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Who May Play Quick Reference Guide
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1. General Intramural Eligibility Rules
2. Emergency Replacements
3. Responsibility for Checking Eligibility
General Intramural Eligibility Rules (Coed, Men's & Women's)
1. In order to be eligible to participate in Intramural activities a participant must:
a) Have paid the University of Toronto Athletic Centre membership fee.
b) Be registered on the official team list for each team for which he/she plays. In addition, student participants must be a registered student in actual attendance proceeding to a degree or diploma. See page 11 for further details re: staff, faculty and alumni.
Having signed the player registration form signifies compliance with eligibility rules and agreement with the Participant's Consent Form.
2. Affiliation - A participant in Div. I and II may compete only for those units with which he/she is affiliated. Affiliation is defined as registered or resident in the particular College, Faculty or recognized group.
3. Multiple Affiliations - A student who is affiliated with more than one College, Faculty or recognized group (eg. residence) may compete for any one of those units in each Intramural Sport as long as they have paid the unit's activity fees for that year. Students who are eligible to play for teams in different Colleges, Faculties or recognized groups, will be bound in that sport for the season only to the College, Faculty or recognized group for which they first appear.
4. Change of Affiliation - Students who change their affiliation status (ie. change college/faculty) will be allowed to continue to play for their previous competitive unit provided that such participation is not broken by a switch to playing for the new unit. In the case of serious illness or injury, permission to continue such affiliation may be granted by the Secretary of the appropriate Intramural Sports Committee.
5. Varsity Players
a) In most activities a student who is deemed a current member of an Intercollegiate team is not eligible for Intramural play in that sport. Refer to the individual sport exceptions in the Sport Rules, and note program regulations identified in the Handbook. An intercollegiate practice squad player may play intramurals until he/she plays in three (3) Varsity Blues games.
b) As a minimum criterion former intercollegiate athletes must play in the highest division entry (in their sport competed in at Intercollegiate level) sponsored by their unit of affiliation.
c) In Water Polo and Volleyball, special regulations are in force to permit limited number of current Intercollegiate team members to play for Intramural teams. For details inquire at the Program Office.
d) In Rugby, the Varsity Coach shall be required to name his Varsity Squad. Division I teams shall be allowed to dress a maximum of two (2) varsity players for each game. Division II teams shall be allowed to dress a maximum of one (1) varsity player for each game.
6. One Team Per Sport - A participant may only play on one team and/or division per sport regardless of level, be it in Men's or Women's competition or Coed programs. Participation shall be defined as having his/her name appear on the game sheet. Further, eligible students may play in either the Men's or the Women's program as well as the Coed Program. Exception: Male participants may apply to the Women's I.S.C. if they wish to play in a Women's sport (league or tournament).
7. Transferring Teams - In order that a participant may have the opportunity to play with a team suitable to his/her ability a player may transfer teams under certain specific rules and procedures.
a) Players may play a maximum of one game per year per sport at a higher level to reserve the right to move down to a lower skill level. If any question arises, check with the Program Office Staff.
b) Players may be brought up, subject to the one game restriction, at anytime during the season. Eligibility for playoff rules still apply. Official transfer forms must be filed as per current rules and emergency replacement regulations remain in force. No other transfers of temporary replacements are allowed.
c) Female participants may play one game per year per sport in a men’s division.
8. Players Pool for "Free Agents" - Players who are affiliated with a College, Faculty or recognized group, which does not enter a team in a particular sport, may apply for inclusion in a player's pool to be assigned to a team on the basis of need. Applications are available at the Program Office.
9. Playoff Eligibility - In order to be eligible for participation in playoff competition each player must play a specific number of regular season games. A player must qualify under one of the following regulations:
a) A player must be in uniform for and appear on the game report for one-third of the regular league schedule where the schedule consists of more than six games and for one-half where the schedule consists of six games or less, Note: This rule does not apply to sub-goaltenders in hockey and lacrosse.
b) A player who, through injury, does not qualify under item #1 may, on application, be made eligible through a ruling of the Secretary of the Intramural Sports Committee. Acceptable medical proof of injury as provided by the University Health Services must be presented to support each such application.
10. Sign In On The Game Sheet - All participants in the Intramural Program must sign their name and list their membership or student number on the game sheet and be prepared to show their membership or student card to identify themselves. Exception for 2005-06 is ice hockey, where game sheets will be prepared in advance.
11. Unclear Eligibility - All questions of eligibility must be clarified in writing and submitted to the appropriate Program Manager and signed by that same manager. The player in question cannot play until permission has been granted by that Program manager.
12. Suspended Players - Individuals who have been suspended from participation in the Intramural Sports Program as a result of Fighting (as per B, #4 Guidelines for Discipline of Individuals page) and who have served their suspension, may appeal to the respective Intramural Sports Committee for consideration of waiving the playoff eligibility requirements in that Sport.
13. Independent Teams – Independent teams generally enter leagues in Div. III and lower. At those levels, the team may be composed of players from any number of different units (ie. in Div. III and lower, a player is not bound to play for her/his unit of affiliation).
14. Professional Players - Any professional player, regardless of whether he/she has been reinstated as an amateur shall be ineligible to participate in the sport in which he/she participated professionally. For purposes of this section a "professional player is one who receives any kind of payment, directly or indirectly for participation except as permitted by governing rules of Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
* Notwithstanding the above eligibility restrictions, a student has the right of appeal to the Intramural Sports Committee.
Emergency Replacements
In order to maintain a team of sufficient numerical strength during playoffs, injured players only may be replaced for playoff games under the following regulations (NOTE: A Doctor's verification of the injury may be required):
1. An emergency replacement will be granted only if the eligible signed players are fewer in number than the following table of minimum strength. Such replacements are not intended to increase the calibre of play.
Basketball 7 *Hockey 12 (*including sub goalie) Indoor Soccer 6 Lacrosse 8 Rugby 15/12 Soccer 12
Touch Football 8 Volleyball 7 Water Polo 9
2. A request for an emergency replacement must be made on the form provided at the Program Office, and approved by the appropriate Program Manager.
Responsibility for Checking Eligibility
1. The Program Office does not assume responsibility for checking the eligibility of participants.
2. Any case of ineligibility reported to the Program Office will be investigated and dealt with according to the rules. Such cases may be reported by any Intramural participant (player, coach, referee, supervisor), but must be specific in nature (ie. identify individual by name, team etc.)
Penalty for Playing an Ineligible Player
Any team, which uses an ineligible player, will forfeit the game and lose one point in the standings. All cases of ineligibility may be referred to a Review Board. In addition, the player in question will automatically be suspended for two games. The non-offending team will be credited with a win.
Note: It is the responsibility of the team representative to communicate the following info to their players.
Random Player Identification Checking – Coed, Men's, Women's Intramural Programs
Purpose: To reduce the incidence of ineligible players in the intramural leagues, as well as to facilitate the swift settling of eligibility disputes by encouraging all players to carry appropriate identification at all times.
Procedure: The Game Manager is asked to perform a check by the Intramural staff. At a given game, the Game Manager approaches a team and asks for each player to show their membership or student card. If the card does not have a photo on it, a piece of I.D. with a picture is also required (eg. driver's licence, age of majority card). If satisfactory identification is produced, no further action is taken. If a player does not have I.D., the player may sign a "Spot Check Form" and still be allowed to play. Such a player must then come to the Program Office by 4:00 p.m. the next business day, show the appropriate identification to office staff, and again sign the spot check form.
Penalty: If any player who did not show identification at the game does not meet the one day deadline, then the player is deemed to be ineligible. At that point the penalty for using an ineligible player is assessed (2 points deducted from the win column). If the number of eligible players (ie. those showing I.D. at the game plus those showing I.D. at the Program Office by 4:00 p.m. the next business day) is below the default number, then that team is also assessed a default.
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