Innertube Water Polo

Entry Opens:
Monday, March 31, 2008 - 9:00 a.m.

Entry Closes:
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 - 5:00 p.m.

Manager Meeting: Mandatory:
Thursday, April 10, 7:00 p.m. @ Ratner Center, Room 147

Play Begins:
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 @ TBA

Entry Fee:
Refundable Deposit* of $30 per team payable at the Intramural Sports Office located in Gerald Ratner Center, Rm 139.

NOTE: Each league ONLY accommodates four (4) teams.

Online registration only secures your spot for twenty-four hours from time of submission. Payment of the $30.00 deposit is required before the deadline of the timed submission. Payment can be made at the IM Office - Ratner Athletic Center, Room 139, 9:00am-5:00pm, M-F. PLEASE DO NOT PUT MONEY UNDER THE DOOR!

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

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
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).

COMPETITION FORMAT
The following divisions will be offered: Undergraduate - Graduate Coed. All regular season games will be played on the Ratner Center Aquatic Center. The regular season will consist of a round robin tournament with each team playing once per week, weather permitting. Playoffs will be a seeded tournament. Any games played after the first round will be single elimination. During playoffs, teams may be required to play more than one game per week and on days and times different from regular season games.

SCHEDULES
The schedules will be posted at the Office of Intramural, Recreation and Sport Clubs on Friday, April 11, 2007 @ Intramural Sports Office, Room 139 in the Ratner Center. They will also be given to the team managers at the mandatory managers meeting on Thursday, April 10 at 6:00pm in the Ratner Center, Room 145.

GOVERNING RULES
All intramural contests shall be governed by IM rules, unless otherwise noted in rulebooks available at the Intramural Office, Rm 139 Ratner Center. Schedules will also be posted on the web site at the conclusion of the entry period.

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.