster of the team they are trying out for will be allowed to participate in their sport area however, they will be restricted by the “ringer rule”, one per team.
Club Sport Members
A club sport member who practices and participates in club sports shall be eligible to compete in that sport and/or related sport. However, the “ringer rule” governs and limits the number of prospective club sport members to one per intramural team.
Sport Restrictions for Professional, Intercollegiate, Club Sport Athletes and Coaches
The following list of sports and their related counterparts refer to the restricted sport categories imposed on the professional athletes, intercollegiate athletes and coaches, and club sport members. Players are restricted in their sport and associated sports as follows:
| Intramural Sports | Related Professional or Athletic Sport |
| Softball, Coed Softball | Baseball, Softball |
| Flag Football | Football, Rugby |
| Tennis | Tennis |
| Putt Putt Golf, Golf Tournament | Golf |
| Volleyball, Coed Volleyball, Sand Volleyball | Volleyball |
| 3v3 Basketball, 5 on 5 Basketball | Basketball |
| Bowling, Coed Bowling | Bowling |
| Soccer | Soccer |
| Disc Golf | Disc Golf |
Team Captain’s Responsibilities
Each team or organization entering an activity must have a team captain who is interested in the program and the welfare of his/her team. They should also have the time and the ability to organize a group. Team captains play a vital role because they provide leadership and serve as a liaison between the Intramural staff and the team. It is his/her responsibility to:
1) Submit the appropriate registration form by the deadline date.
2) Attend the mandatory team captain’s meetings! Meetings are held prior to the beginning of each major sport to distribute schedules, review rules, answer questions, review eligibility guidelines, and receive feedback and input from participants. Participation points will be deducted from a team’s All Campus point standing when a team representative is not in attendance according to the level of sport activity.
3) Pick up schedules, check them carefully, and notify all team members of date, time, and place of the games.
4) Have team show up fifteen minutes before starting time to ensure that everyone is ready to play at the scheduled starting time and submit players’ names on score sheet (5) minutes prior to scheduled contest.
5) Make sure all your players are eligible to participate and bring their student ID to each game.
6) Make sure all team members sign the roster and waiver of liability before they play their first game.
7) Be sure team members know the game rules and regulations and are informed participants.
8) You are responsible for your team’s sportsmanship and the actions of your players and spectators.
9) Have enough players each night available to play to avoid forfeiting.
10) Inform the Intramural Staff of your team contact information and any changes to it immediately.
Equipment & What to Wear While Participating
Equipment
1) The Intramural program provides most equipment for activities. Individual participants are encouraged to bring and use their own equipment.
2) Equipment may be checked out by University affiliated members with a USI Eagle Access ID card at games or anytime from the Intramural office with prior approval. Equipment which is damaged, lost, or not returned by players or teams will result in a fine being assessed to recover the cost of the equipment. Players and or teams will be ineligible to participate until equipment is returned or cost to replace the missing or damaged equipment is collected.
What to Wear While Participating
1) Generally, players are prohibited from wearing any piece of hard equipment that has the potential to injure others during play. Example of this equipment include, but not limited to the following: Billed hats, jewelry, leg/knee braces that are not padded sufficiently, casts, and shoes with metal cleats.
2) Intramural participants are encouraged to wear volleyball knee pads, soccer shin guards, soccer goalie equipment, softball helmets, and softball catcher’s gear. However, all personal equipment supplied by the individuals for play must be approved by an Intramural staff member.
3) Jerseys are provided in sports needing uniforms however, teams may wear their own similar colored jerseys or uniforms during competition provided they are appropriate for play and not offensive in any way. The Intramural staff reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of team uniforms.
Footwear
1) No one may play in sandals, socks, or bare feet except for sand volleyball participants.
2) For indoor sports playing on courts, tennis shoes must be worn and not mark the playing surface.
3) For bowling, regulation bowling shoes must be worn.
4) For golf, soft cleats, golf shoes or tennis shoes must be worn.
5) For tennis, regulation tennis shoes are required to be worn.
6) For softball, flag football, soccer etc. pliable rubber cleats may be worn. No metal, hard plastic, or spikes will be permitted. Any individual playing with prohibited cleats or spikes will be told to replace them and will not be allowed to play until they do so.
Schedules
1) Playing schedules will be available only at www.imleagues.com.
2) Each schedule will have playing dates, times and location of each game. The standings of your league will be found on the imleagues website.
3) The Intramural staff reserves the right to change scheduled dates and game times at any point during the regular season or post-season tournament. Team captains and participants will be given reasonable notification.
Bad Weather Policy
1) Decisions concerning the postponement or cancellation of games due to inclement weather will be made as soon as possible on the day of the scheduled activity.
2) Any night when the weather is bad and games are in question an Intramural staff member will call team captains of game cancellations as soon as they have been determined.
3) In the cases of continuous bad weather that force games not to be played leagues or tournaments may not be finished completely. Tournaments may be shortened or canceled depending on the weather and winners may or may not be determined. All efforts will be made to play games and determine winners if possible.
Rescheduling of Games
Since all intramural teams have the opportunity to pick the days and times they play when they sign up, postponements and rescheduling of contests are extremely rare. However, we are willing to cooperate in extraordinary circumstances by allowing occasional postponement and the rescheduling of contests.
Steps taken to postpone or reschedule a contest:
1) Contact Intramural staff member in charge of sport to see if rescheduling a game is possible.
2) A 24 hour notice is required to reschedule a game so that opponents, officials, and scorekeepers can be notified.
Tournament & League Structure
1) Team Sports: Depending on facility availability, number of teams and time available a round robin league giving teams as many games as possible will be offered. The top teams in each league will advance to a single elimination tournament.
2) Individual and Dual Sports: Depending on facility availability, number of teams and time available, a combination, single or double elimination tournament will be scheduled.
3) A Mercy Rule will be in effect for every sport. If a team is losing by a significant number of points, the game will be stopped according to the rules of the sport and a loss will be declared to the losing team.
4) The team captain is responsible for turning in all scores to the Intramural staff, making sure scores are correct, and signing any score sheet if necessary.
5) Once the post season tournament brackets are posted, no changes will be made unless approved by the Intramural staff member in charge of sport.
6) In the event of a tie that will determine seeding and who advances to the post season tournament the following tie breakers will be used:
1. Overall record against all teams in league play
2. Head to head record with teams tied with
3. Point differential in games against teams tied with
4. Point differential in games against all teams in
league play
5. Average sportsmanship rating
6. Coin Flip
Forfeits
Forfeits are one of the most damaging parts of any program. Teams want to win by playing, not by forfeit.
The Intramural program is obligated to pay officials and supervisors and uphold facility reservations regardless of the fact that teams do not show up to play. We do not want forfeits to occur so have your team ready to play or call ahead if you know you will not have enough to play.
A forfeit results in any contest for the following infraction:
1) A team is not ready to play at the scheduled time.
2) A team leaves the playing area before the contest is
completed.
3) A team is
found using an ineligible player for the 2nd time in an
academic year.
4) Rough play, unsportsmanlike conduct, or playing under
the influence of alcohol or drugs could result in the game being declared a forfeit.
Penalties for forfeiting a contest are:
1) Teams receiving a forfeit will not be eligible to
participate in the post-season tournament regardless of their regular season record.
2) Teams that forfeit will not be eligible to win their
league or receive league championship t-shirts.
3) Teams forfeiting two contests will be dropped from
the sport.
4) In the event of a double forfeit, both teams will be
issued losses.
5) Contests which are completed prior to a team being
dropped from the league for forfeits shall remain official. Games
not yet played will be recorded as “wins” for the opposing team.
6) All Campus points will be deducted from a team or
member team that fails to show up for an event as follows:
Level 1 = Minus 25 pts (A Level will be Minus 100 points)
Level 2 = Minus 20 pts
Level 3 = Minus 15 pts
Level 4 = Minus 10 pts
Defaults
The Intramural staff understands that teams occasionally, due to unforeseen circumstances, may be unable to field a team. For this reason, a team captain may avoid a forfeit by defaulting the game. Below are some default guidelines:
1) If you are unable to make your game or match and call by 3 p.m. to notify the Intramural staff member in charge of the sport, the contest will be declared a default, a loss will be assessed and the opposing team will be granted a win. A forfeit can be avoided with proper notification.
2) After two defaults per sport season, future defaults will be considered a forfeit.
3) No defaults will be permitted during post season play-off tournaments.
Sportsmanship
The aim of the Intramural program is to provide an opportunity for each of you to participate in your favorite sport and to cultivate a healthy appreciation of competition through fairness and team sportsmanship. Hopefully, we will have your full cooperation in building a league atmosphere consisting of pride and fair competition that will become a tradition for years to come. Students, faculty and staff who participate in competition as well as spectators are expected to conduct themselves in a manner marked by rational behavior, respect for others, and awareness of appropriate conduct. Good sportsmanship means understanding and practicing the rules of the game, respect for the game officials, supervisors, and for all in attendance by maintaining a positive attitude. Competitors who do not demonstrate such cooperation jeopardize not only their own eligibility, but that of their team in current and future competition.
The following will not be tolerated immediately prior, during, and following competition:
1) Harassment of anyone involved in the contest. This includes improper language, gestures, or intimidation by any player or that player’s supporting spectators.
2) Any threat of physical force to intimidate anyone involved in the contest by a player or that player’s supporting spectators.
3) Physical force, to include, but not limited to, shoving, punching, swinging at, and causing intentional harm towards anyone involved in the contest.
4) Failure of a player or team to comply with directions of game officials, scorekeepers or the Intramural staff.
5) Disruption of any competition by spectators in any way, either verbally or by entering the court or field of play. Players and spectators who fail to comply may be subject to one or more of the following penalties:
1) Forfeiture of game.
2) Ejection of player from game or spectator from the
game site.
3) Suspension of an individual or team’s playing
privileges for a period between one day and their academic life at the University followed by a specified
period of probation.
4) Referral of a disciplinary case to the Dean of
Students.
5) Permanent disbarment from Intramural competition in
that sport or in all sports.
Sportsmanship Rating System
The USI Intramural Recreational Sports staff believes good sportsmanship to be an extremely important quality and seeks to encourage its development. The following sportsmanship rating system will govern the program:
1) Grading scale of “0” to “4” points is used in determining sportsmanship rating for each contest. Use of red and yellow cards may be used by game officials and / or Intramural staff to warn and disqualify players.
2) Rating will be completed at the conclusion of the contest by the game official, scorekeeper and/or the Intramural staff. Half or .5 ratings will be allowed. Ex. 3.5, 3.5, 1.5 etc.
3) Team captains must speak with Intramural staff member in charge of sport if their team receives a “0”, “1”, or “2” for their sportsmanship rating before their next scheduled game.
4) Each team must average a “3.5” sportsmanship rating during league play in order to qualify for the post season tournament. During the tournament, teams must receive a “3.0” or better to continue in the tournament. A team receiving a sportsmanship grade below “3.0” will be disqualified from further play and their opponent will advance in their place as long as their sportsmanship rating is 3.0 or above. As in league play, teams must average a “3.5” sportsmanship rating to continue playing in the tournament.
The Intramural professional staff reserves the right to drop any team and/or individual from participating in Intramural events for sportsmanship violations regardless of that team's sportsmanship average.
How the Sportsmanship Rating System Works
Sportsmanship Ratings will be based on the following criteria:
4 pts Good Conduct and Sportsmanship: Players cooperate fully with the officials, scorekeepers and Intramural staff. The captain is the only player to converse about rule interpretations and calls. The captain also has full control of their teammates. Team is respectful to their opponents and all involved in contest.
3 pts Average Conduct and Sportsmanship: Team members complain about decisions made by the officials and/or show minor dissention which may or may not merit a “yellow card”. Team members show minor disrespect to someone involved in the contest.
2 pts Below Average Conduct and Sportsmanship: Team shows verbal dissent towards officials and/or the opposing team which may or may not merit a yellow card. Captain exhibits minor self control and little or no control over their team.
1 pt Poor Conduct and Sportsmanship: Players constantly comment to the officials and/or opposing team from the playing area or sidelines. Team captain has no self control and no control over their team’s actions.
0 pts Very Poor Conduct and Sportsmanship: Team is completely uncooperative. Captain has no control over teammates and/or themselves.
Any team receiving a “0”, “1”, or “2” rating must have their captain meet with the Intramural professional staff before team is eligible for the next played contest or tournament.
Special Situations:
a. For contests which are rained out, teams will receive a “4” rating.
b. A
team winning by forfeit or default will receive a “4” rating.
c.
Teams losing by default will receive a “4” rating. d.
Teams using an ineligible player and losing by default will receive a
“3” rating.
e. Teams losing by forfeit will receive a “0” rating.
Risks Involved While Participating in the Program
1) All athletic activities involve an element of risk and injury. The University of Southern Indiana and the Intramural Sports program are not liable for injuries suffered by participants or spectators, as participation in the program is voluntary. Any accidents incurred in transit to an event, spectating, or playing during an event, or returning to place of residence after an event are the individual’s responsibility. Therefore, all participants are advised to have proper medical insurance coverage before playing. The Student Heath Center offers a low cost health insurance plan which provides financial coverage.
2) Participants should be careful to follow any doctor’s instructions concerning physical handicaps, injuries, illness, and involvement in any activity. All participants are urged to obtain a physical examination before participating.
3) All injuries should be reported to the Intramural staff immediately. An Intramural staff member will complete an accident report form and determine if further care or assistance is necessary. If a participant is injured and further care is necessary, USI Security will be notified. However, the injured party assumes all liability for any transportation and/or medical charges.
4) When a participant suffers an open wound or laceration with bleeding, the competition shall be stopped and the participant will be required to leave the playing area. The participant will not be allowed to return to competition until the wound has been treated, bandaged, bleeding has stopped, and blood stained clothing removed and cleaned from the playing area.
The Intramural staff realizes that on occasion an official may incorrectly interpret a rule. However, the privilege of lodging a protest must not be abused. The purpose of a protest is to insure opportunity for fair play, not to get a freebie win from an obvious losing situation. A protest can be avoided through communication among the team captains, officials, and Intramural staff. It is with this thought in mind that the following rules governing protests have been made.
Rule Interpretations Protests: Failure of an official to apply the correct rule to a given situation or failure to impose the proper penalty for a given situation.
1) No protest will be considered which concerns the judgment of an official.
2) To be valid, a protest of a rule interpretation must be verbally registered by the team captain to the official on the field/court at the time the incident occurs and the Intramural staff member in charge must be notified. The game will be stopped; the officials, Intramural staff member and team captains will make an on-site ruling on the situation.
If either captain believes the ruling to be in error, he/she should inform the Intramural staff member that he/she wishes to file a formal protest. Immediately following the game, the protesting captain must complete a protest form and submit it to the intramural staff member. The professional intramural staff will rule on all protests. If a protest is ruled valid, every attempt will be made to replay the game from the point at which the protest was lodged. If the protest is found invalid, the game will stand as played.
3) No protest will be considered after the situation or game if not protested properly when it occurs.
Eligibility Protests:
1) To protest the eligibility of a player teams must inform the Intramural staff before, during, or immediately following the played contest. Exception: Single elimination tournaments and one day events. These protests must be made at the conclusion of that game so a ruling can be made quickly before the next game is played.
2) Anytime a sport season and play-off tournament has been completed and points declared, protests concerning eligibility of players will not be considered.
In situations during Intramural competitions where players or spectators act in an unsportsmanlike manner, the official’s, scorekeepers or Intramural staff at the game have complete authority in taking action as they deem necessary in order to keep the game in control. Depending on the severity of the incident, the following actions may be taken: give warnings, ejection from game, ejection from area, and/or suspend the game. All misconduct situations will be reported to the Intramural professional staff for further action if necessary.
Disciplinary Actions & Penalties:
Player Ejection: Officials, scorekeepers and the Intramural staff reserves the right to eject anyone from the fields or courts who displays unsportsmanlike conduct or interferes with the official’s ability to perform their duties or the game in any way. This includes players, coaches, and spectators.
Anyone ejected for any reason from a scheduled contest will automatically be suspended from their next played game and from further participation in the Intramural Sports program until they meet with the Intramural professional staff to discuss the situation. Further action may also be taken.
If a player is ejected from a game they may not return to that particular game, and will be requested to leave the field or gym. Failure to do so will result in their team forfeiting the contest. If a player is ejected from a tournament game they will be ineligible for the remainder of the tournament.
Players may be ejected immediately for any of the following offenses:
1) Abusing facilities or equipment: In addition, players may receive a suspension and will be responsible financially for any damage done to playing facilities or equipment.
2) Abusive language: Anyone involved in a game using inappropriate or abusive language may be ejected from that game and face further penalties.
3) Unnecessary roughness: Anyone in a game that is deemed to be playing rough may be removed from that game and face further penalties.
4) Threats: Any team or individual that verbally threatens or physically tries to intimidate an official, opponent, scorekeeper or Intramural staff member shall be immediately ejected from the game and faces possible suspension from participating in Intramural Recreational Sports activities.
5) Fighting: Any team or individual that instigates or participates in a fight shall be immediately suspended from the game in which the incident occurred. Additional suspensions may be incurred and criminal charges may be filed against participating individuals.
6) Cheating: A player or team found cheating will be ejected immediately and will face further disciplinary action, including possible suspension from participating in the Intramural Recreational Sports program. Some of the infractions which come under this heading include: Playing under an assumed name, playing on more than one team, or misrepresenting a score.
7) Alcohol & Drugs: The use of alcohol and/or drugs are strictly prohibited at or in the vicinity of scheduled Intramural activities. Participants who are considered under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be permitted to participate and could face further University disciplinary sanctions.
8) Gambling: Gambling in any form is not permitted on University premises.
Disciplinary Reporting Process:
Disciplinary incidents will be reported to the Intramural professional staff on a disciplinary action form. After the form has been filed, the individuals and teams involved will be required to meet with the Intramural professional staff to discuss the incident and may be required to submit a written statement of what happened. Written statements from the officials, scorekeepers, and Intramural staff on duty will alsobe obtained. At the conclusion of the investigation, the Intramural professional staff will rule on the penalties to be incurred by the individual or team.
Reinstatement & Appeal Process:
Any player, coach, team, or spectator who is ejected from an Intramural contest is automatically suspended from that activity which they were ejected until official reinstatement.
1) To be reinstated one needs to meet with the Intramural professional staff as soon as possible following the ejection or suspension.
2) Appeals shall be considered by the Director of Recreation, Fitness, and Wellness. Individuals wishing to appeal a decision must submit a written request 24 hours following the official notification of the decision.
3) Individuals or teams requesting an appeal hearing should realize that penalties may be increased as well as upheld or reduced.
4) Disciplinary decisions which are made during post season tournament play are binding for the tournament in process and cannot interrupt or delay the tournament.
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