1. Wednesday March 13th

2.  Scott George–Assistant Director, Intramurals ◦ georg2sw@cmich.edu  Amanda Alpert – Graduate Assistant ◦ alper1al@cmich.edu  Kevin Royce – Program Coordinator ◦ imsports@cmich.edu  Intramural Supervisors  Program Desk Staff  Intramural Officials

3.  Preseason Games – Thursday, January 17 ◦ 7 pm:  CT 4:  CT 5:  CT 6: ◦ 8 pm:  CT 4:  CT 5:  CT 6:

4.  www.urec.cmich.edu click on Programs, IM Sportswww.urec.cmich.edu  Team Schedules & League Standings ◦ Play begins Sunday – SAC Courts 3-6  Team schedules posted tomorrow  Programs- IM Sports- Directory- Schedules & Standings  www.imleagues.com/cmich www.imleagues.com/cmich  Team Rosters ◦ Players must be on online roster to play – iPads at courts for immediate updates  Sport Rules  IM Handbook  Captain’s Meeting  Sporting Behavior Policies- playoff minimum - 3.0

6.  Eligibility ◦ Current CMU students & Faculty/Staff  No alums, mid-students, etc… ◦ NO ID, NO PLAY! (All sports, all games) ◦ Player must sign in for at least 1 regular season game to play in playoffs ◦ Can play for one single gender and one CoRec team ◦ Can only have 2 Club members per team ◦ ANY Varsity volleyball player is to have sat out one year – limit 1 per team

7.  Forfeits ◦ Teams who forfeit will NOT be eligible for playoffs ◦ Teams who forfeit 2x will be removed from league ◦ Forfeit time is 5mins after game time, unless nobody present ◦ If forfeit time arrives and one team does not have enough players, the prepared team will have two choices:  Take the win by forfeit  Give opposing team 5 more mins

8.  Defaults ◦ Teams unable to attend game may default by contacting Program Desk (x3200) –  24hrs in advance of scheduled game (Sunday games by Friday 6p) ◦ Default will result in a loss, but no effect on playoff eligibility ◦ Alternative to forfeiting, which hurts the program  For Love of the Game ◦ Can pick up an eligible player who is not on your roster (not from the opponent) ◦ Default loss, avoids forfeit, still get to participate

9.  Equipment ◦ Non-marking athletic shoes are required ◦ Jewelry – soft jewelry, non-exposed hard jewelry ◦ Each court will have a game ball – this will not be given to either team to warm-up with. If a team has a ball they want to use for the game, have the captain bring it to the pregame captain’s meeting and both teams must agree to use it ◦ Each court will have one ball for warm-ups per team

10.  Sporting Behavior ◦ The rating scale is as follows:  4.5 – Excellent  4.0 - Expected  3.5- Good Sporting Behavior  3- Few problems with team, some verbal dissention  2- Consistently disrespectful toward officials or opponents  1- Team receives multiples warnings, shows little or not control in regard for sporting behavior  0- Uncooperative and uncontrollable and abusive (language, fighting and protesting) – Automatic disqualification ◦ If a team receives a rating below a 3, staff has to document why. ◦ Two 1’s is a disqualification  Check IM Leagues for rating the next day.

11.  Spectator Policy ◦ Teams are responsible for and can be penalized for spectators in bench area  No Alcohol or Tobacco  Recycle and help clean up!  Disciplinary Action ◦ Importance of positive sporting behavior ◦ Ejected players will be suspended until further notice from IM Governing Board ◦ All issues reviewed/sanctioned by IM Governing Board  Always option to appear before the board

12.  Rules interpretation protests- must be addressed by the Intramural Supervisor at the time the interpretation occurs and prior to play resuming.  Protest forms available

13.  Playoffs ◦ Teams with a 2-2+ (.500) record and 3.0+ Sportsmanship rating accepted; specific playoff- records clarified in handbook for special circumstances ◦ Check your record online and report errors immediately ◦ Single Elimination Tournament ◦ Teams will be seeded via Record, Sport., Points Allowed ◦ **MUST attend Playoff Meeting**  Friday 4/12 - 6pm, NIRSA Room  COURTESY EMAIL MAY BE SENT ◦Championship Night Monday 4/22 and Tuesday 4/23 in McGuirk Arena

14.  Injuries and Risk ◦ CMU/URec not responsible for injuries ◦ IMS & ICC staff can deny a person from participating in IM’s ◦ Injury Care Center will be open during competition times:  Sunday-Thursday

15.  Hope to have online ASAP (once teams are in IM Leagues)  Teams will play at times that signed up for unless otherwise notified.  Unsure of time, stay after  Need to be in IM Leagues, have questions stay after

16.  Players must be on roster in order to play in the game.  IM Leagues verifies that the student is both eligible to play and is not already on another roster.

18.  Team captains are responsible to read all rules and inform team members  Teams should arrive 15 minutes before game time  Teams consist of 6 players ◦ 3 women & 3 men for CoRec ◦ Minimum of 4 players to start game  2 women & 2 men for CoRec  Can play with 3/2 combination

19.  Rally Scoring (best of 3 games) ◦ 25 points (win by 2, capped at 30) ◦ 3 rd game – play to 15 (17pt cap), switch sides when first team reaches 8 points  Positioning ◦ CoRec – MUST alternate genders in serving (side out if same gender serves back to back), but can rotate after serve  Serving ◦ Serving out of order – team loses serve & other team gains a point ◦ Blocking/Attacking above the net on a serve is illegal

20.  Illegal Contact ◦ 4 touches ◦ Double contact ◦ Lift ◦ CoRec- 3 hits all by same gender  Net Play ◦ No player may contact the net while the ball is in play ◦ A player may not reach over the net to contact a ball unless the ball has been contacted 3 times by opponent or is being played over the net ◦ A ball that contacts the antenna is OUT OF PLAY ◦ A touch on a block attempt does not count toward a team’s allotted 3 touches

21.  Under the Net ◦ Can cross center line so long as encroaching body part is touching line  Back Row Players ◦ When inside the 10 ft. line, cannot direct a ball into the opponent’s playing area if contacted above the height of the net  Rule of thumb, do not jump from inside the 10 ft. line ◦ If there are four players, only the server is considered a back row player

22.  Playing the Ball ◦ Ceiling is in (as long as it stays on the same side) ◦ Walls are out  Substitution ◦ Two ways  1. Positional Rotation – in at server position  2. Player Specific Substitution – matched with a player the whole time  Timeouts ◦ Two 30 second timeouts per game – can be consecutive

23.  NO games Sunday 3/31 (EASTER SUNDAY), Double up on 4/7 – All Sunday teams will have two games, with games beginning at 10 am.

24.  Current Registrations Open: ◦The Aquatic Games ◦Singles Tennis ◦NCAA Bracketology  Opening on 3/25 ◦4v4 Flag Football ◦CMU Combine  Opening on 4/1 ◦Smitty All-Star Softball Tournament