Rules
On this page you will find a listing of the general intramural program rules, as well as information on probation, suspensions and the appeal process. For further inquiries, please contact the coordinator by email or phone (284-8924).
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General Rules
1. Access to facilities: rules must be followed along with intramural sport program rules. Valid student ID is required for access to the facility; without it, access will be denied.
2. Teams may not have any intercollegiate athletes (ACAC) registered on their team in the sport in which the athlete competes. For example, in the basketball league, no intercollegiate basketball athletes (male or female) are allowed on a team; however, as many hockey, volleyball, soccer, etc. intercollegiate athletes as wanted may register on that team.
3. The intramural program is open to all full-time SAIT and ACAD (Alberta College of Art and Design) students, and SAIT apprentice students with a valid Campus Centre pass. SAIT staff is permitted to enter a team if they do not bump a student team out of the league. Alternatively, each student team may have a maximum of two staff members on their team. Priority will be given to student teams in all leagues.
4. Players may play for one team only.
5. Team captains are responsible for their team and player conduct.
6. Spitting rule: All participants must respect the clean environment of the SAIT facilities. Failure to do so will result in a $5 fine, warnings, and possible suspensions from the program.
7. Fighting or instigation through physical or verbal abuse to other players or officials could mean an automatic ejection from the league and forfeiture of deposit. All individual and team probation or suspension will be decided by the coordinator of the intramural sport program with the assistance of the activity coordinator.
8. Only captains may express and concerns they or their teammates may have during game situations. These concerns will be directed through the proper channels, in the order of Referee, Activity Coordinator, and Supervisor of the intramural sport program. Timekeepers and intramural assistants will not be addressed.
9. Missing or damaged equipment: Teams are responsible for the equipment they use, including Jersey's. Missing or damaged equipment will result in deduction from team deposit.
10. Player additions may be submitted by the team captain. All player information is required for the player to be registered on the team. Additions may be submitted 24 hours in advance of any scheduled game in order to be eligible for that game. If a player is not listed on the roster prior to the game, it is the activity's supervisor's discretion to let the individual play.
11. Captains are required to complete game sheets prior to the start of the game, and should check and sign the game sheet at the completion of the game. They must check that all players who attended are marked on the game sheet. The intramural administration records will be used to determine eligibility for play-offs.
12. Eligibility of players will be checked at random - picture ID must be produced prior to the end of the game in progress. If an ineligible player is found during a scheduled game, the game will be stopped, and the team with the ineligible player will receive a default for that game. A second offence will mean removal from the league and loss of the team activity fee.
13. Eligibility for play-offs is attendance at 50% of league games for the same team.
14. Adjustments in scheduling may occur when teams are removed from the league. It is important that captains check their team's schedule 24 hours in advance of their next game.
15. The activity fee must be paid before any league or tournament schedule can be produced. All activity fee's are refundable except in the case where:
1) Any default occurs without 24hour notice ($5 fine)
2) Any team/individual rule violation occurs ( $5 fine)
For example: no sock on floor hockey stick, fighting, refere abuse, invalid players, no valid ID for jersey sign out.
All requests for activity fee refunds must be made prior to April 30 of each year's end.
Infraction Penalties
Note: The supervisor of the intramural program makes all the final decisions.
Probation:
1. Players :
Players ejected from two games for having 3 (three) minor penalties during a game will be placed on probation immediately.
2. Teams:
When a player is suspended for fighting, his / her team will be eliminated from the league and no refund can be recovered.
Teams that default one game will lose their 50% of their activity fee. Teams that default two games will lose their entire activity fee and will be eliminated from the league.
Suspension:
1. Players:
Fighting leads to an automatic league suspension.
Any player physically or verbally abusing a minor official will receive an automatic suspension.
If a player receives a third ejection for 3 (three) minor penalties during a game, he or she will be suspended front he league / tournament.
Pending suspensions will be written on the back of the game sheet in detail by the minor official.
2. Teams:
The first default of a game will result in the loss of 50% of the team's activity fee.
The second default will result int he loss of the team's entire activity fee and suspension from the league / tournament. Team captains are responsible to call the intramural activity office (V217) (210-4242) to let us know when any exams, school projects, etc... conflict with any scheduled games.
If a second fighting incident occurs, the offending team will be suspended from the league and will forfeit its activity fee.
3. Swearing:
First offence - five minute major; second offence - game ejection
4. Fighting:
Pushing match is a game ejection.
Punching altercations will be an automatic league expulsion.
Equipment thrown in anger: First offence - game suspension; second offence - league expulsion.
Appeal Process:
Only captains may appeal a decision.
All appeals will be referred to the intramural coordinator.
The activity supervisor and the team captain may then make an appointment with the coordinator.
All appeals must be made immediately after any incident, and prior to the involved teams next - scheduled game. No appeals will be accepted after this time.
The intramural program will support all minor officials 100%; therefore, the chance of a decision being reversed or lessened is unlikely.
Only captains may confront the referee (in a respectful manner) to question any calls made.
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