Participation

All participants must present a current, valid COF school I.D. to the appropriate Intramural Sport personnel prior to participating in any intramural sport contest or event.

A person can participate for only one team per sport or contest (the team captain is responsible for monitoring and enforcing this for their team) except for participation in either an open/comp/women’s team, and a co-ed team at the same time. (PENALTY: The player may be barred from further IM play and the offending team may be subject to forfeit all games played with the illegal player).
Any player using an assumed name will be subject to a ruling by the Intramural Sports Staff. (Penalty: player may be barred from all Intramural Sports for a period of one calendar year.) The team for which they played under the assumed name may be subject to fofeit all contests in which this individual played. Sport Staff.

Each person participating in Intramural Sports is responsible for his/her own eligibility. Any question concerning eligibility should be referred to the Intramural Staff and a ruling obtained prior to participation. Eligibility rulings will be made on the basis of information presented to and obtained by the Intramural Sports Staff.
Any team using a player who does not meet the eligibility rules may be subject to forfeiting all contests in which the player participated.

Any person who has established his/herself as a professional in any sport will be ineligible in the sport or its related counterpart. The Intramural Staff will make rulings on all questionable cases.

Definition of a pro: A professional is a person whose livelihood is dependent in part or in full upon participation in sport. (This may include fees for coaching, presenting clinics, monetary prizes, etc.)
A person who receives professional coaching which constitutes an unfair competitive advantage will be ineligible for participation in that related intramural sport. (Factors considered may include fees, skill level, credentials, duration.)

Any person accepting commercial sponsorship which leads to an unfair competitive advantage (i.e. travel expenses, entry fees, equipment, apparel, priority facility usage) will be ineligible in that sport and its related counterpart.

An individual may regain eligibility after a three year grace period.

A varsity athlete may not participate in the same intramural activity that they received their varsity letter in. For example, an athlete who earns a soccer letter may not participate in intramural soccer. An athlete who letters in basketball may not participate in intramural basketball.

All intramural participants who also compete for a club sport in the same sport must enter to play in the Competitive league. Club members per intramural team are limited. Please see the individual sports handbook on IMLeagues to view how many club members are allowed per team.