All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to play in men's, women's, or co-recreational leagues. Team, dual and single sports are all available throughout the year.
To register for a team sport, a captain must go online and register his or her team by the deadline for the specific sport. Entries are taken by the Department of Recreational Sports on a first come, first served basis. When a league is filled, the later entries will be placed on a waiting list.
Students who do not have a team, but wish to participate in a team sport, can sign up as an individual. These individuals will then either be formed to create their own team or be separately placed on teams that need extra players.
Intercollegiate athletes are not allowed to participate in the varsity sport that they play. Current or former varsity athletes are allowed to participate in any intramural league other than their own sport, as long as no more than three of them play on a single team.
Students are only able to play on one team in each league. Students are allowed to play on one team in the men's or women's league, and one team in the co-recreation league.
To register for a dual or individual sport, a student must register online by the deadline for the specific sport.
One intercollegiate athlete is allowed to participate in dual person sports, but no athletes can participate in individual sports.
Although winning is a major part of why many play intramural sports, sportsmanship is the most important aspect.
According to the intramural procedure manual, winning and losing is not the main focus of the intramural program.
"Sport activities find their origin in the basic human need for the spirit of play. Winning and losing are mere outcomes of this spirit. What is part of the games is the pure satisfaction of participation (fun, fitness, friendship, stress release). Without your opponent and the officials, you have no game, no contest, and no fun."
Consistent with this outlook, sportsmanship is closely monitored.
After each game, teams are given a sportsmanship rating from 1-5 by the opposing team and the officials. To be eligible for the playoffs, or to stay in the playoffs, a team's sportsmanship rating has to be a 3.0 for each game. If a team does not maintain that level, it will be removed from the playoffs regardless of its win-loss record.
At the end of each week, the teams which receive a 5.0 rating will be entered in a drawing to win the Sportsmanship Award. At the end of each season, the team with the highest sportsmanship rating will win the overall Sportsmanship Award.
If a player is ejected from an intramural game, he or she is temporarily suspended from all intramural sports until reinstated by the Intramural Sports Graduate Assistant.
There are two divisions in which participants have to play. The A-League is considered to be more competitive while the B-league is for more recreational players.
While sportsmanship is very important, a level of competiveness is expected in the A-League. Games can get very intense, and the level of athleticism is high. If a student does not wish to be part of a competitive environment, he or she are encouraged to try the B-League.
Teams play a round robin style regular season and then all teams, as long as they meet the guidelines, will be placed into a single elimination playoff bracket.
For fall sports, the first week of classes marks the start of registration for the following sports: 9-on-9 Soccer, 8-Ball Singles, Fantasy Football, Putt-Putt Tournament, Tennis Singles and USOA Triple Crown Tournament.
The second week of classes marks the start of registration for these other sports: Freshman 5-on-5 Basketball, 3-on-3 Basketball and Weekly NCAA Football Pick-em Contest.
Later in the semester, registration for the following sports will be available: Hearts Tournament, Bowling Singles, Racquetball Doubles, Table Tennis Singles, USOA Flag Football Tournament, Flag Football, Volleyball, Swim Meet and Holiday Bowl Football Pick-em Contest.
Check recsports.vt.edu for exact times and dates for registration openings and closings.
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