Registered undergraduate and graduate students, members of the faculty, staff, and administration are eligible to participate. Students who participate on an intercollegiate team may not compete in that intramural sport, unless otherwise stated in the sport description.
If a player quits or is cut from an intercollegiate team, he/she may participate provided he/she quits or was dropped before the first game. Violations of eligibility rules result in a forfeit of the contest in which the player was involved. All questions regarding player eligibility should be directed to the IM-REC Office.
To enter an intramural team, the team captain must attend and submit an official roster at the scheduled "Captains Meeting." Registration will close after the stated deadline. Any name added to a roster after the deadline must be submitted to the IM-REC Office. Also, no names may be added after the regular season ends or during the playoffs. Individuals who wish to be placed on a team may file an individual roster form. Every effort will be made to find teams for these participants.
Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated. Arguing with officials, profanity, abusive language or actions toward opponents or teammates are considered violations of good sportsmanship. Any participant displaying undesirable behavior is subject to suspension from that intramural sport activity and could face further suspension or probation during the academic year.
Student supervisors and officials assigned to games are authorized to eject players from games or to suspend immediately any game where unsportsmanlike conduct is displayed, Teams causing such problems will be placed on probation or may have to forfeit additional games on their schedule. Please keep in mind; one problem player may cause an entire team to be reprimanded.
Under no circumstances are alcoholic beverages to be consumed prior to or during intramural events. Individuals or teams violating this rule will be suspended from the intramural program for the remainder of the academic year. Intramural personnel will not hesitate to contact Roger Williams Public Safety when a participant or spectator is out of control.
A basic first aid kit will be provided during all intramural events. Intramural Supervisors are certified in First Aide and CPR. In case of emergency, the Intramural Supervisor can immediately contact public safety via two-way radio to request EMS to the scene of any serious injury. All individuals in the intramural program must be aware of the natural risks involved in sports activities.
It is strongly recommended that any student participating in any Intramural program offered, purchase the school insurance. This provides coverage for injuries that occur during participation in the Intramural-Recreational Sports Program.
All protests must be made to the officials at the time of the dispute. Details of the dispute should be written down on the back of the game's score sheet during the protest by the protesting team's captain, intramural supervisor, or officials. The officials and/or intramural supervisor are authorized to discontinue the game if the dispute cannot be resolved at that time. The protesting team's captain or a team representative must contact the IM-REC Office within 24 hours after the incident. The IM-REC Coordinator will attempt to meet with all parties involved. The IM-REC Office will render the final decision on all protests.
Championship teams and individuals will receive an "Intramural Champion" t-shirt immediately following the championship game. All special event winners will also receive awards.
- Participants may only compete in one division of that sport. For example, a player may not compete in both a Recreational division and Competitive division within the same sport.
However, participants may be on both a Co-ed and Women's/Men's team as long as it is within the same division Competitive or Recreational. Individuals violating this rule will be suspended for a minimum of one game. Teams using the ineligible player will receive at least one forfeit. Further sanctions may also be imposed by the IM-REC Coordinator after reviewing the situation.
- An intramural team must be ready to play within 10 minutes of the scheduled game time. Failure to comply with this rule results in a forfeit. A team claiming a forfeit must submit a score sheet signed by all players present to the intramural supervisor on duty.
- Participants should call the IM-REC Sports Office at 254-3570 for further information about the status of intramural games during inclement weather, team captain is always emailed with any cancellation notice. Teams are prohibited from playing when electrical storms or other dangerous conditions are threatening. The IM-REC Office will make every effort to reschedule postponed games. The IM-REC Office cannot guarantee that the games will be rescheduled.
- Game rules governing each sport will be posted on the Intramural Web Page. In all situations not covered by the intramural game rules, the official sport rules will apply.
- At the end of the regular season, championship playoffs will be conducted in most cases. The format and number of teams qualifying for the playoffs will vary depending on the number of individuals/teams involved in the activity.
- During the regulars season tie games will end in a tie. In the playoffs games will have an overtime period until a winner in determined.
- Ties in the standings will be resolved by the outcome of Head to Head competition between the teams during the regular season. Ties that are still not resolved after this process will be settled on an individual sport basis.
The Intramural department will conduct several special events through out the year. They range from various tournaments, off campus recreational trips, to the end of year golf tournament. Information will be published through out the year regarding each specific special event. Please conduct the Intramural office at ext. 3570 if you have a question of would like more information