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INTRAMURAL
HANDBOOK
(Updates may be added at anytime)
SPORTSMANSHIP
Cornell College stresses that participants in every event display good
sportsmanship at all times. Physical or verbal abuse of opponents or officials,
swearing at officials, opponents, swearing loudly, unsportsmanlike conduct
or other inappropriate behavior by participants or spectators will not
be tolerated.
Cornell intramural program follows a No Swearing Policy. Spectators, players,
officials and other involved in the contest must refrain from using profane
language during all aspects of competition, preparation before and after
the contests/activities. If Swearing is directed to another participant or official a warning will be given first then action may be taken by a staff member.
SPECTATORS
Teams are responsible for the behavior of their spectators. Spectators
are subject to the policies of Cornell College and the Intramural Program.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
No alcoholic beverages shall be present or consumed in or on any campus
recreation facility. This applies to all intramural and open recreation
activities that are conducted on campus. All Intramural Staff members have the right to remove any participant at any time. Anyone removed will not be allowed to continue play in the league that is being played. If it is a single day event, you will not be prohibited to enter the next scheduled event.
INJURIES AND INSURANCE
Participation in the Intramural Program (IMs) is voluntary. Cornell College
does not accept responsibility for injuries sustained while participating
in or traveling to or from program events. Participants are responsible
for any and all cost arising from injury or property damage sustained
through participation or spectating. All participants are advised, for
their own protection, to obtain a physical examination before participation
and provide their own accident and health insurance. In addition, participants
are expected to use reasonable caution, observe the rules of the activity,
and attain a level of physical conditioning suitable for the activity.
Injuries are more likely to occur as the level of exhaustion increases.
In case of injury, one should seek appropriate care. If blood is involved,
it may endanger others as well as the injured. All injuries should be
reported to the supervisor or official in charge at the time of the accident.
Individuals who have uncovered open wounds or blood on clothing must leave
competition immediately. There will always be a medical bag on hand at every event. All students must sign a waiver before participating in an IM/Wellness event.
ELIGIBILITY
All full-time and part-time students, faculty and staff members are invited
to participate in the Intramural Program. Spouses of faculty/staff are also allowed to participate.
Part-time students, faculty and staff are invited
to participate during those blocks in which they are enrolled or contracted.
Alumni are not allowed to participate in Im's.
Members of a varsity or junior varsity athletic
squad who have participated in practice or have
competed in one or more varsity or junior varsity competitions MAY NOT
compete on an individual basis or as a member of a team in that Intramural
sport or a related sport, unless specifically allowed by the rules of
the activity. Competing individuals must be listed on a roster or entry
form submitted before the entry deadline.
Individuals may compete as a member of only ONE
team at a time. Teams playing an ineligible player may be required to
forfeit all contests in which the individual participated or may be removed
totally from competition.
Individuals may compete in both single, doubles
and mixed doubles teams in those sports offering such options.
Eligibility for Play-off and Championship Competition
In order to be eligible for championship competition, an individual's
name must have appeared on the roster before the first date of play-off competition
in that event and the individual must have competed in at least one regular
competitive event.
A team winning a competition by forfeit may count
all players on their roster as having participated in that contest.
A team or individual may not have forfeited 2 or
more contests during play prior to the play-off competitions. If any team has forfeited 2 of more games, that team will not be eligible for the play-offs or championships.
PUBLICITY
Information about intramural and recreation events can be found in
a variety of places on campus. The intramural boards in The Commons lists
the upcoming events. A complete schedule, as well as entry forms and rules,
can be found on the Official Intramural Web Site http://www.cornellcollege.edu/intramural.
AWARDS
Awards are presented to the champion(s) in each competition. The award
may consist of an official Intramural Champion T-shirt or a variety of
other awards.
Teams and individuals may represent residence halls, social groups or
special groups in totaling points by participating, displaying positive
sportsmanship and winning championships that result in one group winning
the Intramural Championship Cup (I Cup). For more specific information
see "INTRAMURAL CUP COMPETITION".
Officials
The Intramural Program intends to provide a safe environment for all participants
involved in intramural events. Students who do their best to use sound,
unbiased judgment in making decisions do all officiating. Participants
will refrain from making derogatory comments regarding their judgment.
Persons treating officials or opponents in an offensive manner will be
removed immediately from competition. If you are asked to leave a compeition for being abusive to an official, you will also have to sit the next game out on the schedule.
DISQUALIFICATION POLICY
A student participating in or watching any intramural activity is expected
to display positive sportsmanship behavior toward all officials, opposing
team members and representatives of the college. Negative sportsmanship
will not be accepted or tolerated before, during, or after any activity.
The following steps will be followed in dealing with negative sportsmanship:
1. Suspension from the activity: continual aggressive behavior, verbal
or physical: continual use of profanity: harassment of officials, opponents
or spectators, continual unsportsmanlike conduct during the activity.
The individual will be removed immediately from the activity and not allowed to particiapte in the remainder of the league.. The individual
must immediately leave the competitive area.
2. During the same school year, an individual suspended from total participation
in two activities is prohibited from further participation in any intramural
activity for the remainder of that school year.
3.. Immediate suspension from participation from all intramural activity
for the year will result from any physical violence directed toward an
official, participant or spectator, whether or not contact is made. A
previous warning is not required.
CAPTAIN'S MEETINGS
Captains' meetings are scheduled prior to league play for certain team sports.
The purpose of these meetings is to inform participants of particular
sports' rules, issue schedules, and provide feedback for tournament play
prior to the first game. Attendance by the team captain or a representative
is required to earn the team entry points.
FORFEITS
Forfeits are demoralizing to all participants and destructive to the entire
Intramural Program!
Causes of Forfeitures
A team or individual shall be deemed to have forfeited the contest if
not ready to play within 5 minutes after the scheduled contest starting
time.
If neither team or neither individual appears for
a contest, both teams or individuals will be charged with a forfeit. Failure
to complete a contest due to injury shall be considered a default and
shall not cause loss of Intramural Cup points.
If an individual or team fails to complete a contest,
the contest shall be considered forfeited to the opponent.
After having 2 forfeits in a league play, the team will not be eligible to play in the play-offs and will be banned from the next league play or team event on the schedule. The team will also lose 50 points per game in league playing for not showing up. If an individual participant signs up to play an individual event and does not show, that person will not be allowed to enter the next event on the schedule whether it is a league or individual event. If a team does not show up for a one day event, that team will not be able to enter the next event on the schedule whether it is a one day event or a league play. That team will also have the entry points deducted from their team total points even if it puts that team in negative numbers.
When enough notice is given in advance, it will not be a forfeit to the team and the game will try to be rescheduled.
INELIGIBLE PLAYERS
A team shall forfeit any game in which they use an ineligible player.
REMOVAL FROM COMPETITION
A team or individual will be removed from further competition in an activity
after the second forfeit. A team or individual removed from competition
in two activities during a school year may be banned from further competition
within the Intramural Program for the year.
INTRAMURAL CUP COMPETITION
This award is designed to recognize the group in each the Men's, Women's, and Co-ed groups that gathers the most intramural points by completing competition, demonstrating positive sportsmanship
and winning championships. There will be a winner in each category in a Men's, Women's, and Co-ed Groups.
GENERAL RULES
Individuals may represent any group to which they are associated in Intramural
competition and may represent more than one group during a year. However,
individuals may represent only one group during competition in each activity.
IM ADVISORY BOARD
The IM Advisory Board will meet a few times each semester. Anyone is welcome to come to share new ideas or have questions answered. We reveiw rules and regulations and talk about new ideas for events.
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