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of discrimination or harassment arise, they will be referred to the BGSU Office of Student Conduct or the Office of Equity,Diversity, and Inclusion.1.6 Non-Discrimination PolicyNon-Discrimination Policy Bowling Green State University is committed to providing equal educational opportunity. TheUniversity provides access to educational programs and activities without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, genderidentity, gender expression, color, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status,disability, or status as a veteran. Any grievance regarding alleged discrimination due to race, sex, sexual orientation, genderidentity, gender expression, color, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status,disability, or status as a veteran shall be reported to the Office of Equity and Diversity, 140 McFall Center, 419-372-8476. Ifthe respondent is a student, complaints should be reported to the Office of the Dean of Students, 301 Bowen-ThompsonStudent Union, 419-372-2843.1.7 Event CancellationAll cancellation decisions are based on current facility playing conditions, weather forecasts, the safety and comfort of playersand workers, and the preservation of facilities for future use. After consultation with a Toledo television station meteorologist,it was decided that under most conditions, Intramural activities can usually be played when a tornado or thunderstorm orwinter storm “WATCH” has been issued. However, when a tornado, thunderstorm, winter storm, or flood “WARNING” isissued for the BG area, IM activities are canceled immediately. For a winter-weather “ADVISORY”, cancellation decisionsare based on the level of the advisory. If severe weather threatens during outdoor play, the staff are notified via two-way radioor personal contact. The Intramural Staff will announce to everyone to go inside the nearest facility to seek shelter.It is important to note that unless a recorded, announced, or displayed cancellation message mentions your sport and thecurrent day and date, plan on playing. When a cancellation decision is announced, all remaining games in that sport arealso canceled for the evening. Cancellation decisions are made by 5:00 PM on the day of play whenever possible. Ifconditions develop later that require cancellation, the announcement is made as soon as possible. The Intramural SportsOffice will contact people through IM Leagues and other social media outlets if cancellations are made after 5:00 PM.1.8 Equipment and UniformUniformAll intramural teams/ participants must meet the uniform requirements. Please read the sport specific rules for minimumuniform requirements. Participants on the same team must wear similar colored shirts/pennies for all sports and certain sportsrequire for numbered jersey. Pennies are available for teams to borrow to distinguish the two teams when needed for specificsports. No jewelry is allowed during any Intramural Sports programming.EquipmentThe Intramural Sports Office provides some game equipment for all programs offered. Additional equipment may be checkedout at either the Perry Field House Welcome Desk or Student Rec Center Welcome Desk. To check out additional equipmenta picture ID is kept until all equipment is returned. We recommend a driver’s license or a state ID to check out equipment orchecking in for your game first since BGSU ID’s are needed to participate in Intramurals.ELIGIBILITY2.1 General EligibilityA participant may be a BGSU student currently enrolled in classes, as well as, current faculty and staff, but facilityrestrictions may apply. Alumni are not eligible to participate in any Intramural Sports programming. Students that arepaying the General fee of the University do not need to purchase a membership. However, to play Intramurals in the StudentRec Center or Perry Field House without additional cost, faculty or staff members must purchase a Recreation and Wellnessmembership at the Student Recreation Center Welcome Desk. Otherwise, a BGSU-affiliate must pay the daily guest fee.All participants must buy an Intramural Pass for either the semester ( 40 fee) or academic year ( 60 fee) online throughIMLeagues or by group purchase (cash or check) at the Perry Field House Welcome Desk to be eligible to play. Participantsmay play on one co-rec team and single sex team in the same sport.In order to be eligible, all players must check in prior to entering each event. BGSU student picture identification cards arerequired at all Intramural contests prior to participation. Faculty/staff must present their BGSU picture ID. Late arrivals withvalid ID may check in and participate as sport rules allow.5 Up d ated Au g. 2 0 1 9

2.2 Intercollegiate AthletesMembers of a Bowling Green State University Intercollegiate team “are not eligible” to participate in that particular sport orrelated sports during the school year in which they are a player. However, they are eligible to participate in other sports thatare not related and must have their coaches’ permission to participate. Former intercollegiate athletes who have transferred toBGSU and will not be on a BGSU intercollegiate team that year may play the related sport.2.3 Sport Club MembersMembers of a Bowling Green State University Sport Club “are eligible” to participate in that sport or related sport for thatyear (see “Related Sports” below for specific numbers).2.4 Professional AthletesParticipants who played a sport professionally are ineligible in that sport or related sport. Professional athletes, current orformer, may not participate in their respective or alike sport, activity or event. A professional athlete is defined as a personwho has been paid to participate in a sport, under contract with a professional team, included on a professional team roster,practice with a professional team and/or was compensated for trying out for a team. The Coordinator or Professional Staffof Competitive Sports reserves the right to decide on professional status on a case-by-case basis.2.5 Related SportsBGSU students have a choice to play many sports at the Intramural, club, or intercollegiate level. By limiting theirinvolvement in a given sport to one of those three choices, we are attempting to provide more opportunities for others, with thehope that they can find competition among participants with similar skill and experience levels.Therefore, members of the following intercollegiate and professional sports are ineligible and no more than 2 sport clubathletes may participate for the same team in their related sport.Intramural SportsBasketball, 3-Player BasketballFlag Football, 4-Player Flag FootballDodgeballGolfInner-tube Water PoloSoccer, Indoor Soccer, FutsalSoftball, WhiffleballTennisUltimate FrisbeeVolleyball, 4-Player Volleyball, WallyballRelated Sports/Sport ClubsBasketballFootballDodgeballGolfWater PoloSoccerSoftball and BaseballTennisUltimate FrisbeeVolleyballREGISTRATION INFORMATIONAll intramural participants are required to create an account on IMLeagues.com with a BGSU email (@bgsu.edu). IMLeaguesoffers a live support button in the bottom right corner of all pages; please use this button if you encounter any difficulties.IMLeagues now has a mobile app called REC*IT that can bedownloaded for free from the App Store and Google PlayStore. It can be used to sign up and create/join teams.3.1 Create an IMleagues AccountGo to www.imleagues.com/bgsu /RegistrationORGo to www.imleagues.com and click SIGN UPORGo to www.imleagues.com and click “Log in withFacebook” if you have a Facebook account with yourschool email attached - this will automatically create anaccount, fill in your info, and join you to the school(steps 2-4)6 Up d ated Au g. 2 0 1 9

1. Enter your information, and use your School email (@bgsu.edu) and submit.2. You will be sent an activation email, click the link in the email to login and activate your IM Leagues account.3. You should be automatically joined to your school – If not you can search schools by clicking the “Schools” link3.2 How to Sign Up for an Intramural Sport1. Log in to your IMLeagues.com account.2. Click the “Get Involved” button at the top right of your User Homepage page; OR, click on the “Bowling Green StateUniversity” link at the top left to go to your school’s homepage on IM Leagues.3. The current sports will be displayed, click on the sport you wish to join.4. Choose the league you wish to play in (Men’s, Women’s, Co-Rec, etc.)5. Choose the division you’d like to play in (Monday 5PM, Tuesday 5PM, etc.)6. You can join the sport one of three ways:i.Create a team (Team Captains) Captains can invite members to their team by clicking “Team Options” and then “Invite Members” link on theteam page. Any invited members must accept the invitation to be joined to your team.i.If they have already registered on IM Leagues: search for their name, and invite themii. If they haven’t yet registered on IM Leagues: scroll down to the “Invite by Email Address” box, and inputtheir email address.iii. If your team is short of players, please check the free agent list for those students that are interested inparticipating.ii. Join a team Find existing teams on the league page and click the “join team” button to send a request to join a team Accepting a request from the captain to join his team Finding the team and captain name on division/league page and requesting to join Going to the captain’s player card page, viewing his team, and requesting to joiniii. Join as a Free Agent You can list yourself as a free agent in as many divisions within a league as you’d like. You are visible to allmembers of the site and can request to join teams, or post information about yourself so teams can request to addyou to their team.CAPTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND DISCIPLINE PROCEDURE4.1 Captain’s ResponsibilitiesThe team captain is an important connection between the individuals participating in a sport and the Intramural Sports staff.For this reason, any person assuming the role of a team captain has a number of responsibilities. The following are acaptain’s designated responsibilities: Captains are responsible for contacting teammates about game times and any changes/updates to their schedule(s).Schedules are available to view at least 24 hours in advance of the first season game.o Playoff brackets are published on IM Leagues as soon as possible once the regular season is complete. Captains are responsible for passing the Captain’s quiz and making sure all teammates pass the participant’s quiz beforebeing able to play in any Intramural programming. All rules and handbooks are available on IM Leagues. Knowing that all members of your team are eligible for IM participation, are on a legal number of Intramural Sportsteams, are on your team roster on IM leagues, have taken the participant quiz, and have paid for an Intramural Pass.o If your team is found using an ineligible player, the contest will be forfeited. Captain may make changes to their roster at any point during the regular season until the final day of regular season.7 Up d ated Au g. 2 0 1 9

You are responsible to make sure your team is ready to play at the designated time. A five minute grace period will begranted if at least one person from your team is checked in.Requiring team members to present a valid BGSU ID or proper picture identification for each game.Communicating rules, policies and procedures with team members.Representing team in discussion of calls and rules interpretations with Intramural Sports staff.o A team representative, if captain is not present, is the only one other player who can question an official’s ruling.o The Intramural Sports staff does not recognize the use of coaches. Coaches are considered spectators. They may not be on the field/ court, call timeouts, or address the officials /Intramural Sports staff during games. All coaches, being considered spectators, are not to be on the bench or near the bench area. Officials andIntramural Sports staff have the right to remove coaches/spectators from the bench area or the court/field at anytime.Playing captains (at the game site) may switch from game to game and the captain is responsible for your team’sconduct. If a player becomes involved in a physical or verbal altercation, only the captain is allowed to approach thesituation, and must remove or quiet his/her own player only, as instructed by IM employees.o No one else from your team, bench, or supporters may get involved, other than remaining clearly away from theaction. If this action is conducted properly, it is likely only the individuals involved will be disciplined.o If other players/coaches/spectators from either team get involved improperly, and officials deem their actions asunsafe or inflammatory, the game is stopped immediately, resulting in further sanctions by the IM Office againstindividuals and/or the team.The Intramural Manager and the officials must be notified immediately at the time a discrepancy or rule interpretationoccurs if they wish to protest a call. Protests can be made for RULES INTERPRETATION OR PLAYERELIGIBILITY ONLY. Protests involving judgment of the officials are not be accepted. Here are the steps to takewhen protesting:o Immediately after incident, request stoppage in play to clarify problem with officials. If no satisfaction, ask for Manager, who will try to resolve the issue. If still not satisfied, verbally announce protest to a Manager (make sure officials note the time/score). At end of contest, complete protest form and turn it in to the Manager immediately following the contest.This protest is turned into the Intramural Office by the Manager that night. Protests will be ruled on by theCoordinator of Competitive Sports within 48 hours of the game.Assisting Intramural Sports staff with any incident, and or accident reports when necessary.Practicing positive sporting behavior at all times and ensuring their team/spectators have positive sporting behavior aswell.o Team captains are subject to disciplinary action, including suspension, if they show no effort to control their teamand team spectators, do not actively discourage unsportsmanlike conduct, or if their team is to have participatedwith an ineligible player(s).Captains have the opportunity to evaluate officials. Ask the sport Managers for procedures for evaluation.The game sheet must be signed at the end of each contest by the playing captain. Your signature indicates completion ofcontest, and correct outcome as played, but does not nullify possibility of a properly filed protest4.2 Disciplinary ActionParticipants and spectators that choose to exhibit unsportsmanlike behavior before, during, or after a game, directed towardan opponent, official, or Intramural Sports staff member may be ejected. Any member of the Intramural Sports staff mayadminister the ejection.Examples of unsportsmanlike conduct which result in ejection include, but are not limited to, the use of profanity, vulgar andabusive language, disrespect towards any Recreation and Wellness staff member, unnecessary roughness, excessive technicalfouls, flagrant actions towards an opponent and/or Intramural Sports staff member, and fighting or inciting a fight.Regular Season SportsmanshipTeams that receive a rating of “2” or lower for any game during the regular season must meet with the Coordinator ofCompetitive Sports or the Competitive Sports Graduate Assistant to be eligible to play in their next game. If a team receivesa second “2” or below rating in the same sport they are subject to immediate dismissal from the league.If the team’s sportsmanship is a rating of “2” or lower for reasons other than player ejections, the captain must meet withCoordinator of Competitive Sports or the Competitive Sports Graduate Assistant. If the team’s sportsmanship is a rating of“2” or lower due ejection of a participant(s), the individual that was ejected must have a meeting with the Coordinator ofCompetitive Sports or Competitive Sports Graduate Assistant.8 Up d ated Au g. 2 0 1 9

Teams that receive a “0” rating are subject to immediate dismissal from the league.EjectionsAny spectator or participant who is ejected as a result of unsportsmanlike conduct, actions, or breaking the Student Code ofConduct is required to leave the facility the game is occurring in. Failure to leave the facility will result in forfeit for theirteam and University Police being called.SuspensionsAny player or spectator who is ejected from an Intramural Sports game are automatically suspended from all intramuralactivities until officially reinstated. Suspensions are a minimum of one game and the ejected individual is required to meetwith the Coordinator of Competitive Sports or Competitive Sports Graduate Assistant to discuss the incident prior toreinstatement. Depending on the severity of the incident will depend upon if the suspension is lengthened and if the issue isreferred to the Office of the Dean of Students.The Intramural Sports Office will contact the team through IM Leagues after suspending them. The captain or participantsuspended will need to arrange a time to meet before they can start participating again.AppealsParticipants may appeal a suspension by submitting a written statement that includes the intent to appeal and a description ofthe events that took place before, during and after the incident. The written statement must be emailed directly toimsports@bgsu.edu or dropped off at the Intramural Sports Office in the Perry Field House. All written statements for appealmust be received within 48 hours of the suspension email being sent out.Once the Intramural Sports Program has received a written statement of appeal, the Associate Director of Facilities &Outdoor Programs will review the written statement and reevaluate the suspension length and any other consequencesinvolved. In some situations, the Associate Director may request an in-person meeting with the individual to furtherunderstand the situation.Following the review of the appeal, the Associate Director has the authority to lift/reduce the suspension, adhere to theoriginal ruling, or make the consequences more severe, such as; lengthening the suspension, denying access to anyRecreation & Wellness facility, and/or pass the case onto the Office of the Dean of Students. All appeal rulings made by theProfessional Staff will be final.Suspended players who are appealing their suspension will remain ineligible and will not be permitted to participate in anyintramural activity while the appeal is being processed. Participation in any further intramural activity during a suspensionthat is being appealed will be viewed as a blatant disregard of Intramural Sports policies and will lengthen the suspension ofthe offending participant and cause the appeal to automatically be dropped.SCHEDULING5.1 Schedule of EventsEach semester’s schedule of events, entry deadlines and the starting dates are published before the start of the upcomingsemester. Additional information is announced periodically through Recreation and Wellness flyers and marketing materials,IMLeagues, social media outlets, and Campus Update.IM sports are played Monday through Thursday, between 7:00 PM to Midnight depending on the sport. There are someSunday leagues that can run at various times throughout the afternoon to evening. All leagues are a 4 week regular seasonand a week of playoffs (5 weeks total), while tournaments can vary in length.5.2 Reschedule GamesDue to the volume of games scheduled, the Intramural Office does not encourage special requests from teams or individualsto reschedule games. It is unlikely that a regular season will be rescheduled whether it is due to inclement weather, facilityproblems, a team conflict, or other reasons beyond the control of game officials or the Intramural Office. Regular seasongames will not be rescheduled for any team. If a team cannot make a game, please contact the Intramural Sports office assoon as possible.9 Up d ated Au g. 2 0 1 9

If a team has a conflict with a playoff game time the Intramural Sports Office cannot guarantee that it will be changed, butwill make every effort to reschedule semi-final and championship games when needed. Requests for a playoff game to berescheduled must be done by 8am the day of the scheduled game.A canceled game is recorded as a tie for both teams if cancelled before completion. If at least one half of the game has beenplayed the game stands as a final score, and counts as a game played. However, if game cancellations occur during playoffs,the Intramural Sports Office will make every effort to reschedule a tournament so a new schedule can be made.LEAGUE STRUCTUREIn an effort to meet the needs of a diverse recreational population and allow individuals the opportunity to compete with andagainst others of similar skill levels and organizational interests, the Intramural Sports Program offers a variety of competitionlevels for each league and tournament. Due to the popularity of a sport or facility space, the Intramural Sports Office reserves theright to consolidate multiple leagues into one. The Intramural Sports Office reserves the right to change any team name that isdeemed inappropriate.Participants may play for one single sex team and one co-recreational team in a given sport or tournament. A player is considereda lega

Position: Assistant Director of Intramurals, Sport Clubs, and Perry Field House Phone: 419.372.8110 Email: nbracy@bgsu.edu Graduate Assistant and Student Supervisors Lindsay Rausch Position: Graduate Assistant - PFH and IM/SC Phone: 419.372.8045 Email: lrausch@bgsu.edu Jack Hemmelgarn Position: Intramural Sports Student Supervisor Email .