IM Racquetball Fall 2014
UREC Professional Staff Joe Carter Director of UREC carterjr@appstate.edu Eddie Simmons Associate Director of UREC simmnsed@appstate.edu Student Recreation Center UREC Office: 828-262-2100 UREC Hotline: 828-262-UREC (8732) www.imsports.appstate.edu
UREC Professional Staff Chelsea Watson Activities Coordinator watsoncg@appstate.edu Erin Sanders Assistant Director of IM and CS sandersec1@appstate.edu Student Recreation Center UREC Office: 828-262-2100 UREC Hotline: 828-262-UREC (8732) www.imsports.appstate.edu
Tennis Programmer Heath Dagenhart Activity Programmer What is a Programmer? Your main contact in communicating information between IM Sports and you, the participant Records scores & updates brackets Office Hours: Monday: 9:30am-10:30am Tuesday: 9:30am-10:30am Wednesday: 9:30am-10:30am Thursday: 9:30am-10:30am Friday: 12:45pm-1:45pm Email: imsports@appstate.edu
Other Intramural Sports Offered Other Fall 2014 IM Sports Available: Leagues and Divisions Available: Soccer Tennis Dodgeball Golf Bowling Volleyball Tennis Badminton 3v3 Basketball Handball Punt/Pass/Kick Table Tennis 5K Leagues: Men s Women s Co-Rec Divisions: Pro (Competitive) Semi-Pro (Recreational)
UREC Intramural Policies and Information
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.
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.
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.
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: www.imsports.appstate.edu
Player Eligibility 1. Participants must be a full time student or full time faculty/staff member. They must be able to present their own, valid ASU ID every time they participate. 2. May only play on ONE team across each league. Once they check in for one team, they are bound to that team for the rest of the season. 3. Varsity Athlete Limitations - 1 Club member/semi-pro; 2 club member/pro - Ex-varsity removed for 1 years and 1 per pro team 4. Ineligible players will result in a FORFEIT and a loss for the team. 5. All other eligibility information can be found in the Intramural Handbook at www.imsports.appstate.edu.
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 October 10, 2014! There will also be a hard copy at the SRC posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway. Games start ASAP!
Forfeits and Defaults Forfeit When your team does not show up with no prior notification. - $20 Penalty per forfeit Default When your team does not have enough players to start or finish the game. Advanced Default -Must be filled out by 2 PM day of online or in SRC main office.
Proper IM Game Attire Participants must wear closed toed/heeled shoes and Racquetball goggles. (Goggles can be checked out at the Quinn Center Console) Participants are not permitted to wear the following: Jewelry Bandanas Knots in shirts or jerseys Hard hair control devices
How to Register for IM Racquetball Create an account on IM Leagues with your ASU Email (only using @appstate.edu ) 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, October 8 to complete your registration & be scheduled. Hard copy can be found online at www.imsports.appstate.edu OR at the IM Sports Office in the Student Recreation Center.
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 email
How to Read the Bracket Teams/people playing each other Date/Time scores are due to the IM Sports email: imsports@appstate.edu
How to email in your score The winner of the match must email Heath Dagenhart by 9:00 am the morning after the match with the scores. The subject line of the email must contain the words Racquetball and Scores CC to the opposing team s captain. Discrepancies must be addressed within 24 hours by email
Example Email To: imsports@appstate.edu 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
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: www.imsports.appstate.edu
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 twitter: @App_Intramurals Get your schedule DIRECTLY to your smartphone for free: the REC*IT app.