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ARTICLE I. ELIGIBILITY

Section 1. In order for a team to be eligible to participate in a specific sport, a

representative MUST be present at the manager's meeting (see intramural
calendar).
Section 2. All current students, faculty members and staff (full or part-time) of
Furman University shall be eligible to enter any activity in the intramural sports
program except as provided for later in this article.
Section 3. A team's legal roster will be the initial names on the entry forms
and any names added to the roster prior to the first league game. However,
the initial league roster must contain at least the required number of players to
participate in that sport.
Section 4. An individual may only play on one team in each sport (in addition
to 1 co-rec team). An individual may not play in both the champ and rec
league for one sport.  The first team that the individual plays for is considered
their legal team.
Section 5. Sorority and fraternity Championship League Teams are limited to
full dues paying members during the Fall semester. In the Spring semester,
new members of sororities and fraternities may play in the Championship
League once all Greek organizations have initiated their new pledge class.
Section 6. A student, who is a member of a varsity team cannot participate in
that sport or its equivalent for that school year in the intramural sports
program.
Section 7. A student, who practiced with a varsity team for ten days or more
during the school year, cannot participate in that sport or its' equivalent for that
school year in the intramural sports program unless approved by the Director
of Campus Recreation.
Section 8. A student, who has an athletic scholarship, cannot participate in
that sport or its equivalent for that school year in the intramural sports
program.
Section 9. Any non-Greek organization wishing to compete for the All Sports
trophy must submit a list of up to 50 upperclass members before September
10th to the Director of Recreational Sports. After all Greek organizations have
initiated their new members, the team may add an additional 30 members.
Section 10. When a player incurs a wound that causes bleeding, the official
must stop the game at the earliest possible time and make the player leave
the game for treatment. If a player's uniform has blood on it, the official must
stop the game at the earliest possible time and make the player leave the
game to have the uniform cleaned and treated with an appropriate disinfectant
or change the bloodied part of the uniform. The player must leave the game
immediately upon notification from the official and will be allowed to return
only after inspection by the official during the next play stoppage.
Section 11. Penalty: A team shall forfeit any contest in which it uses an
ineligible player.
ARTICLE II.  PROTESTS

Section 1. All protests must be made in writing (or email) to the Director of
Campus Recreation within 24 hours after the contest in question.
Section 2. Only protests concerning player eligibility and a supervisors' rule
interpretation will be considered.
Section 3. All protests concerning rule interpretations must be made after the
call in question to the supervisor, before the ball is put back into play, not after
the game is over.
Section 4. Both sides of a protest will be presented to the Intramural Sports
Council, if deemed necessary by the Director of Campus Recreation, with
their vote final. A tie vote will favor the protesting team.
Section 5. During the playoffs, all protests must be in writing (or emailed) by
10:00 a.m. the following day. In the event an immediate decision cannot be
rendered, all play-off games in that league will be postponed until a decision
can be reached.
ARTICLE III.  POINT SYSTEM

Section 1. Classification of Sports

Class 1
Entrance Points: 100 points
Achievement Points: 
Each league win % of 40 points
Qualifying for playoffs 5 points 
Each playoff win/bye 10 points

Sports: Volleyball, soccer, basketball, bowling, softball, sand volleyball, and

indoor soccer.

 
   
   
 

Section 2. No points awarded for Co-Rec games.

Section 3. An organization which enters more than 1 team in the
Championship League will only receive the points from the team that
accumulates the most points. However, if any team of the organization forfeits
a Championship League game, then the organizations team points will be
based on the average of all their Championship League teams points.
Section 4. If a team forfeits a game, they will zero points towards the All-
Sports trophy.
ARTICLE IV. RESCHEDULED GAMES

Section 1. Two teams desiring to postpone a contest for a legitimate reason

must contact the Director of Two teams desiring to postpone a contest for a
legitimate reason must contact the Director of Campus Recreation in person,
the week prior to the scheduled contest. Both team managers must be
present to agree on a future date to play the game before the originally
scheduled game will be postponed. If no date is agreed upon, the game will
be played at its original time. Games may not be rescheduled via email or
telephone correspondence.
Section 2. Any game that is postponed from its' originally scheduled time and
is not played, will result in a double forfeit for both teams, regardless of who
originally postponed the game.
ARTICLE V. FORFEITS

Section 1. Any team that fails to be ready for a contest at the scheduled time
will forfeit to their opponent. If neither team is ready, both will be charged with
a forfeit. To obtain a contest victory by forfeit, the required number of
participants must be present and ready to play.
Section 2. Forfeited contests will not be rescheduled.
Section 3. If a team forfeits a contest, they will be dropped from the league.
Section 4.  If a team forfeits out of 3 leagues during the year, the organization
will be dropped from participation for 6 months (months served during fall and
spring semester).

ARTICLE VI. AWARDS

Section 1. The Director of Campus Recreation will present the top men's and
women's team in the Championship League Division with the All Sports
Trophy (based on team points).
Section 2. The Director of Campus Recreation will present the top men's and
women's Residence Hall teams in the Recreation League Division with the
Major Sports Trophy (based on team points).
Section 3. The Intramural Sports Athlete of the Year (male and female) will be
presented a plaque signifying their accomplishment.
Section 4. The Intramural Sports Athlete (male and female) exemplifying
outstanding sportsmanship will be presented a plaque signifying their
accomplishment.
Section 5. The Intramural Sports Athletic Chairperson demonstrating hard
work and continued participation will be presented a plaque signifying their
accomplishment.
ARTICLE VII. PLAYOFFS

Section 1. All Class 1 team sports will have a single elimination tournament.
Section 2. The top 2 teams in each league will go to the playoffs. Exception: If
there is only one league, there will be a single elimination tournament
between half of the teams (and ties).
Section 3. Team record will determine tournament seeding. In case of a tie,
the first tie-breaker will be head-to-head competition. The second tie-breaker
will be the previous year's playoff results.
Section 4. The Director of Campus Recreation may select one wild card team
per sport to participate in the playoffs.
Section 5. In the event of bad weather, and the regular season cannot be
finished, all teams with a mathematical chance of making the playoffs will go
to the playoffs (time permitting).
Section 6.  If a team does not have a manager present at the manager's
meeting (check registration form for meeting dates), the team will be ineligible
for the playoffs.  The team will be able to compete in the regular season.

Section 7.  If a team registers after the manager's meeting, the team will be
ineligible for the playoffs, but may compete in the regular season.

ARTICLE VIII. CONDUCT

Section 1. A team is responsible for the actions of individual members of the
team and for spectators directly related to the team. Teams/organizations will
be held responsible for their actions before, during and after every intramural
sports contest. A team/organization may be immediately banned from the
Intramural Sports program by the Director of Campus Recreation for conduct
deemed inappropriate by any member of the Intramural Sports staff.
Section 2. If physical altercations do occur, the following guidelines will be
used for disciplinary purposes:
 If a player, coach, or spectator participates in a fight, s/he will be
ineligible for Intramural Sports competition for 30 intramural sports playing
days. She/he will be brought up on charges to the University Discipline
Committee.
 If more than one player, coach or spectator (from one team) participates
in a fight, the entire organization will be eliminated from competition for 60
 intramural sports playing days. Each individual will be brought up on
charges to the University Discipline Committee.
 If a player, coach, or spectator verbally abuses a member of the
Recreational Sports department, including student workers, she/he will be
ineligible for Intramural Sports competition for 30 intramural sports playing
days. She/he may be brought up on charges to the University Discipline
Committee.
 If a player, coach or spectator accosts an official, these individuals will
be permanently banned from all Intramural Sports activities. Further, the
individual will be brought up on charges to the University Discipline
Committee.
 Any player ejected from a game for unsportsmanlike conduct, including
using profanity or making obscene gestures towards an official, opposing
player or in anger, will be suspended from play for 10 intramural sports
playing days.
 If an individual is deemed to be intentionally trying to harm a player,
she/he will be permanently suspended from intramural sports play.  This
decision will be made by the Director of If an individual is deemed to be
intentionally trying to harm a player, she/he will be permanently
suspended from intramural sports play.  This decision will be made by the
Director of Campus Recreation, based on a report written by the game
officials and intramural sports supervisor(s).
Section 3. An individual will not receive suspension credit for days on a study
away program.
Section 4. Any individual, who has been drinking alcohol, and/or is playing in
a manner that is endangering other intramural sports participants, will be
removed from that game.
Section 5. All individuals will have a chance to appeal a decision to the
Intramural Sports Council.