Intramural Sports Participants Manual

ENTRY PROCEDURES

1. ROSTERS

1. Secure a team roster from the Recreation and Wellness office located in the University Student Union or online on the ASI Recreation & Wellness website.
2. Return the completed roster form along with the $5 per participant fee and $20 forfeit fee or submit your roster online and pay the associated fees before the first game of the intramural season. You will receive information regarding the rules and the mandatory captain's meeting before the specified deadline.
3. Game schedules will be available within a week after the roster submission deadline.

2. CAPTAIN’S RESPONSIBILITY

Team captains must have an active email account, phone number, and answering machine. The captain serves as the link between the players and the intramural staff. Captains are responsible for notifying teammates about rules, game times, scheduling changes, etc. It is the captain's responsibility to verify the eligibility of each player on his/her team and make sure that before signing the roster, each team member has read and understands the waiver at the bottom of the roster form. Any questions regarding the wavier should be directed the Recreation & Wellness program.

A mandatory captain’s meeting is held for each sport before the start of the season. Each team must be represented at this meeting. It is the captain’s responsibility to make sure someone from the team attends if he/she cannot make it. League schedules, rules, and other important information will be discussed at the meeting. Any team absent from the meeting is still held responsible for knowing all the information covered.

Captains must control their own behavior, and also must assert some control over the behaviors of their teammates, coaches, and fans. Captains represent the team with the intramural staff and are the only players allowed to formally protest calls. Judgment calls cannot be protested, only rule interpretations.

3. FREE AGENT PROGRAM

During registration time potential participants who do not wish to put together a team may sign-up to become free agents. Sign-up slips will be filled out and placed on the free agent wall. All throughout the semester teams can select participants off the wall and place them of their team if open roster spots still remain. Acquired free agents will be required to pay the $5 participation fee.

4. COMPLETED ROSTERS:

All entry forms must be filled out completely. Players may be added to the roster up until the second game of the season. Players may participate for only one team per sport and thus can only appear on only one roster. Once you have played for one team, you cannot switch to another.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. FORFEIT POLICY

A team or individual not ready to play at the scheduled location and time shall automatically forfeit the contest. Game time is forfeit time. Each team will be allowed one forfeit, but any subsequent forfeits will result in the loss of the team forfeit fee. A team will be eliminated from league play if excessive forfeits occur, no excuses. Starting time may be extended at the discretion of the Coordinator in the event of inclement weather, department scheduling error/conflict, or some other unforeseen incident. Forfeit losses will be issued for:

1. Use of ineligible players (see Eligibility), or failure to meet the gender requirements.
2. Unofficial rescheduling of a contest.
3. Non-appearance/tardiness at a scheduled contest, or failure to present a valid ID card.
4. Unsportsmanlike behavior (see Conduct section).
5. Any detectable signs of substance abuse.

Games which are completed prior to a team being dropped from the league for forfeits shall remain official, while games not yet played will be recorded as "wins" for the opposing team. At the end of the season, eligible teams will be refunded their $20 forfeit fee.

2. ELIGIBILITY

All current students and alumni of California State University, Stanislaus, along with faculty and staff, are eligible to compete in intramurals. The Recreation & Wellness office will endeavor to check the validity of all participants. Team captains are however, ultimately responsible for a team member's eligibility. All players must have a current California State University, Stanislaus ID, or alumni card created by the Intramural Coordinator, and present it before each game to be eligible to play; No Exceptions.

All players must appear on the roster with their complete name. Teams may not drop players from their rosters after the second week of play, but additions may be made throughout the semester so long as open roster spots remain available. Participants may only play for one team. Any infraction of these rules will result in the expulsion of that player, the team will be penalized with a forfeit, and that team will be put under probation. Any team under probation will be closely monitored, and is subject to expulsion on their next offense.

All intramural sports are open to all California State University, Stanislaus participants regardless of gender or ability. Co-ed teams will require at least one player of each gender. There is no maximum. All substitutions must be made in a manner which maintains the required minimum.

Members of varsity, junior varsity or freshman teams are not eligible for competitions in that sports or corresponding sport(s) for one academic semester following their college participation. Furthermore, a candidate for an intercollegiate team is ineligible for participation in that intramural sport or corresponding sport(s) until dropped from the team. If a person leaves the intercollegiate team before the first scheduled contest in that sport, that person will be eligible to participate in intramurals in that sport. If a person leaves the intercollegiate team after the first scheduled contest, he/she is considered a varsity athlete and is not eligible to participate in that sport or its corresponding sport(s) in intramurals.

Any student barred from intercollegiate competition because of professionalism shall also be barred from intramural competition in that sport and corresponding sports. Past intercollegiate athletes who are not ineligible in respect to the rules above, are eligible to participate in intramurals in that sport and/or corresponding sports(s).

3. ATTIRE

Distinguishable jerseys are required for competition. Teams are allowed to make their own jersey’s if they so choose, but said jersey’s must be the same color, have the same team name (if possible), and have individual numbers on the back (taped numbers will not be allowed). Pullover jerseys will be made available for use by teams.

DISCIPLINARY POLICY

1. PERSONAL MISCONDUCT

Unsportsmanlike behavior -

1. Lewd, indecent or obscene conduct.
   
2. Disorderly conduct that interferes with intramural or recreational (university) activity.
   
3. Failure to comply with the directions of a representative of the intramural and recreational sports program and failure to identify oneself when requested by a representative of the intramural and recreational sports program.
   
4. Unauthorized entry and refusal to vacate the facility when directed to do so by a representative of the intramural and recreational sports program.
   
5. Verbal abuse of another person, including racial harassment, and fighting words spoken face-to-face as a personal insult to the listener or listeners and in personally abusive language.
   
6. Damage to or destruction of university property.
   
   Engaging in one or more of these acts may result in an indefinite suspension from intramural competition until the participant is cleared to play by the Intramural Coordinator and the Recreation & Wellness Coordinator.

2. EJECTED PLAYER

After ejection, the offenders will be require to leave the facility, if they refuse their team will forfeit the match and the University Police will be called. Ejected players will be suspended from all informal recreational use and intramural participation until cleared to play by the Intramural Coordinator and the Recreation & Wellness Coordinator. A 2nd ejection from a game will result in the offender being banned from all intramural activities AND from all informal recreation for the rest of the current semester.

3. FIGHTING

Offenders who fight will be barred from open recreation and intramural sports participation for the remainder of the semester in which the fight occurred and must be reinstated by the Intramural Coordinator and Recreation & Wellness Coordinator in order to participate in subsequent semesters. Offenders will also be reported to the University Police and the Dean of Students.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. WEATHER

If it is clear that the weather will not allow for competition, the decision to cancel daily sporting events will be made by noon on the day of the event by the Intramural Coordinator and Recreation & Wellness Coordinator. Game-time cancellations due to inclement weather will be made by the On-Site Manager(s). For information on cancellations and make-up dates, contact the Recreation & Wellness Office.

2. EQUIPMENT & ATTIRE

There will be certain equipment that will be available on game day. This equipment is limited, so participants are encouraged to bring their own equipment.

Participants are expected to dress accordingly in relation to the activity. Any recreational staff member can disallow participation on the basis of improper clothing that may damage a playing surface or endanger a participant. Shoes must always be worn. No metal cleats are allowed.

3. HEALTH & SAFETY

The Recreation & Wellness program does not provide insurance for individuals participating in the program. All participants are encouraged to have health insurance coverage in place before participating in the program.

It is the responsibility of all intramural participants to ascertain whether their own health conditions make it advisable to participate in a particular sport. The university cannot assume this responsibility.

Medical treatment in case of injury is the individual's own responsibility. Minimum first aid emergency treatment (ice, bandages) will be administered by the IM staff, but any injury requiring further treatment will be referred to the University Police.

To reduce the risk of exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the Hepatitis B virus (HBV), any intramural participant involved in a contact sport with a bleeding wound or blood-stained clothing will be removed from competition. Injured participants may return to competition, with approval of the sport supervisor or official, once the wound has been treated and/or the blood-stained clothing removed. Employees of the Recreation & Wellness program are not equipped or trained to treat such wounds; therefore, it is the responsibility of the participant to secure proper treatment.

4. OFFICIALS

The Recreation staff will provide quality officiating at all recreation events. Opportunities for students interested in officiating are available. Those interested should contact the Intramural Coordinator.

5. CHAMPIONS

Intramural champions will receive Intramural Champion apparel and may be eligible for extramural competition.

6. EVOLUTION

The Recreation & Wellness department of the Associated Students, Inc. wants to meet the needs of the students. At times, those needs become difficult to identify. For recreation to evolve, the students must be active and voice their opinions concerning what they want from recreation. We have committed ourselves to making recreation a quality program. It is affiliated with the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), a member driven organization that is on the cutting edge of recreational sports. There will always be an Open Door policy.

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