OFFICE OF INTRAMURAL, RECREATION, AND SPORT CLUBS

BOCCEBALL TOURNAMENT

ELIGIBILITY
University of Chicago students are eligible to participate in Intramural activities. Refer to the 2005-2006 Office of Intramural, Recreation and Sport Clubs Guidelines for further clarification on eligibility. All students must complete an Assumption of Risk Agreement and Release form.

REGISTRATION

1. On-Line Registration: http://athletics.uchicago.edu - Intramural/Sport Clubs Select desired sport - Complete entry form, select league, division, team name, manager and officials information, team roster with ID numbers, then submit. NOTE: Online registration only secures your spot for twenty-four hours from date and time of electronic submission. .
   
2. Intramural Sports Office - Ratner Athletic Center, Rm 139 Entry Form- Pick up an Official Entry Form. Complete entry form with name of the sport, league choices(s), division classification, name of your team, team manager's name, e-mail, phone number.
   Select Team Officials- Teams will be required to list two names, ID #, and email address for each team members that will be designated to officiate. These individuals WILL be paid and required to officiate games each week, as necessary.
   Team Roster- List all players names, ID #'s, and e-mail of all the members of your team. Players may be added on site or on line. The minimum names accepted to validate your team entry form is seven. Teams will not be placed within a league without entry form and roster with Student IDs to the Office of Intramural, Recreation, Sport Clubs in the Gerald Ratner Center, Room 139. Attend Mandatory Manager and Officials Meeting- The team manager or alternate must attend the mandatory manager's meetings to acquire rules and schedules.

ENTRY FEE AND FORM
All participants will pay nonrefundable $2.00/entry-singles, $4.00/entry-doubles. Participants will not be placed within the tournament if the entry form and fees have not been paid to the Office of Intramural Sports in the Gerald Ratner Center, Rm 139. Participants will not be placed within a tournament if the entry form and fees have not been paid to the Office of Intramural Sports in the Ratner Center, Rm 139. Individuals will have twenty four (24) hours from the time of on-line registration to pay the entry fee. Failure to pay will remove the individual(s) from the desired tournament.

SCHEDULES
Regular season schedules will be posted at the Office of Intramural Sports after 12:00pm on Friday, October 14, Ratner Center, Room 139.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT
TThe following divisions for Men, Women, and Coed will be offered: Singles, Doubles, and TEAM Croquet (For TEAM Croquet Information, see next section.) A single elimination tournament will be played in Men and Women's Singles divisions.

TEAM BOCCEBALL
An option will be offered to groups of individuals who wish to play as individuals yet move through a tournament as a team. A team will be comprised of two singles player and one doubles team. Players will compete against other players representing their team throughout the tournament. Team that wins 2 out of 3 (1st/2nd singles and doubles) will advance. Example: 1st singles Amazing Agassi will play 1st singles Aces, 2nd singles Amazing Agassi will play 2nd singles Aces. Doubles Amazing Agassi will play Doubles Aces, If 1st singles & doubles Aces win; 2nd singles loses, the team will advance with a 2 out of 3 victory.

FIELD OF PLAY AND EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
Competition is recommended to be played on the quads or a mutually agreed upon location.. Equipment can be rented from the Office of Intramural Sports (Ratner, Rm. 139). We encourage you to make a reservation for the equipment before confirming a play date.

SCORING
Best two out of three rounds. Bocce balls in either two sets of 4 colored balls (preferrably green and red) or 4 sets of 2 colored balls (preferrably green, red, blue, and yellow). These balls are slightly larger and heavier than a croquet ball.

The game may be played with 2, 3, or 4 sides. The 2-sided game will be played with 4 balls per side and two or four players. In the case of a 4 player game, there will be two two-player teams with each player controlling two balls. In a 3 or 4 sided game, each player is their own team and controls 2 balls.

RAINOUTS
In case of rain, contact your opponent one-hour before your scheduled game time to make arrangements to reschedule game before round deadline

REPORTING SCORES
At the conclusion of your matches, the WINNER is required to submit the scores to the Intramural, Recreation, and Sport Club office. Submission can be done on line through the Score Reporting listed on this page or you may stop by the office, Ratner Center, Rm 139 and complete the Score Reporting Card and submit to the Intramural Sports office personnel.

FORFEIT POLICY
Players should arrive 10 minutes before game time. A grace period of five (5) minutes is allotted for each individual/ team. This means that an individual or team has until five minutes after the scheduled starting time to get the game started. After (5) minutes, the game/match will be termed a forfeit.

ALCOHOL AND SPORTSMANSHIP POLICY
No alcohol is to be consumed before or during participation, or brought onto the playing area, or fields. The Office of Recreation believes that participation in recreational sports is a positive healthy experience that provides enjoyment to participants and alcohol use can hinder good sportsmanship. To foster health benefits and maximize enjoyment for participants and student staff, consuming alcoholic beverages before participation is a violation of recreation policy. Individuals, teams or spectators who violate this policy will not be eligible to participate and could face additional sanctions. All participants and spectators are expected and required to conduct themselves as sportsmanlike individuals and to treat others, as you would like to be treated.

AWARDS
Intramural Championship T-Shirts will be awarded to the winners of each division