Soccer Captain's Meeting PowerPoint 2017

1. Soccer
Captain’s Meeting
@Emory_IM

2. Ricky Talman
Assistant Director
Intramural & Club Sports
Matt Jarman
Coordinator
Intramural & Club Sports
INTRAMURAL STAFF

3. EQUIPMENT CHECK-OUT
 Equipment check-out is located at the Fieldhouse
 Participants are allowed to check out equipment with a
valid Emory ID
 Failure to return borrowed equipment will affect a
participant’s eligibility
 Charged to Bursar account

4. FIELD OF PLAY
 80 x 40 yard field
 Penalty area:
 24 x 12 yards
 Penalty spot (12 yards)
 Bench Decorum

5. PLAYER EQUIPMENT
 Athletic apparel
 NO cleats with
exposed metal or
metal tips
 Shin Guards
 Highly recommended
 Jerseys
 Teams may check
jerseys out or make
their own
 Keeper must have
different color
 NO JEWELRY!

6. RULES OF PLAY
 Men’s/Women’s may have a max of seven (7) players
 Minimum of five (5) to start
 Two (2) 20-minute halves
 Continuous clock
 Games can end in tie (Regular Season)
 Mercy Rule:
 7 goals with 5 minutes remaining, 5 goals at 2
 Substitutions
 At dead ball, on official’s signal

7. RULES OF PLAY
 Ball out of play
 Sideline – Throw-In
 Endline – Goal/Corner Kick
 Free Kicks
 7 yard rule
 Direct/Indirect
 -”ING” fouls
 NO SLIDE TACKLING
 Automatic Yellow Card
 Yellow Cards
 2 minute rule

8. RULES OF PLAY
 No Offsides
 Cherry-picking is frowned upon .
 Advantage
 “Play!”
 Goalkeeper
 No punting (indirect)
 Pass-backs (indirect)
 Must slide hands first

9. CO-REC RULES OF PLAY
 Co-Rec may have a maximum of seven (7) players
 Minimum of five (5) to begin
 Three (3) & two (2) of either gender
 Must have three (3) females when playing with
six (6) or seven (7) players
 Male and female goals are worth one (1) point
 Athletes are classified as the gender that they
identify with!

10. PLAYOFFS
 Top 2 teams in each division advance to playoffs
 Teams must also maintain a 3.0 sportsmanship
rating to advance to the playoffs
 Playoff Overtime
 5 minutes – Golden Goal
 Penalty Shootout
 5 players
 1 and 1
 Co-Rec must alternate gender

11. DEFAULTS / FORFEITS
 Default = Cancellation with notice
 Must notify office 24 hours in advance
 One default per sport
 Forfeit = No-show, player eligibility, etc.
 1st forfeit: Team is out of playoffs
 2nd forfeit: Team is out of the league

12. FORFEITS
 Grace Period
 If Team A is ready at game time, and Team B is not
at the game site, Team A will be given the option to
give Team B a grace period to arrive, or take the win
 If Team A chooses to give Team B a grace period,
the clock will start, and Team B has until halftime to
arrive
 If Team B arrives before halftime, the game will start
from the point on the clock. If they do not arrive, it
will be a forfeit.
 If Team A chooses to wait the grace period, they
must wait out the full period – they can not change
their minds!

13. ROSTER POLICY
 Before participation, all
participants MUST create an
IMLeagues user account AND
must be added as an eligible
player on their team’s roster.

14. ROSTER POLICY
 One single-sex team, one co-rec team!
 Locked into team after one appearance

15. ALUMNI/SPOUSE
 Alumni/Spouse participants in Intramural
Sports are required to purchase a facility
membership
 Alumni: $300/yr
 Fac/Staff Spouse: $216/yr or $18/mo
 Student Spouse: $144/yr or $12/mo

16. IDENTIFICATION
 Must present own valid
picture identification card
every game
 Emory ID card
 Driver’s license
 Using someone else’s ID
 Team will forfeit the game
 Participant using illegal ID
is suspended
 Participant whose ID was
used is suspended
NO ID = NO PARTICIPATION

17. TEAM CONDUCT
 Good sportsmanship is
important at every contest
 A team captain is ultimately
responsible for his/her
team’s and spectator’s behavior
 Sportsmanship ratings will
be awarded to each team following each game
 Sportsmanship will affect playoff eligibility
 Alcohol/tobacco use is NOT permitted.

18. EJECTIONS & REINSTATEMENT
 If a participant is ejected, he/she becomes
INELIGIBLE for ALL future intramural activities
until he/she meets with the Coordinator of
Intramural & Club Sports, Matt Jarman
 An ejection will result in a minimum one-game
suspension
 Any ejection will result in a team sportsmanship
rating of (0)
 Can be moved up to a maximum of (2) after
meeting

19. SPORTSMANSHIP RATINGS
4 = Excellent
No incidents of poor sportsmanship and the team maintains an attitude of
complete cooperation.
3 = Good
Minimal instances of poor sportsmanship, little complaining.
2 = Fair
Team members display abusive remarks towards officials, unnecessary
roughness, and constant complaints. Teams that have players or coaches
ejected for any reason will receive no higher than a 2 rating.
1 = Unsatisfactory
Team fails to cooperate with officials and team is repeatedly warned about
above infractions. The team captain is required to meet with a member of
the IM Lead Team prior to the team’s next participation.
0 = Poor
Team behavior is completely uncooperative. Conduct may include, but is not
limited to, striking an opponent/staff, unnecessary roughness,
discontinuance of game, and disregard for IM policies and procedures.
A team receiving a 0 rating may face disqualification from the remainder of
the season.
Sportsmanship will be evaluated on a 0 to 4 point scale.

20. SCHEDULE DIFFERENCE
 Teams that play in Wednesday divisions
will have two (2) games the second week
of play to make up for Thanksgiving:
 Wednesday, 11/1 and Saturday, 11/4

21. SOCIAL NETWORKING
 Get the latest news, updates, view photos,
and more!
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22. Have a great season!