5.1 Sportsmanship

After each game, intramural staff rate teams on their sportsmanship before, during, and after the contest. Points may be deducted for poor sportsmanship, foul language, fighting, or harassment to staff, opponent, and/or fans.

 

Team captains are responsible for informing players and spectators about the rating system. Intramural staff may issue warnings, penalties, or ejections for poor conduct. Staff may also review or adjust ratings as needed. Ratings are not shared on-site but can be viewed on IMLeagues.

 

To qualify for playoffs, teams must maintain a 3.0 or higher average during the regular season.

5.2 Sportsmanship Rating Policy

4 - Exceptional Conduct & Sportsmanship: Players cooperate fully with the officials and other team members. The captain calmly converses with officials about rule interpretations and calls. The captain also has full control of their teammates. Teams that win by forfeit will receive a “4.”

 

3 - Good Conduct & Sportsmanship: Team members verbally complain about some decisions made by the officials and/or show minor disagreement but may not merit a yellow card (soccer), unsportsmanlike flag (flag football) and technical foul (basketball).

 

2 - Fair Conduct & Sportsmanship: Team shows verbal dissent towards officials and/or the opposing team, which may or may not merit a yellow card, unsportsmanlike flag or technical foul. Captain exhibits minor control over their teammates, but is in control with themselves.

 

1 - Poor Conduct & Sportsmanship: Teams regularly or repeatedly comment to the officials and/or the opposing team from the field and/or the sidelines. The team captain exhibits little or no control over teammates and/or themselves.

 

0 - Unacceptable Conduct & Sportsmanship: Individuals/teams participated after the consumption of alcohol or drugs. If the contest has begun when discovered, the player or players will be immediately removed from the facility, and the contest will be forfeited to the opponent. Participant(s) who threaten (verbal or non-verbal) a Competitive Sports employee or participant/spectator during or after the contest. Team members failed to cooperate with intramural sports program staff/university officials while performing their duties or falsely represented or withheld any information requested. Any team that receives zero (0) rating must have their team captain meet with the Competitive Sports staff to determine their team’s eligibility to play their next contest.

 

Note: Yellow Card = Technical Foul in Basketball; Unsportsmanlike Conduct Penalty in Flag Football, etc.

 

Anytime a team reaches the “0” rating, with or without cards, in a game shall be declared a forfeit immediately and a forfeit fee will be charged to the team captain. A team that receives a “0” rating must have their captain and the player(s) who received a red card meet separately with the Competitive Sports Office to determine the eligibility status of their team. The team will not be allowed to play and will forfeit each contest until they have met with the Competitive Sports staff member. Red and yellow cards can be given by any staff member until the entire team has left all Competitive Sports playing areas (out of sight and sound).

 

Any team that receives four or more cards (whether it is yellow or red) in the same sport will be declared ineligible until the captain has met with the Competitive Sports staff member in charge of that sport.

 

The supervisor has the authority to change a rating if they feel the team’s conduct warranted a lower rating. The supervisor may also lower a team’s rating based on their observation of the team’s conduct including not picking up trash from the playing area.

 

Forfeit, Default & Cancelled Games Sportsmanship Guidelines

• Game not played nor rescheduled due to inclement weather or poor field conditions: 4
• Team winning by Forfeit: 4
• Team losing by Default: 3
• Team losing by Forfeit: 1

5.3 Participant and Spectator Conduct

Any player who commits any acts of misconduct are subject to disciplinary procedures by Competitive Sports. The following acts incorporate a suspension from activities within the Competitive Sports program. Participants and spectators will be suspended indefinitely until a meeting occurs with the Competitive Sports Office. The length of the suspension that is established for these acts will not begin until this meeting occurs. Acts of participant and/or spectator misconduct include:

• Any player that is ejected from any intramural sport will be immediately suspended from all intramural sport activity or sponsored event. The player will receive a minimum two week suspension if sportsmanship related from all intramural activities and sponsored events. The suspension includes all intramural sports for the duration of the suspension.
• Any player that verbally abuses or threatens a Competitive Sports staff member will be suspended a minimum of one semester during which they will not be eligible for any Competitive Sports activities and sponsored events.
• Any player or team that withholds a name of a teammate or fan when asked by a member of the Competitive Sports Staff or any player or team giving a false name/identity will be suspended immediately from all Competitive Sports activities and sponsored events and is subject to further disciplinary action.
• Any player that hits, strikes or attempts to hit or strike (this includes pushing or shoving) a Competitive Sports Staff member will be suspended from all Competitive Sports activities and sponsored events for a minimum period of one calendar year.
• Any player that hits, strikes or attempts to hit or strike (this includes pushing or shoving) another player will be suspended a minimum of one semester. Any severe incident will warrant suspension of that individual from all Competitive Sports activities and sponsored events for a minimum of one calendar year.
• Any team that has two or more players involved in a fight will forfeit that contest in which the fight occurred and will be suspended from that sport for the remainder of the sport (season or tournament). When a game is forfeited because of sportsmanlike conduct the team captain will also be charged a forfeit fee.
• Any participant or team found using racial slurs or harassment (whether sexual or not) of any nature towards participants, teams or staff will be suspended immediately for a minimum of one calendar year.
• Ejected players, coaches and/or fans must remove themselves immediately from the playing area (out of sight out of sound). Failure to comply within one minute will result in a team forfeit. It is the captain’s and/or co-captain’s responsibility to assist the Competitive Sports staff in this process.
• Competitive Sports staff reserve the right to remove or prohibit individuals from spectating intramural or sport club events.
• The Competitive Sports Office may determine disciplinary action for any participant/spectator conduct that is not listed in this or any other policy set forth in the Competitive Sports policy manuals.
• Suspensions that are longer than two weeks may be appealed to the Competitive Sports Office by email no later than 24 hours after the disciplinary meeting.
• A player will not be eligible to participate on his/her teams for at least two weeks (if ejection was sportsmanship related) after the disciplinary hearing for the following:
  • Receiving a red card
  • Receiving 2 yellow cards in the same contest
  • Receiving 3 yellow cards during one semester
  • Receiving 2 separate yellow cards within the same sports season (i.e., 2 separate yellow cards received in flag football during two different days)

• Any player who receives a yellow or red card after a suspension of two weeks or longer in the same semester will be ineligible for a minimum of 4 weeks after the disciplinary hearing meeting has occurred. If this player receives another yellow or red card they will be suspended for one calendar year, minimum.
• Any player with the above will be ineligible for at least two weeks and must set up a meeting with the Competitive Sports Office to determine their eligibility status. Any player playing in any contest that is ineligible will cause that contest to be forfeited and the team will receive a “0” rating.

5.4 Playoff Requirements

To be eligible for the playoffs, teams need to achieve a 3.0 or better average throughout the regular season and playoffs.

 

Any team that receives a "2 Sportsmanship Rating" during a playoff game, the team captain must meet with the Competitive Sports Office prior to their next scheduled game. Any team that receives a 1 or lower sportsmanship rating for a playoff or tournament game will be eliminated from competition regardless of the outcome of the game.

5.5 Pets

No pets or animals of any kind will be allowed at Competitive Sports playing sites with or without a leash. Only dogs specifically recognized by Pete’s Pet Posse are allowed in campus buildings. Certified service animals by the Americans with Disabilities Act are allowed in campus buildings and outdoor playing fields. Other than in the case of these limited exceptions, pets and emotional support animals are not to be in campus buildings or playing fields.