IM Women’s Soccer

1. IM Women’s Soccer Kyle Duff and Lauren Marinko

2. Entry Fee/Eligibility • There will be a $25 Entry and $25 forfeit fee • Must be a full time undergrad/grad/law student. Alumni/Part time may participate but must sign up at RecSports. In addition, any team with alumni may not play for points • ONE ALUMNI PER TEAM. If you wish to have more than one alumni, you must petition BEFORE THE SEASON BEGINS Intramural Advisory Council. • If you participated with a varsity division 1 team in the previous year, you may not participate in IM’s for one year after you have left the team

3. Official Roster • ALL PLAYERS MUST BE LISTED ON YOUR IMLEAGUES.COM ROSTER BEFORE PLAYING IN A REGULAR SEASON GAME. • During first 2 weeks of season, all participants must be on roster by 2 pm!! After first 2 weeks rosters are locked!!!! • Failure to comply with this rule could result in a forfeit and loss of post-season eligibility.

4. Concussion • Concussion. Any player who exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion (such as loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, confusion, or balance problems) shall be immediately removed from the game and shall not return to play until cleared by an appropriate healthcare professional.

5. Eligibility • You may only participate on one team. • Alumni players must sign an alumni participation form to be able to participate. • Everyone must present Valpo ID to play prior to each game.

6. Eligibility • No alumni members may play on points teams • Everyone must present Valpo ID to play prior to each game

7. Days and times • Sundays: 12pm-4pm • Wednesdays: 4pm-6:30pm • All games will be held at Maria Elenas

8. Captain’s Duties • It is the responsibility of the captain to inform her players about the rules and regulations • Only the captain is allowed to speak with the officials during a contest • Discussion with officials may only take place between the designated team’s captains and the officials. These discussions must be made in an appropriate manner. (Any verbal abuse by any player toward officials will result in an ejection) • All players on a team must have an IMLeagues.com account and be registered on the roster. • The captain is in control of players ANDfans

9. Captain’s Duties cont. • The deadline for adding players to a team will be posted on Imleagues.com (2 weeks). You have until that time to add players to your official roster on Imleagues.com • Players wishing to participate in games prior to the cutoff date must be on the roster by 2 pm on Wednesday or Friday at 4 for a Sunday game. • All participants must be on the score sheet prior to the game. Late arrivals must sign in before they can play. If an individual plays without signing the score sheet a penalty will be assessed on the team captain. • If an individual plays and is not on the roster card a forfeit will result for that game. An additional non-refundable $25 forfeit fee will need to be deposited before the next game to be eligible to participate. • A player must play in a least one regular season game to be eligible for tournament play.

10. Rules • A team shall consist of 7 playing members. • A team may play with as few as 5 playing members. • A team not having 5 players present after 5 minutes of the scheduled starting time shall forfeit the game. • Players must play during league games to become eligible for playoff games

11. Equipment • Ball - one ball designated by both managers of regulation size (#5) • Jerseys - matching colored shirts are required. Try not to wear YELLOW. • Shoes - players are prohibited from wearing metal spikes, screw-in cleats or hard sole shoes. These shoes must not have a toe-spike in them. ONLY molded cleats are allowed. • Supportive braces with metal reinforcements or casts are not allowed.

12. Rules • The game will be played in two equal periods of fifteen (15) minutes (running time) with a five (5) minute halftime. Time is continuous unless stopped by the main referee. • Please read the rules. They are available in paper form at the Rec Sports office or online on Imleagues.com. • Rules not covered in this handout are covered in the FIFA rulebook, in which can be found at fifa.com under the regulations tab.

13. Miscellaneous • All eligibility rules apply. Any questions, see Recreational Sports Handbook or call Rec Sports at x5211 • Protest procedures are listed in the Recreational Sports Handbook. All protests must be made immediately following the play in question and in writing to the Director of Recreational Sports no later than 11 am the day following the contest in question. • A player who is bleeding or has an excess amount of blood on his/her uniform must leave the game and may not return until the blood is cleaned and there is an opportunity for the player to return.

14. Miscellaneous cont. • Rescheduling of games is tough to do. If your team must reschedule, you must contact the Rec Sports Office at least 24 hours in advance. For a schedule change to occur BOTH captains must agree on a mutual time and a field must be available or the game will be played as scheduled • Tournament games will not be rescheduled. The tournament will be seeded and scheduling will be considered but not guaranteed. • The tournament will be seeded using a formula that ranks winning percentage, goals against, and goals for as the final tie breaker.

15. Questions?