Choose A Sport:
General Intramurals Rules
Type Of Competition – Each sport is played in a round robin style followed by playoffs. Teams will be randomly separated into leagues according to the requested level of play, with the “A” league being most competitive, and the “D” league being non-competitive. Playoffs will be played in single elimination style.
Submitting A Roster – A team captain may submit a roster by completing the online application. To register a roster, each team must have the captain’s name, phone number, student number, e-mail address,and the prefered league along with the minimum number of players for that sport. No two teams may have the same name, even if they are in different divisions. Please refrane from using quotes (") when submitting a roster. They cause the computer program to malfunction.
Eligibility – To be eligible to play a sport, a player must be a student, faculty, or staff of Clarkson University. They also must be registered on the roster of the team. A player may only be registered on one roster for a sport. Players may be added to the roster prior to their third match. No additions are allowed after third games is played. To do so, you must contact the Intramurals Secretary with the name of your team and the name of the new person. Any player that does not meet these requirements is considered ineligible.
Rostered varsity player - A rostered varsity player is any player on the roster of a varsity sport. Any discrepancies with athletic website varsity roster will be verified by the Recreation Office and the head coach of that sport. No member of a varsity sport squad is eligible to compete in intramurals in that sport or any sport during their season. This also includes training squad members.
Members of varsity squad who drop or are dropped from the squad are eligible to compete in intramurals in that particular season, providing s/he has not played in any varsity games. A varsity player may play intramurals in their sport at the conclusion of their season. There are 2 varsity players allowed per roster; they must be in the A league.
Ineligible Players – If a team plays with an ineligible player during the regular season, that game will be forfeited to the other team, no matter what the score. If an ineligible player is used during the playoffs, the team will be removed from the playoffs with the next place team in their division replacing them. The only exception to this is when the team in question has informed the other team and the referee of the ineligible player(s), and both have approved; however, the team with the ineligible player will lose, but not charged the forfeit fee.
Fighting – Fighting is considered a very serious penalty in all sports. The actual penalty is detailed in each sport’s rules page. Both fighters will be ejected from the game immediately and ineligible to play for the rest of the season. Depending on the circumstances, other measures may also be taken.
Alcohol/Drugs - Use of alcohol or drugs prior to or during a game is strictly prohibited. Teams reporting to contests under the influence will not be allowed to play and will be barred for the remainder of the season. Players caught under the influence during a game will result in immediate termination of that game and will be barred for the remainder of the season.
Rescheduling – We understand that sometimes it is difficult to get an entire team together during the year due to things such as tests. To accommodate this we try to be as flexible as possible in rescheduling any games that are to be played. We do require that one day notice be given to the Intramurals Office that you would like a game rescheduled, and both team captains must agree to reschedule. If less than one day’s notice is given, the captain of the team who requested the reschedule would be charged the amount to hire a referee for that time.
Forfeit – Any team that is 15 minutes late to a game is considered to have forfeited the game. Also, any team which shows up with less than the minimum number of players forfeits the game. In the event that a player is ejected and the team has no substitutes, the game ends immediately with the ejected player's team forfeting. Each time a team forfeits a game, the captain is charged the forfeit fee. Fees for ice hockey and broomball are $50. All other intramural sports are $20. If a team forfeits twice they are also unable to compete in the playoffs, no matter what their standing.
Reporting Scores – It is the responsibility of the winning team’s captain to report the score ASAP after the game. You must report scores on the website under the sport’s menu or contact the Intramurals Office with your results (make sure to include both team names, the date and time of the game, and the scores).
Charges To The Captain – When the captain is charged for forfeiting a game or for not rescheduling a game in time, the charge will be placed on the captain’s account. It is up to the captain if they would like to collect money from the entire team to make up for this amount or not. If any charge is going to be made to the captain’s account, they will be notified immediately of the charge and allowed to present a reason as to why they should not be charged. It is up to the Intramurals Office to decide whether this reason is legitimate or not.
Protests – Protests will be accepted for consideration after being registered by the team representative with the responsible official in charge of the contest. Both team reps and the Recreation Office need to be notified whenever a protest is lodged. The team representative filing the protest should also let the opponent know immediately that a protest is pending. Officials and team captain should make sure all details required are recorded should a protest proceed to completion and be upheld. No referee sports means no method to protest; work things out and continue. All protests must be sent via e-mail and submitted to the Recreation Office and both team reps within 24 hours following the contest. Protests may be filed on the use of an ineligible player or when interpretation of the rules is deemed to be incorrect and involves the score, and/or the outcome of the contest. Under no circumstances will an official’s judgement on the matter be grounds for a protest. Games in which a protest is upheld may be replayed from the beginning of the nearest preceding point of the game, unless a specific detail relative to the prompting incident is available, i.e., time and score of game when protest was filed.