download policies

1. Participant Eligibility
2. Team Eligibility
3. Roster Additions
4. Forfeits
5. Defaults
6. Misconduct
7. Sportsmanship Rating System
8. Protests
9. Postponements

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THE INTRAMURAL PROGRAM

Intramural sports complement the entire recreation program by providing organized competition in a variety of sports and events.  Activities come in three different forms: team leagues, team tournaments and individual events. All sports are offered at the Student Recreation Facility (SRF), the Sport and Fitness Center (SFC) and the Outdoor Field Complex (OFC).

The intramural program is open to all students, faculty and staff of the UIC community. The intramural program provides Men’s, Women’s and Co-Recreational leagues and tournaments. The Men’s league is designated for male participants, the Women’s, for female participants and the Co-Recreational for male and female students who wish to play on a team together. Women will only be allowed to play on a men’s team when no Women’s and Co-Recreational leagues and tournaments are offered.

When possible, these activities will be divided into two divisions, Competitive and Recreational.

For league sports, it’s best to put a team together with people you know from classes, residence halls, campus organizations, etc. However, if you don’t know many of your classmates yet, there is no better way of making friends than by forming and/or joining an intramural team. If you cannot find a team, you can declare yourself a free agent. Captains will be made aware of free agents at the captain’s meeting.

The Intramural Program seeks to meet the needs and interests of the diverse campus population.  Games are provided for play in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.  There is no place in recreation or athletic competition for derogatory or harmful comments, or behavior that is intimidating or threatening.  Please treat participants and officials with respect.

The Intramural program continues to grow in the types of activities offered and individuals who participate.  Your continued support of the program is the main factor for the relative success of this aspect of campus life.  All individuals are encouraged to participate at a level that best meets their recreational needs.

Participation in any intramural activity is completely voluntary. Each individual participating assumes the responsibility for his/her own health and insurance needs. It is strongly suggested that all participants undergo a physical examination prior to participating in any sports or activity.    The University of Illinois at Chicago and Campus Recreation assume no responsibility for insurance coverage or payment of property damage or medical bills incurred due to injury while participating in intramural sports. 

 

PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY

Only UIC students, faculty, and staff are eligible to participate in intramural activities.

Faculty and staff members are encouraged to participate in intramural sports. There is no fee for individual participation in intramural sports; however, a $25.00 entry fee will be charged teams consisting of only faculty and staff.

A person may only represent one (1) gender specific team and one co-recreational team during each sport season. Individuals establish eligibility by playing for a specific team, regardless of whether their name is on the original roster. An individual’s first participation in a team sport limits participation to that particular team throughout the sport season. If a person plays for a second team during that sport season, he/she becomes ineligible and cannot play for either team for the remainder of that season. Games played with the second team will be forfeited.

A maximum of (2) sport clubs members (one if the number of intramural team participants is four our less) can be listed on a team’s roster in the sport or related sport of their specialty.  Sport club members are defined as those whose names are recorded on the club rosters, currently practicing with the team or have competed with the club as a member during the academic year.

Intercollegiate squad members are ineligible to participate in intramurals in their sport or a related sport for the entire school year. A squad member is defined as someone who has a varsity potential or ability, whose name is recorded on the official team roster. Transfer students (athletes who played on an intercollegiate team at a previously attended college/university) and academically ineligible athletes are eligible to participate in intramurals if they meet all of the following criteria:
           

1. Their names are not listed on the official squad roster
2. They are not practicing with the team
3. They are not receiving an award/scholarship from the athletic department
4. They did not receive a varsity award the previous academic school year

There is a limit of one (1) athletic/academically ineligible player per intramural team. A participant who has received a varsity award as a member of an intercollegiate team at a Division I school is ineligible to participate in that sport until one academic year has passed after the academic year of his/her last competition. A professional player is ineligible to compete in the sport or related sport in which amateur standing was broken.  

Player I-cards will be checked prior to each game. Players without an I-card will not be allowed to participate. Falsification of names on the scorecard or participation under an assumed name will lead to suspension from all intramural sports during that academic term. Games played with illegal players will be forfeited. 

 

TEAM ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility status is the responsibility of each individual and team captain. All teams must have a complete roster on file in the intramural office. The team captain must sign the roster declaring the eligibility of all team members and awareness of possible penalties for violation of eligibility rules. Players must be listed on the team’s roster before they are eligible to participate.

As stated previously, participants are only allowed to participate on two teams per event, one gender specific and one Co-Recreational.

 

ROSTER ADDITIONS

Following an entry deadline, teams will still have the ability to add participants to their roster. Additions can be made on site, so no prior registration is needed in order to participate. The additions will only be allowed to take place during a team’s first two games of league play and prior to the day of the second contest of tournament play.  Exceptions can be made at the discretion of the Intramural Coordinator.

 

FORFEITS

Game time is forfeit time. You must be ready to play and have enough people present to play at game time to avoid a forfeit. Players should show up at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled contest. All players should begin to check in at the conclusion of the previous contest or 5 minutes before game time. Any team using an ineligible player will forfeit the game. The first forfeit will drop the seeding for playoff eligible team and the captain will be assessed a $25.00 fee. The second forfeit will drop the team from the league. NOTE: Teams without a representative at the captains meeting will be assessed the forfeit fee.

 

DEFAULTS

If a team cannot make a scheduled game, they may contact the intramural office and request a default. This request must be made prior to noon on the day which the contest is scheduled. The contest will then be recorded as a loss, but no forfeit fee will be assessed. Only one default is allowed per season. When defaulting, the captain must provide the intramural office with sport, team name, name of person calling, date and time of the game. 

 

MISCONDUCT

Abusive language or behavior will not be tolerated from players, coaches or spectators. Fighting or striking an official or opponent will lead to immediate ejection and suspension. Players ejected from a game are automatically suspended for a minimum of one additional intramural contest.

If a player verbally abuses an official or participant, the offending player is suspended indefinitely until that participant meets with the Coordinator of Intramural Sports. The participant will then be reinstated on a probationary period.

A player removed from competition and the team’s captain must meet with the Intramural Coordinator before the individual or team will be allowed to compete again in any intramural sport. The ejected player must contact the IM office with 48 hours of their ejection. Failure to contact the office within 48 hours will result in disqualification for the remainder of the sport season.

Alcoholic beverages and drugs are not permitted on University property. Teams/individuals violating this regulation will be barred from competition and instructed to leave the playing area.

 

SPORTSMANSHIP RATING SYSTEM

At the conclusion of each game, teams will be given a sportsmanship rating.

The rating, given by the contests officials and scorekeepers, is based on a system of ten questions. Teams will have the ability to earn positive and negative points based on the student employees’ evaluation of the team’s attitude, sportsmanship and fan behavior.

Five questions will pertain to a team’s positive sporting behavior. The scoring system will rate from 0 to 4.

Five questions will pertain to a team’s negative sporting behavior. The scoring system will rate from 0 to -4.

The final ten scores at the end of the contest will be added up and will be deemed the team’s sportsmanship rating for the contest. These scores will be added up at the end of the season. A team needs to have a zero (0) or above in order to reach the playoffs. 

 

PROTESTS

Judgment calls cannot be protested. All protests involving rule interpretations/applications must be filed with officials and supervisor before play resumes. Protests will not be accepted after the game. Protests of a player’s eligibility must be declared before the start of the game (there is some leeway for extenuating circumstances). Eligibility of both teams will be checked when an eligibility protest is filed. Decisions made by intramural supervisors concerning protests may be appealed to the Coordinator of Intramural Sports. This protest must be made in writing and turned in before the end of the same business day. 

 

POSTPONMENTS

Decisions on canceling games due to inclement weather or other facility issues will be made no less than one hour before the scheduled event. Teams will be notified of rescheduling.

Campus Recreation and the Intramural Sports Program reserve the right to cancel games due to poor field conditions.

NOTE:  While every possible attempt to reschedule games is made during tournament play, this may not be possible during the league.  Facility and time limitations may cause teams to play as many as four games in four days, or double headers to advance to the next round.  Each team that makes it to the playoffs bracket must be ready to play any day/any time.