IM Racquetball. Spring 2015

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1 IM Racquetball Spring 2015

2 UREC Professional Staff Joe Carter Director of UREC Eddie Simmons Associate Director of UREC Student Recreation Center UREC Office: UREC Hotline: UREC (8732)

3 UREC Professional Staff Chelsea Watson Activities Coordinator Erin Sanders Assistant Director of IM and CS Student Recreation Center UREC Office: UREC Hotline: UREC (8732)

4 Racquetball Programmer Alexa Wood Activity Programmer What is a Programmer? Main contact to communicate information between IM Sports and participates Record scores and update brackets Office Hours: Monday: 9:45am-10:45am Tuesday: 1:00pm-2:00pm Wednesday: 9:45am-10:45am Thursday: 1:00pm-2:00pm Friday: 9:45am-10:45am imsports@appstate.edu

5 Other Intramural Sports Offered Other Spring 2015 IM Sports 5v5 Basketball Indoor Soccer Badminton Free Throw Contest Table Tennis Softball Hot Shot Ultimate Available: Frisbee Co-Rec Volleyball Tennis Arena Football 3pt Contest Golf Hit, Run, Throw 5K Leagues and Divisions Available: Leagues: Men s Women s Co-Rec Divisions: Pro (Competitive) Semi-Pro (Recreational)

6 UREC Intramural Policies and Information

7 What is UREC? UREC Mission Statement: We are the playground for ASU students developing strength in body, mind and character. What is Intramurals? We offer the opportunity for students to compete against their peers in a friendly and structured environment.

8 UREC Policies/Procedures Your participation in Intramural Sports is voluntary and at your own risk. Policies were created for the safety and fairness of participation. Any questions, comments, or concerns can be discussed at the UREC offices, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm.

9 What is Sportsmanship? Sportsmanship is defined as, interacting positively with all individuals (players, officials, staff & spectators) to promote a safe and fun environment to participate.

10 Sportsmanship 4 Excellent Sportsmanship and Conduct: The team and spectators participate in the spirit and intent of the Intramural Sports program and University Recreation. This includes teams that support every policy enforced by staff and accept the judgment decisions made by officials and/or staff. 3 Acceptable Sportsmanship and Conduct: The team and spectators display behavior which is adequate for competition and fair play. This includes teams that use no vulgar language or gestures and teams that cooperate reasonably and rationally with staff. 2 Sportsmanship and Conduct Needs Improvement: The team and/or spectators display behavior which is negative and takes away from the goal of the Intramural Sports program. This includes teams that default a game (including advanced defaults) and teams that have a player ejected because of a technical rule. 1 Unacceptable Sportsmanship and Conduct: The team and/or spectators display behavior which is in contradiction of the mission and purpose of the Intramural Sports program and University Recreation. This includes teams that have a player ejected for unsporting behavior and teams that play with ineligible players. 0 Prohibited Conduct: The team and/or spectators conduct themselves in an unsafe and counterproductive demeanor which could put themselves, other participants and UREC staff in dangerous situations. This includes any threatening behavior, any team that forfeits a scheduled contest, and any person who physically assaults any other person. Must have a 2.5 season average to be eligible for playoffs

11 Intramural Team Captain s Responsibilities Summary: Official liaison between team and the IM Sports Office. Captain s Duties: Player Eligibility Communicating rules/policies to team Positive influence of player conduct Inform team members of days/times of games Ensuring roster/record accuracy *Additional duties/responsibilities can be found in IM Handbook:

12 Player Eligibility 1. Participants must be a full time student or full time faculty/staff member. They must be able to present a valid ASU ID every time they participate. 2. May only play on ONE Men s/women s/open & ONE Co-Rec team across each league. Once they check in for one team, they are bound to that team for the rest of the season. 3. Ineligible players will result in a FORFEIT and a loss for the team. 4. All other eligibility information can be found in the Intramural Handbook at

13 Racquetball Schedule Game Location: Quinn Recreation Center Racquetball Courts Game Schedule: You schedule your own games and may play multiple games per week. Regular season schedule will be posted on the website by 5pm on February 6, 2015! There will also be a hard copy at the SRC posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway. Games start ASAP!

14 Rec It App Information REC*IT

15 Forfeits and Defaults Forfeit When your team does not show up with no prior notification. - $20 Penalty per forfeit - Sportsmanship rating of 0 2 defaults=1 forfeit and $20 fee Default When your team does not have enough players to start or finish the game. -Sportsmanship rating of 2 - Advanced Default - When your team knows in advance they will not be able to make it to the game. -Sportsmanship rating of 2 -Must be filled out by 2 PM the businesses day of the contest online or in SRC main office.

16 Proper IM Game Attire - Participants must wear closed toed/heeled athletic shoes and Racquetball goggles. (Goggles can be checked out at the Quinn Center Console) - Participants are not permitted to wear the following: Jewelry Hard-billed hats Bandanas Knots in shirts or jerseys

17 How to Register for IM Racquetball Create an account on IM Leagues with your ASU (only ) Choose which league/leagues your would like to participate in; then register. Take & pass the information quiz on IM Leagues. You MUST sign an Informed Consent, and turn it in by 5:00pm Wednesday, February 4 to complete your registration & be scheduled. Hard copy can be found online at OR at the IM Sports Office in the Student Recreation Center.

18 How the Brackets Work There must be 4 teams in each division registered to play Double elimination tournament. Winner receives a IM Championship T-Shirt Your team must play at least 2 games to win the bracket and be eligible for a IM Championships T-shirt The winner must report each score by

19 How to Read the Bracket Teams/people playing each other Date/Time scores are due to the IM Sports

20 How to in your score Winner of the match must Alexa Wood by 9:00 am the morning after the match with the scores. The subject line of the must contain the words Racquetball and Scores CC to the opposing team s captain. Discrepancies must be addressed within 24 hours by

21 Example To: Subject: IM Racquetball Scores The winner of the match between Yosef and Big Dawgs held on March 25, 2014 at 5:00pm was Big Dawgs. Here are the scores: Game 1: 15 to 8 (Big Dawgs) Game 2: 15 to 5 (Big Dawgs) Thank you, Joe Bob Captain of Big Dawgs

22 Racquetball Rules ASU IM Racquetball Rules are linked to the website. Any adaptions to the rules must be agreed upon by both parties. If both parties cannot agree to rule adaptations, then both will play by the ASU IM Racquetball Rules found on the website:

23 Thank You & Good Luck! Thank you for your participation in IM Sports. Please let us know if you have any questions, comments or concerns. Good luck! Follow us on Get your schedule DIRECTLY to your smartphone for free: the REC*IT app.