intramurals
Guidelines for managing team rosters and making substitutions
Rosters
Each team will be required to fill out and submit to the Recreational Services office an entry form for each sport. A participant may not compete for an organization unless he or she has been entered on the official entry form prior to the game, or he or she competes in the contest and his or her name is entered on the contest scorecard. The team manager must then report the additions on his or her official roster. This must be done at the Recreational Services office within one working day after the contest was played.
Rosters will be limited to 20 participants per team.
Teams entering rosters in team sports must be represented by a team member at the captain's/manager's meeting. Points are given for attendance.
Teams not represented at the captain's/manager's meeting or soccer captain's meeting are put on probation. One forfeit, for any reason, will drop the team from the remainder of the schedule. Doors are closed ten minutes after the start of the meeting.
No person may take part in playoffs who was not eligible to play for that team during league play. "Eligible to play" is defined by participation in a regular season game. In double elimination tournament brackets, players must be eligible to play for that team prior to the championship game and the "if necessary" game.
If a name appears on a scorecard, it will be considered a participation. Enter an individual's name on the game scorecard only if they are participating in that contest. Team players not in attendance at a game should not be entered on the scorecard.
A game forfeited prior to the start of play will not be considered a participation for any player as it relates to this rule. A game forfeited for any reason after the official start of play will be considered a participation. Special circumstances relating to this rule can be reviewed by the intramural coordinators.
No roster additions may be made for playoff games.
Substitutions
Following an entry deadline, no substitutions will be allowed in individual or dual sports without approval of the tournament director. Substitutions will be allowed only prior to a team's first match. The sports involved are:
- Around the world
- Handball
- Badminton
- HORSE
- Horseshoes
- Racquetball
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Doubles volleyball
- 1-on-1 basketball
- Wallyball
Any violation of this rule by an organization or individual will cause the offending team to lose all points scored by that individual. The offender will also be suspended from further competition in that sport for the sport's season.
Additions will be allowed for 3-on-3 basketball and triples volleyball only. Teams may have four members on their roster for these two sports. Teams signing up only three players may add a fourth player in the Recreational Services office within one working day after the contest in which the individual played. No roster additions may be made for championship games.
See specific sport information sheets regarding substitutions for the 3-point shootout, bowling, cross country meet, free throw, golf, home run derby, miniature golf, punt pass & kick, sports trivia contest, swim meet, track meet, wrestling meet, wristwrestling meet, and sand volleyball.
Forfeits
If a team fails to appear, doesn't sign the scorecard, or isn't ready to start play at the appointed place within five minutes* after the scheduled time for the contest, the game will be forfeited to the opposing team. A double forfeit may also be declared. Two forfeits, for any reason, will result in dropping that team from play for the remainder of the season in that sport.
* Official intramural start time is based on time and temperature recording at 785-776-3111.
Protests
All protests must be made in the presence of the officials and the opposing captain at the time and place of the incident according to the rules of each game. In addition, a formal protest giving details concerning the game to that point must be typed and presented to the Recreational Services office within one working day after the contest in question. All particulars of the protest must be stated clearly. Judgment calls are not subject to protest. The Rules and Protest Committee will act on protests. Additional details and the appropriate forms are available from the Intramural Supervisor on duty. Eligibility protests may be made at any time during the sports season. Eligibility protests must be made to the assistant director of intramurals.
Rules and protest committee
It shall be the responsibility of this committee to rule on protested contests and to make or change rules to govern intramural competitive play. The rules and protest committee has the authority to make retroactive, present, and future changes of all intramural rules and regulations. Decisions of the rules and protest committee are final.
Rescheduling
A team contest can be rescheduled. Arrangements for rescheduling must be initiated and completed no later than two working days (48 hours) prior to the originally scheduled time of the contest.
If the following procedure is not followed, the contest will be played as originally scheduled. The manager or captain of the team desiring a schedule change must initiate the action. The following steps will be taken:
Request a permission form to reschedule and check time possibilities in person with the intramural director at the Recreational Services office.
If the opponent consents to rescheduling, a mutually agreeable time and site must be decided upon. This is based on information provided by the permission form.
The requesting team then submits the reschedule form to the intramural director for final approval.
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