Outdoor Dodgeball
Entry Opens:
Monday, April 21, 2008 - 9:00 a.m.
Entry Closes:
Wednesday, April 30, 2008- 5:00 p.m.
Manager Meeting:
No meeting
Play Begins:
Saturday, May 3, 2008 - TBA
Entry Fee:
Refundable* Forfeit Deposit of $30 cash per team payable at the University of Chicago Intramural Sports Office @ Gerald Ratner Center in Room 139. |
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ELIGIBILITY
University of Chicago students are eligible to participate in Intramural
activities. Refer to the 2007-2008 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
- 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. .
- 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
Refundable* Forfeit Deposit of $30 cash per team payable at the University
of Chicago Intramural Sports Office, Room 139 in the Gerald Ratner Center.
Participants will not be placed within a league if the entry form and
fees have not been paid to the Office of Intramural Sports in the Ratner
Center, Rm 139. *Refundable if team has no forfeits or failure of official
to fulfill assigned duties, $15.00/forfeit. Two forfeits and teams are
dropped from the league. Teams may register on line at http://athletics.uchicago.edu/campus/index.htm.
Teams will have twenty four (24) hours from the time of on-line registration
to pay the entry fee. Failure to pay will remove the team from the desired
league. Teams will at this time select available leagues upon receipt
of payment.
TEAM ROSTERS
Team managers must submit a completed team roster of all members and identification
numbers with their team entry fee prior to the entry deadline. Individuals
may be added to the roster in the Office of IM Sports, Ratner Center 139
or at the scheduled game site at any time during the regular season. In
single and double elimination tournaments, players may not be added in
the tournament (see Eligibility, section D).
SCHEDULES
The schedules will be posted at the Office of
Intramural, Recreation and Sport Clubs on Friday, May 2, 2008 @ Intramural
Sports Office, Room 139 in the Ratner Center.
COMPETITION FORMAT
The following divisions for Men, Women, and Coed will be offered. Matches
will be decided using a best of 3 formats in which the first team to win
2 games will be declared the winner of the game. During pool play, or
round robin play, all three games will be played, regardless of the results
of the first two games. The format used to determine a champion in a particular
division will be decided by tournament officials, based on the number
of teams registered.
RULES
All Intramural contests shall be governed by Intramural rules adopted
from the National Amateur Dodgeball Association (N.A.D.A.) Official Rules
and Regulations. Rulebooks will be provided with schedules.
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.
STUDENT ID POLICY
New Policy: Every player will be required to show their University of
Chicago Card at every game to eligible to participate in Intramural activities.
The Henry Crown Field House and Gerald Ratner Center require all students
to have a valid UCID for entry.
ALCOHOL AND SPORTSMANSHIP POLICY
No alcohol is to be consumed before or during participation, or brought
onto the 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.
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