The Intramural Program serves the members of the Brigham Young University Community. Members of this community include: students; faculty/staff; and spouses of students & faculty/staff.

The following rules address eligibility for participation in the BYU Intramural Program. Any situations not specifically covered in these rules, which may be considered an attempt to go against the spirit of the rules, may be acted upon by the Intramural Director.

1. All current full-time BYU students are eligible. A full-time status requires 12 credits during fall or winter semester (2 credits for graduate students), and 6 credits during spring or summer term (1 credit for graduate students).

2. All current faculty, administrative staff, 3/4 and full-time staff employees and their spouses are eligible. Dependent children of faculty/staff do not have intramural privileges.

3. The following are eligible with an Intramural Activity Fee: Part-time students (including last semester seniors with less than 12 credits), students on leave of absence, non-degree seeking students (Post-Baccalaureate, Evening School, Salt Lake Center, English Language Center), student employees, 1/2 staff employees, and spouses of students. All students are also eligible to participate for two semesters beyond the last semester in which they were enrolled in classes - Spring & Summer terms count as one semester in relationship to this policy.

4. The Intramural Activity Fee is paid online via the 'Activity Fee' tab. Payment must be made before a participant can be added to a team roster. The cost is $25.00 per semester (fall/winter) or $15 per term (spring/summer). This fee enables a participant to compete in any intramural activity during the current semester or term. Do NOT pay this fee before the first day of the applicable semester or term.

5. Individuals registered only for independent study courses are not eligible.

6. All participants must complete an online assumption of risk release agreement before they can be added to a team roster or register for an individual or doubles event. Release agreements are valid for one academic school year - fall semester through summer term.

7. Participants under the age of 18 must provide an assumption of risk and release agreement for minors, and a parental acknowledgement regarding the BYU Concussion and Head Injury Policy. These documents must be signed by the participant's parent or legal guardian and submitted to the Intramural Office prior to participation in the Intramural program.

8. To participate in a team sport, each player must be added to his online team roster by 3:00 PM for weekday games and by 3:00 PM on Friday for Saturday games.

9. Eligible participants may play for only one team in each activity.

10. Current participants on any college level club, extramural, or intercollegiate team are ineligible to participate in a similar intramural sport.

    a.  Current is until their eligibility expires or until they are cut from the team.

    b.  Students "red shirting" in intercollegiate sports are considered members of the team.

    c.  Those trying out or practicing with the team are considered to be on the team.

11. Dropping an individual from a team roster is done by request through the Intramural Office. Only the team captain or the individual who wishes to be dropped can make this request. Once dropped, a player may not be added back to the previous team. These requests will be processed within one business day.

12. No additions may be made to a team roster after the team has completed regular season play. Only those participants who competed in regular season play (a minimum of one game) are eligible for elimination tournament play.

13. No substitutions will be allowed in individual/doubles events for those listed on the entry form, unless approved by the program coordinator.

14. Each activity may have additional eligibility rules, which will be stated in the information sheet for that activity.

15. Team captains are responsible for the eligibility of each player on their team.

All participants must complete an online assumption of risk release agreement before they can be added to a team roster or register for an individual or doubles event. Release agreements are valid for one academic school year – fall semester through summer term.

Participants under the age of 18 must provide an assumption of risk and release agreement for minors, and a parental acknowledgement regarding the BYU Concussion and Head Injury Policy. These documents must be signed by the participant's parent or legal guardian and submitted to the Intramural Office prior to participation in the Intramural program.

To participate in a team sport, each player must be added to his online team roster by 3:00 PM for weekday games and by 3:00 PM on Friday for Saturday games. Team rosters can be accessed via the 'Current Sports' tab and require the password printed on each team's schedule. To add players, enter a team member's Net ID, and click 'Add Player'. Please be aware that no players will be added to a team roster at the field/court under any circumstances. It is recommended that each team have more than the required number of players on their online roster to avoid a potential forfeit.

BYU Status codes include:  FT & PT STU = Full & Part-Time Students; NC STU = Students or former students with no current classes, but classes within the past two semesters; STU & EMP SPOUSE = Student & Employee Spouses; FAC/FT/ACT or similar employee code = University Employees. The Privileges codes listed include: Good, Fee Paid, Fee Needed, Suspended, and Concussion. A participant listed as "Fee Needed" must pay the Intramural Activity Fee before participating. A participant listed as "Concussion" will not be allowed to check-in until his/her status is cleared by the BYU Risk Management Office.  A participant listed as "Suspended" will not be allowed to play until they clear this status with a program coordinator.  

At the conclusion of regular season play, only players with a 'Yes' listed under "HAS PLAYED" will be eligible for elimination tournament play.  Please notify our office of any roster concerns at least one day before your first tournament game and we will try to resolve the problem.

All players need to check-in with the activity supervisor prior to their scheduled game time. It is recommended that players arrive and check-in at least ten minutes prior to game time. Forfeit time is game time! All participants must show a valid (government or school issued) picture ID before every game. Picture ID printouts are not acceptable. Participants with "concussion or suspended" privileges will not be allowed to check-in.

A forfeit is given to teams with less than the minimum number of legal players at game time. Teams receiving their second forfeit may be dropped from regular season and elimination tournament play. Entry fees will not be refunded if a team is dropped from play. To help prevent forfeits, each team is allowed one "late game" during regular season and one "late game" during elimination tournament play. If the team captain elects to use his late game, the game time is extended by five additional minutes.

Contests may be postponed or canceled due to poor weather, poor field conditions, or power outages. Tournament games will be rescheduled when necessary. When games are rescheduled all other games for that sport during that week are subject to change. Should this occur, teams are responsible to re-check the schedule. The decision to cancel activities due to inclement weather will be made by 4:00 PM on weekdays and 8:00 AM on Saturdays.  Weather updates, when needed, will be posted on our website. Outdoor sports may be played in all types of weather (except lightning storms) and are only canceled when there is a danger to participants or the possibility of damaging the playing field.

The Intramural Program is designed for participants of all skill levels. Each activity has a classification process intended to place similarly skilled individuals/teams against each other for tournament competition. Individual/doubles events use a questionnaire or a classification round to determine the participant/team's ability.  Team sports are typically scheduled to play four to six league games where each team's ability will be evaluated. Teams will be given a power ranking between 1 and 5 (5 being the highest) for each game they play. At the end of league play an overall average of each team's rankings is computed to determine which division they will compete in during tournament play. Most activities have two to four divisions in tournament play, with "Division I" being the highest division.

A list of tentative team rankings with division breakdowns for tournament is posted during the last few days of regular season and teams will have a couple of days to check their ranking. The team captain may fill out a ranking challenge form to petition to move up or down a division if they feel their team's ability merits a division change. "Sandbagging" during the classification round(s) in an attempt to play in a lower division for tournament is considered cheating. Teams may be dropped from tournament if sufficient evidence is found that they "sandbagged" to play in a lower division.

Game schedules may be viewed on the intramural web page or in the glass cases located next to the Intramural Office (145 Richards Building). Elimination tournament games are typically scheduled one week at a time and are usually posted on Fridays by 4:00 PM. Please refer to the activity information sheet for specific dates for tournament rankings and start dates. Participants are responsible for viewing the posted game times to determine the time, date, and location of all their scheduled games/matches.

Posted game times will not be changed for personal conflicts. Team captains should notify the Intramural Office in advance to avoid potential scheduling conflicts for their team(s). This can be done with a schedule request form, which is available in the Intramural Office. This form must be submitted by 4:00 PM on Thursday (or the deadline stated in the information sheet) for the following week's schedule.

During elimination tournament play a participant whose privileges are SUSPENDED, may be allowed to "play under protest." If the participant feels his SUSPENDED privilege is incorrect he may be allowed to play with the stipulation that the participant be issued a red card for illegal participation and the team forfeits the game if evidence is not found to support his claim. Team captains of both teams will be notified of the decision to play under protest before the game begins.

The only acceptable game protests are those related to ineligible participants. Protest forms are available in the Intramural Office. A $10.00 fee must accompany each protest submitted. If the protest is invalid, the Intramural Office will retain the fee. If the protest is upheld the $10.00 will be refunded. The Intramural Department reserves the right to take action on its own against any team or individual who is ineligible to participate.

All Intramural participants are asked to commit to the CES Honor Code and Dress and Grooming Principles and Expectations including the following:

1. Represent the Savior Jesus Christ, the Church, and the Church Educational System.
2. Be honest, obey the law and follow campus policies.
3. Respect others, including the avoidance of profane and vulgar language.
4. Promote modesty, cleanliness, neatness, and restraint in dress and grooming.

Dress for men and women:

1. Should be modest in fit and style and be neat and clean.
2. Shirts, shorts or pants, and appropriate footwear must be worn.

Grooming:

1. Hair should be clean, neat, modest, and avoid extremes in styles and colors.
2. Men's hair should be neatly trimmed.  Men should be clean shaven.  If worn, mustaches should be neatly trimmed.

A yellow/red card system is used to monitor unsportsmanlike behavior and improper conduct. A participant who receives a yellow card will be required to sit out for two minutes of game time. A participant who receives a red card will be ejected from the game and must leave the facility before play resumes. A team with a carded player must play with one less player until the penalty time has expired (Yellow = 2 minutes & Red = 4 minutes). If a player is carded and refuses to tell his name, the game will be forfeited.

The following are examples of yellow/red card offenses that apply to all sports:

*A red card may be issued for profanity considered to be extreme, regardless of directionality.

Yellow/Red Card Point System:

Individual

• Yellow card (1 pt each) = a two minute power play + specific sport penalty.
• 2 yellow cards in one game = the player is ejected from the game.
• Red card (2 pts each) = ejection from game, four minute power play + specific sport penalty.

Any player receiving a red card will be suspended from all intramural sports until meeting with the program coordinator. After the player meets with the program coordinator the length of suspension will be determined. Any player receiving three sportsmanship points during a semester or term (Sp/Su) in one or more sports will be suspended for the remainder of that semester/term.

Individuals acquiring six sportsmanship points are sent a letter indicating they are on probation with the Intramural Program. Should they continue to participate they are made aware that any more sportsmanship problems will result in a two-year suspension of intramural privileges.

Team

Teams acquiring a total of six sportsmanship points during the season will be dropped from further play. However, during elimination tournament play a team will be dropped if they receive four sportsmanship points or a total of six for the season—whichever comes first.

• An individual who plays without checking-in with the activity supervisor.
• A participant who uses another person's ID card or allows another person to use his ID card.
• Any intercollegiate or extramural athlete who is participating in a similar intramural activity.
• Any other violations of the BYU Intramural eligibility rules.

Participants who play without checking-in to a game will be issued a minimum one-game suspension. A participant who is found to be in violation of the intramural eligibility policies will be given a minimum one-semester suspension from all intramural sports. Contests played with an illegal participant will be declared a forfeit. A one-year suspension will be issued for a second violation of the intramural eligibility policies.

An appropriate, modest athletic uniform is permissible.  Shirts, shorts or pants, and shoes must be worn.  Any pair of cleats considered dangerous by the activity supervisor or game officials may be disallowed for use at any point during each game.  Jewelry may not be worn while playing any sport. Specific attire for each event is given on the information sheets, which are located within the 'Event Calendars' tab on the intramural web page.

Football, Soccer, and Ultimate team members are required to have two sets of shirts/jerseys of differing colors (one light and one dark).  The lower numbered team will wear light and the higher numbered team will wear dark.

Each basketball team member is required to have their own reversible jersey (white/dark) with legal basketball numbers printed on the front and back of each side of the jersey.

The Intramural Office typically doesn't supply equipment (balls, bats, gloves, rackets, etc.) for activities unless otherwise published in the information sheet.  Participants are responsible to provide any needed equipment not supplied by the Intramural Office.

Knee & ankle braces are legal in all Intramural sports under the following condition: Knee and ankle braces which are unaltered from the manufacturer's original design/production are permitted and do not require any additional padding/covering. Note: If a brace develops sharp edges from wear and tear, this is considered an alteration even though the alteration was unintentional.

Braces and casts worn above the waist shall be enforced as follows.

For soccer, kickball, softball & racquet/paddle sports: Guards, casts, or braces made of hard and unyielding items must be padded with a closed-cell, slow recovery foam padding no less than 1/2 inch thick.

For basketball, flag football, ultimate, volleyball, & water polo: A guard, cast, or brace made of hard and unyielding substance, such as, but not limited to, leather, plaster, plastic, or metal shall not be worn even if covered with soft padding.

Music and artificial noise making devices are only allowed during pre-game warm-up.  This restriction includes time-outs, half-time, and "walk-up" music for batters/kickers. 

Players arriving before a prior game is completed are not allowed to play music, warm-up on the sidelines, or shoot baskets until that game is completed.