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Campus Recreation > Intramural Sports > Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What are intramural sports? A: Intramural sports are organized leagues, tournaments, and sports activities that are divided into separate skill levels for all students, faculty, and staff to enjoy. A: Intramural sports offer activities that promote fun and fair play. Among other benefits, they are a great way to meet new people, relieve stress, build self-esteem, and provide leadership opportunities for those interested. Q: What intramural sports are offered each semester? A: Please refer to the intramural sports homepage for a complete listing of intramural sports for each semester. Q: How many teams can I play on? A: Each participant may play on one same gender team and one co-rec team per sport per season. A: We offer online registration. To register for an activity, log in to IMleagues.com.
Q: What is the difference between the Top Gun and Just Fun leagues? A: Some pre-selected activities use a seeding system. These sports are separated into two levels of play: Top Gun and Just Fun. Top Gun is the most competitve level of play. Highly skilled, experienced teams should select this level. Just Fun is more recreational and less competitive. Teams with novice players are strongly encouraged to select this level of play. Playoff criteria and the tournament format will be established at the captains meeting. A: Check the individual sport pages. Most sports activities allow teams to have as many as 20 players on their rosters, given they are eligible. There is a suggested maximum. You can have more than the suggested maximum, but if your team wins the championship, that is how many shirts will be given out (a few sports will indicate that there is a firm max, meaning there can only be a specified amount of individuals on a team). Q: How/when/where can I add/delete players? A: Players can be added online through the use of IMleagues throughout league play. Although people can be added at the game site throughout league play, it is strongly suggested that people are added online 24 hours in advance of their game to save time when signing in players. The 24 hours will allow the new individual's name to appear on the scoresheet. Once league play has concluded, rosters will be frozen for playoffs. A captain listed on the roster form is the only person who is able to add or delete someone. To add a player on site, a captain needs the individual's information (name, spire #, gender and graduation year). Arrive early to the game site to allow for the adding of additional players. If the player is a grad/fac/staff or CE student, then a $10 fee must be paid at Member Services and a receipt must be shown prior to that person participating. Money will not be taken at the game site. Deleting a participant off a roster must be done in the Campus Recreation office (112 Rec Center). Q: What if I don’t have a team? A: All individuals who wish to play a sport, but do not have a team, may sign up as a free agent on IMleagues.com by choosing the particular activity and division (if applicable) and choosing the "join as a free agent" option or by attending a free agent meeting. For more information about free agents, please go to the free agent page. Q: Where do I pick up schedules for the season? A: Schedules are posted online and updated following the captains meeting conducted before the start of each season. Q: What happens if I don't go to the captains meeting? A: All teams are required to have a representative in attendance at the captains meeting. If the captain is unable to attend, there must be another player from that team in attendance to receive the necessary information. This representative is then responsible for notifying the team of any changes in rules, policies or procedures for the specific sport. If a representative is not present, the team will either be deemed ineligible for playoffs, or in the case of some sports, be dropped from the league completely. Q: What are sportsmanship points? How are they related to intramural sports? A: Sportsmanship points are the 0-4 scale (with 4 as the highest and 0 the lowest) awarded to each team based on their conduct during any intramural contest. Teams are required to maintain an average of 2.75 sportsmanship points for the season to be eligible for playoffs. Q: What happens if someone on my team is ejected? A: It is the captain and ejected player's responsibility to set up a meeting with the Campus Recreation staff by appointment. The team will be ineligible to participate until the player(s) meets with the Campus Recreation staff. The player(s) will also not be permitted to participate in any intramural activity until he or she has met with the Campus Recreation staff. Further sanctions may apply. See the captain's guide for more details. A: To compete in the playoffs, a team must have attended the mandatory captains meeting, have the required sportsmanship points, have no more than one forfeit, and pay the forfeit fee, and fulfill any other playoff criteria is discussed in the captains meeting. Q: I am interested in becoming an official. What should I do? A: Any individual interested in becoming an UMass intramural official should inquire in the Recreation Center or contact Jason Incorvati at jasonink@admin.umass.edu. Q: Do I need experience in the related sport(s) to be an official? A: No experience is necessary, but it is preferred. We require all of our officials to go through a comprehensive training program prior to officiating their first game. Q: What are the overall policies governing the Intramural program? A: Our policies and procedures are outlined in the captain's guide Q: What if my question wasn't covered above? A: Contact Campus Recreation at 413.545.0022 or email us at jasonink@admin.umass.edu |
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