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Intramural & Extramural. Units of Participation. Breaking the program into smaller units To provide the participant with the maximum amount of choice and in order to ensure the credentials of a well-balanced program.
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Units of Participation • Breaking the program into smaller units • To provide the participant with the maximum amount of choice and in order to ensure the credentials of a well-balanced program. • Select groupings that categorize participants for intramural or extramural play.
Program Policies and Regulations • Who decides rules? • Recreational Sports Programmers • Participants • Captain’s Meetings • Consideration of rules? • Examples?
Eligibility • Only those “within the walls.” • Individual eligibility • Skill level eligibility
Individual Eligibility • An individual may play for only one team per sport or contest. • Any player using an assumed name is not eligible. • Only those living, working, or attending a specified unit of participation should be allowed to play for that unit.
Skill Level Eligibility • Professional eligibility • Any person established as a professional in any sport should be ineligible • Definition of professional is any person recognized by a national governing body, such as PGA, NCAA, or professional member of NFL, CFL, NBA, MLB, NASL or semi-professional.
Skill Level Eligibility • Intercollegiate athletic ability • A person who has won a collegiate letter or award, plaque, trophy, etc. in any sport is not eligible to compete for a three year period. • Only one varsity letter winner is eligible to compete for a team in their sport. • A person who received an athletic scholarship or is a member of an intercollegiate athletic team, but didn’t letter can play one year following competition.
Intercollegiate Eligibility (cont.) • A person is considered a member of a collegiate team if they have practiced three weeks before the first scheduled event. • Athletic coaches are considered members of their teams, therefore restricted.