Policies and Procedures

Signing up a Team
 

To sign up for intramurals you can register your team on-line when the reminder message is sent. Look for flyers around campus announcing Intramural Sign-ups at the start of each semester, or call the IM Office at 3901 to find out when sign-ups will take place. YOU MUST ORGANIZE A TEAM OR JOIN ANOTHER CAPTAIN'S TEAM FOR INTRAMURAL COMPETITION. INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS WHO ARE NOT A PART OF A TEAM MAY LEAVE NAME WITH IM DIRECTOR. IF POSSIBLE WE WILL FORM TEAMS FROM INDIVIDUAL SIGN-UPS. To form a team you should ask friends, hall mates, classmates, club members, etc. Fill out the roster with all the members of your team and return it to the Intramural Area. Finally, the captain of each team must attend the Intramural Captain's Meeting for his/her team's sport.

Captains' Responsibilities:

  1. Attend mandatory captain's meetings.
  2. Validate roster for eligibility (see eligibility)
  3. Assist the IM coordinators in maintaining control of team.
  4. Check in with supervisors prior to each contest to pick up equipment. (if applicable)
  5. Make sure your team is on time for your match.
  6. Be responsible for your team's knowledge of game/event rules.
  7. Serve as a liaison between your team and the IM staff.
  8. The winning team captain must contact the intramural department within 12 hours of event to inform them of score if no officials were present.

Eligibility Guidelines:

  1.  Must have a current, valid HWS ID card, and be a full time matriculated undergraduate student, or be an employee of the colleges (including Sodexho.) 
  2. All activities are open to both men and women unless stated otherwise. 
  3. Divisions include OPEN, CO-REC, and WOMENS. Each league is assigned a time and day to play. A participant can be a member of more than one team in an activity if the teams are in different divisions. For example, a person may play soccer on one open, on co-rec and one single gender team.
    OPEN: Open to all students, no restrictions or requirements
    CO-REC: Requires two females on the playing surface at all times.
    WOMEN: Only females may participate.
    All participants must meet the eligibility requirements without exception.
  4. A participant is not eligible to play in an IM activity if he or she practices with or competes as a member of a varsity or junior-varsity team in that activity. This includes seniors who have practiced or competed with the Varsity or Junior Varsity team in that activity for that academic year.
  5. Teams playing with an ineligible person(s) will forfeit those contests and that team or individual may be subject to suspension from further Intramural activity.
  6. Team captains are responsible for ascertaining the eligibility of each player and opponent.
  7. A person must be on a team roster to be eligible to play; no roster adjustments may occur after two weeks of play in that particular activity. It is imperative to communicate any roster changes with the intramural department.

  8. While it is the responsibility of each player to insure that the game atmosphere is friendly and in good nature, it is ultimately the captain's responsibility to curb any behavioral (verbal or physical) issues between his/her teammates, the officials, and/or opposing team. These issues should be addressed as soon as the inappropriate behavior occurs. Team expulsion as well as a report to the respective dean may result in situations where poor sportsmanship is exhibited. 

Forfeits

If a team fails to report to the scheduled place within 10 minutes after the scheduled contest time, the official may declare the contest forfeited to the opponent. If both teams fail to be ready, both will be charged with a forfeit. To obtain a contest of victory by forfeit, the full line-up must be present and ready to play. A team shall forfeit any contest in which a player participates under an assumed name.

Entry Fee

There are no entry fees for regular league play in the Intramural Sports Program; however, designated special events may require an entry fee for participation.

Play-Offs

Playoffs occur at the conclusion of the season in each recognized activity. During playoffs games teams are seeded against each other in a single elimination tournament based upon the season records. Teams should be prepared to play on any day of the week during the playoff period. Occasionally, additional rules may be implemented for the play-offs.

Awards

Intramural Champion T-shirts are awarded to each member of that team (according to the roster). Comparable awards may be provided for champions of individual events or smaller teams.