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- 2. The Five Most Important IM Policies A forfeit will be declared when a team cannot field the required number of eligible players by the designated game time. Only a teams captain may confer with the officials. All players must present their valid Northeastern University issued Husky Card in order to play. All roster management is done via the IMLeagues platform. After the seasons schedule is published, regular season games cannot be rescheduled at a teams request.
- 3. Roles and Duties of Intramural Team Managers Be responsible for your actions and the actions of all your teammates. Understand all the relevant intramural policies and rules as found in the Intramural Managers Handbook. Communicate all necessary policies and rules to your teammates. Inform any ejected players that they need to leave the facility and how they can apply for reinstatement.
- 4. Rover Rule: Help Prevent Forfeits The Rover Rule has been implemented to help teams avoid forfeiting when they may be short the required number of players. The Rover Rule allows teams to pick up any student that is already registered on IMLeagues, even though they are already on another teams roster (even in the same league) to participate in a game when a team is short handed. This will allow teams to avoid having to forfeit so that more games can be played as scheduled. A team may recruit up to three rover players onto their team immediately before or during a game to avoid a forfeit. Rover players follow the same rules and eligibility requirements as other intramural participants: they must be active Northeastern students, and they must be registered to an intramural team in IMLeagues for the current semester in the same sport. Team captains MUST notify officials of rover player additions before they are allowed to compete or check-in. Rover players may not be team captains.
- 5. Rover Rule: Help Prevent Forfeits This policy is not to be exploited by an individual or team for any purpose besides the avoidance of forfeits. Teams cannot use the same rover players in more than two games a season. Teams or individuals attempting to exploit the Rover Rule for a competitive advantage beyond the avoidance of forfeiting will be subject to suspension in accordance with the Intramural Sports Code of Conduct. Rover players may only be added until the minimum number of total players to avoid a forfeit has been met. No more than three rovers can be used at one time. Rover players cannot be used at any point during the playoffs. Rover players will remain on their original rosters for the duration of the season and cannot be dropped from a roster to join another team. Team Captains will be responsible for all the actions of their players including any participating under the Rover Rule.
- 6. The Negative Impacts of Forfeits Teams should always strive to attend their matches and avoid forfeiting a game. When a team forfeits a game it negatively impacts their forfeit bond and the teams place in the standings. Forfeits also negatively impact opposing teams taking away their chance to play in a competitive match. Leagues that suffer too many forfeits can lead to discouraging players from participating - if they feel the other team wont show up. Please do your part to avoid causing unnecessary forfeits. Create a full roster of players eligible and available to participate when leagues games will be scheduled.
- 7. Jewelry Policy For your safety and that of your opponents, jewelry is not allowed to be worn by any participant during Intramural Sport contests in which players may come into contact with one another such as basketball, soccer, volleyball, flag football and others. For non-contact sports and events like cornhole, cricket, softball, wiffleball, etc the removal of jewelry is recommended but not required. The Intramural Staff has the responsibility to disallow any participant from wearing any equipment, jewelry, or apparel which in their judgment is dangerous or disadvantageous to other participants. This is a rule for the safety of all participants, including the wearer of such apparel, and applies to any and all dangerous equipment and jewelry. For items that are medical or religious in nature, participants will have the option to remove the item of their own volition, or to cover the item with the provided tape and/or wristband. Please note that the University Recreation program cannot fully mitigate the risk of damage to any object that is worn during an intramural sports contest including items which are taped or covered with a sweat band. Participants wearing a prohibited item will be asked to step off of the playing surface until the item is removed or appropriately covered. Players asked to step off will be able to return to play at the next stoppage of play.
- 8. Player Eligibility All registered students are eligible to play Undergraduate, graduate, part-time and law students are all eligible. Unless otherwise noted, alumni and faculty/staff cannot participate in intramural sports. Players may only play on one team per league per sport per season: One open and one co-rec team per season. There may be multiple seasons in each semester. Club Sport Rules: Only three club sport players may be on a single team roster for the related sport. All registrations and roster management is done through the IMLeagues platform. Ex-Varsity Athletes: Are required to sit out a year (of any related sport) and each team can only have one such student on their roster
- 9. Roster Additions All roster additions must be done online via the IMLeagues platform. May be completed at any time including up until the start of a game! Managers can drop players by emailing nuintramurals@gmail.com Please note that you may not drop a player who has already played a game for your team. Players must complete a short online quiz prior to being eligible to play. All rosters are found online on IMLeagues.
- 10. The Captains Rule Only the captain may clarify calls with the officials. If players or other team members have questions, issues or concerns they need to direct them through the Captain to the officials. Each Captain may respectfully question rule interpretations, but not judgment calls. Judgement calls are at the sole discretion of the presiding match officials. Players who are not the Captain, and who argue with the officials, will receive an unsportsmanlike penalty.
- 11. The Intramural Managers Handbook Can be found online on the University Recreation website and on IMLeagues. Managers must know all relevant policies and communicate them to their team. Especially important are the policies regarding sportsmanship expectations and ejections. Note that 3 unsportsmanlike penalties will end a contest in forfeit. Fighting/taunting or specific violations of the code of conduct will also result in a forfeit.
- 12. Team Name Policy It is the responsibility of the team manager to submit an appropriate team name at the time of registration. A student panel will review questionably inappropriate team names, where majority will rule regarding if the team name will be removed. The team name will be changed until the captain resubmits a new team name that is deemed appropriate. The full Team Name policy can be found on page # 3 of the Intramural Managers Handbook.
- 13. The Regular Season The number of regular season games will vary by sport due to facility availability and the number of registered teams. For most sports, team managers will be able to select their schedule preferences for the season. Whenever possible the IM administration will try - but cannot guarantee - to accommodate these preferences. Team managers should email the Intramural Sports office with all other scheduling requests prior to the close of registration. After the schedule is published regular season games will not be rescheduled by team request.
- 14. Defaulting an IM Game After the schedule is published regular season games will not be rescheduled by team request. However, teams that know that they cannot attend a scheduled contest can submit a Default online. Defaults count as a loss but there is no penalty to the teams forfeit bond. Defaults must be submitted the day prior to a scheduled contest. This allows us time to contact the opposing team. The link to the online Default Form will be in your registration email. Also online at: https://forms.gle/rrP5WAghExv YRQm3A
- 15. Playoffs At the conclusion of each intramural sports season a single elimination playoff tournament will be held. The number of teams taken into the playoffs will be determined by facility availability and the number of registered teams in each league. Playoff Tie-Breaker Procedures: If two teams are tied in the standings the following will be used to determine who will advance: Sportsmanship Forfeited games Defaulted games Head-to-head record Point differential If there is still a tie, which ever team registered first will advance.
- 16. Forfeits All teams in league play and some special events must pay a $20 forfeit bond via the provided link at the conclusion of registration. Teams will lose $10 for every forfeit. A team that forfeits will be removed from the league and loss their entire bond. Unused bonds will be refunded 2-3 weeks after the conclusion of the season. A forfeit will be declared when a team cannot field the required number of eligible players by the designated game time. It is recommended that teams show up 15 minutes before game time to avoid a forfeit.
- 17. Intramural Code of Conduct All participants in the Intramural Sports program must adhere to the Intramural Sports Code of Conduct. Including the following policies: 3 unsportsmanlike penalties on one team in a game will result in the termination of the game as a forfeit against that team. Ejected players must leave the facility within five minutes or their team will forfeit the match. Players who have been ejected must meet with an administrator of the intramural sports program before they may participate in further intramural competitions.
- 18. Review: The Five Most Important IM Policies A forfeit will be declared when a team cannot field the required number of eligible players by the designated game time. Only a teams captain may confer with the officials. All players must present their valid Northeastern University issued Husky Card in order to play. All roster management is done via the IMLeagues platform. After the seasons schedule is published regular season games will not be rescheduled at a teams request.
- 19. Now Take the Quiz! Thank you for your interest in the Intramural Sports program have a great season!