NOTE: Each league ONLY accommodates six (6) 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
- 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).
COMPETITION FORMAT
The following divisions will be offered: Undergraduate Residence, Undergraduate
Independent, Graduate Men, Women and Coed. All regular season games
will be played on the Midway Fields. 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 Thursday, April 3, 2008 @ Intramural Sports Office,
Room 139 in the Ratner Center. Intramural participants and interested
participants can get up to date sport schedules at http://athletics.uchicago.edu/campus/ultimatefrisbee/regularseasonschedule.htm.
EQUIPMENT
Frisbees can be checked out at the IM Sports office, Ratner, Rm 139,
or the participants may supply their own. The Men and Women Ultimate
Frisbee Clubs sell these items. Check out their web pages at http://athletics.uchicago.edu/campus/Sport%20Club.htm
for contact information
MIDWAY FIELD GUIDELINES
No animals, bikes, motorized vehicles, unattended children, food, alcohol
or glass containers are allowed on the fields. The University and its
staff are not responsible for injuries and lost or stolen articles.
GOVERNING RULES
All intramural contests shall be governed by IM rules adapted from the
Ultimate Players Association 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.
RAINOUTS
An email will be sent to each team manager if games are cancelled due
to inclement weather one hour before game times. It may be possible
to play some games but not others on the same day. Do not assume that
games will or will not be played.
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.
