General Rules & Regulations

1. ELIGIBILITY

Only CURRENT students, staff, faculty, and alumni association members are eligible to participate. A student must have paid his/her fees, which include a portion that is directed toward the Department of Recreational Sports. Students in an Extended Education program or who are Open University students are not eligible to participate. The exception for this would be for the students participating in the 10 week International Student Exchange. Teams who have players on their roster who have either been a member of a collegiate team or a professional team must get approval of Recreational Sports before the season begins.

Any team with two or more current or former collegiate and or professional basketball players on their rosters must advise the Department of Recreational Sports in advance and before the program begins. If this is not done, all games played with or without the current/former collegiate and or professional basketball players will be considered losses. The intent of this rule is to make all other participants aware of the circumstances, and to make modifications (if necessary) for championship awards.

A player may play for only one team. A player who has played on more than one team without explicit authorization will have all games they played in count as losses, including games played on for their “original team”.

If any player is found ineligible for any reason all of the games that he/she has participated in will be losses.

2. SIGNED WAIVERS / MEDICAL INSURANCE

Captains are responsible for making sure that each player signing the WAIVER FORMS understands and realizes that the Department of Recreational Sports DOES NOT PROVIDE insurance. In the event, a player is injured during the course of the season; he/she should have his/her own insurance.

3. PLAYERS / ROSTER SIZE

Players may only play for one team during the season. Once a player has played on a team, they must play for that team the entire season. Rosters are required to be submitted into the Department of Recreational Sports by the Captains meeting. Teams may add players to their rosters up until the 2nd to last game. ALL players must remain in their designated box at all times.

4. IDENTIFICATION

Every participant (faculty, staff and students) must provide a valid Coyote One card before every game. Alumni Association members need a current membership card and a photo ID. In an effort to simplify and make participation more accessible to all, the Department of Recreational Sports requests that all team captains complete the flag football roster (Student ID number, and signature of each player) before the first week of contests. All players must also fill out a waiver form before they are allowed to play.

5. SPORTSMANSHIP POLICY – PROHIBITED CONDUCT

No player, coach or team follower shall:

• Intentionally strike, push, or use any other unsportsmanlike conduct towards another player, fan, or employee of the Recreational Sports Department

6. TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP POLICY

It is a priority that participation in Recreational Sports be first and foremost a fun experience. The team sportsmanship policy has been introduced in an effort to maintain a safe, fun, and enjoyable playing atmosphere for all involved. The team sportsmanship policy rewards those teams that are considered to be the most sportsmanlike team in their particular sport. Furthermore the policy does not allow teams with a record of poor sportsmanship to participate in league playoffs.

At the end of every game, the referees will rate the sportsmanship of each team. Likewise, the team captains will rate the sportsmanship of their opponents.

The referees and captains should use the following criteria in determining a team sportsmanship rating:

1. Team exhibits poor and conduct and sportsmanship. The team is completely uncooperative and shows dissent to officials constantly. Team members show little regard for sportsmanship by engaging in unnecessarily rough play or trash talking. The team captain shows no control over his or her self, teammates, and spectators. Teams must maintain an average sportsmanship rating of 3.5 in order to be eligible to play in league playoffs. Any team below 3.5 will not be eligible to play in league playoffs.
2. The team exhibits below average conduct and sportsmanship. The team consistently shows verbal dissent towards officials. The team captain exhibits little or no control over his or her self, teammates, and spectators. Team members consistently engage in unnecessarily rough play, and /or trash talking.
3. The team exhibits average conduct and sportsmanship. The team shows verbal dissent towards officials. The team captain exhibits only minor control over his or her self, teammates, and spectators. Team members do not participate in the spirit of good sportsmanship by occasionally engaging in unnecessarily rough play and/or trash talking towards opponents and teammates.
4. The team exhibits good conduct and sportsmanship. Team members verbally complain about some decisions made by the officials and/or show minor dissension, which may or may not merit a yellow card, technical, or other penalty. Team members maintain spirit of good sportsmanship in their conduct towards opponents. The team captain exhibits control of teammates and spectators.
5. The team exhibits good conduct and sportsmanship. Players cooperate fully with the officials about rule interpretations and calls. Team members exhibit good will towards opponents and do not engage in unnecessarily rough or unfair play. The team captain is completely in control of his or her teammates and spectators

Teams must maintain an average sportsmanship rating of 3.5 in order to be eligible to play in league playoffs. Any team below 3.5 will not be eligible to play in league playoffs.

Teams that forfeit a game will be given a sportsmanship rating of 3. Teams winning a forfeited game shall not be given a sportsmanship rating. This game simply will not count towards their average rating.

The Department of Recreational Sports and its staff reserve the right to over rule any team captain’s sportsmanship rating. This right is reserved to ensure that teams are not being unfairly rated.

7. VERBAL ABUSE

Verbal abuse, including foul language of intramural personnel will not be tolerated.

The Department of Recreational Sports will follow the University guidelines and rules regarding student conduct. The following Recreational Sports sanctions will apply:

8. BENCH CLEARING

1. Participants may only leave their bench in the following instances:
   • To enter a game
   • At the conclusion of the game
   • To use the restroom
   • To get a drink of water
   • To leave a game early
2. Leaving the team bench at any other time, especially during a fight or confrontation on the court, constitutes a “BENCH CLEARING”. If individual(s) from a given team have cleared their bench, those individuals will be suspended from participating for the remainder of the game being played and for the remainder of the season in progress. If it cannot be determined specific individuals involved in any “bench clearing” all individuals present on that team will be expelled for the remainder of the season.
3. Any participant involved in a fight as a combatant and/or aggressor will be expelled for a minimum of one year.
4. When a player is ejected, the ejected player will sit out the next 2 games.
5. Any player or team who has been ejected from an intramural game/league must report to the Coordinator of Recreational Sports before they can participate. It is the responsibility of the ejected player/team to make prior arrangements to meet. This does not mean approaching the Coordinator just before game time.

9. BANNED PLAYERS

The Department of Recreational Sports reserves the right to ban any player, coach, spectator, or participant from further participation for an indefinite time period due to any misconduct and/or unsportsmanlike conduct.

10. PROHIBITED CONDUCT PENALTIES

One or more of the following penalties may be assessed depending on the severity of the incident. Penalties are not necessarily issue in the order in which they are listed:

11. NO JEWELRY ALLOWED!

Placing tape over any jewelry is not allowed. A player wearing jewelry will be immediately removed from actively participating in the game until the jewelry has been completely removed. Alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited for consumption or any other use by any participant on an Intramural Sports team. All players and participants are asked not to use any glass containers and to assist in keeping the fields and surrounding area clean by cleaning up after themselves. Any player(s) under the influence will be ejected.

12. CHANGES TO LEAGUE SCHEDULE

All teams are advised that changes to the league schedule will not be done to accommodate teams who may have certain players who can not participate due to personal work schedules, prior engagements, or other games. Every effort to make reasonable accommodations will be made prior to the beginning of the program.

13. SPECTATORS AND EQUIPMENT

Team captain(s) are responsible for his/her own spectators, fans, and equipment. Spectators are subject to the policies and regulations of the Department Recreational Sports.

14. AWARDS

Each member of the championship team will receive a Department of Recreational Sports Intramural Championship t-shirt at the conclusion of the program.

15. FURTHER INFORMATION

Any questions, problems, or further information on anything pertaining to the Intramural Sports program can be obtained by contacting us.