Captains' Area
Sportsmanship
The philosophy of the Intramural program is that good sportsmanship is expected in the conduct of every participant in every contest. A "good sport" is fair, courteous, has a positive attitude, and accepts results gracefully. All individuals and teams participating should comply with the spirit of the game as well as the written rules that govern all competitive situations. In order to encourage proper conduct during contests, members of the Campus Recreation staff will make decisions whether to warn, penalize, or eject persons, teams, or spectators displaying poor sportsmanship. These student employees should be treated with respect. Under no circumstances should these students be threatened or physically abused.
Ejection Policy
Penalties are effective after the meeting with the Intramural Sports Director (i.e. no self-imposed penalties). The minimum suspension for any participant that was ejected will be one game. However, if the ejected player fails to meet with the Intramural Sports Director, he/she will be indefinitely suspended from all Intramural Sports Programs until the meeting occurs. The Intramural Sports Director will determine the length of suspension for each incident that occurs based on information obtained from the officials, supervisors and participant ejected. Infractions that may result in ejection from intramural competition include the following:
- Unsportsmanlike behavior
- Verbal Abuse
- Unnecessary Physical Contact
- Fighting (Striking or attempting to strike)
- Threatening Behavior (Verbal) towards an official or supervisor
- Threatening Behavior (Physical) towards an official or supervisor
- Individual playing under an assumed name
- Individual playing illegally on two teams in the same sex division
- Individuals playing after the consumption or suspicion of consumption of alcohol/drugs
- Damage/Destruction of facilities or equipment
Equipment/Jewelry
Participants may use their own equipment if it is approved by the game officials and/or supervisors. All approvals are based on the policies and game rules for each sport. Please do not ask Intramural Staff members to keep up with your equipment. The Intramural Sports staff is not responsible for the damage or loss of any equipment owned by the participants.
The Intramural Sports program prohibits the wearing of jewelry for safety reasons. The only pieces of jewelry that will be allowed are medic alert bracelets/necklaces that are taped down with the medical information visible. All other forms of jewelry, bands, and non essential decorative items must be removed prior to participating. Please do not ask Intramural Staff members to keep up with your jewelry. The Intramural Staff is not responsible for any pieces of jewelry lost during competition.
We also prohibit the wearing of shorts with pockets, no hats, bandanas (nothing with a knot). No boots, flip flaps, no metal cleats, no jeans or wind suits with pockets.
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