The document provides information for an intramural basketball captain's meeting at Emory University. It outlines equipment check-out procedures, player equipment rules prohibiting jewelry and certain clothing, and basketball rules including player numbers, substitutions, timeouts, and overtime procedures. Playoff eligibility requires a top two division finish and maintaining a 3.0 sportsmanship rating. Roster and identification policies are explained as well as expectations for team conduct, respecting officials, and possible ejections or suspensions. Sportsmanship ratings between 0-4 are defined. Game days are provided along with a reminder about no games on Super Bowl Sunday. Participants are encouraged to follow the intramural social media accounts for updates.

1. INTRAMURAL
BASKETBALL
2020
Captain’s Meeting

2. Matt Urbanczyk
Coordinator
Intramural & Club Sports
INTRAMURAL STAFF

3. EQUIPMENT CHECK-OUT
 Equipment check-out is located at the Equipment Room
 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. PLAYER EQUIPMENT
 Athletic apparel
 NO boots, sandals,
etc.
 Jerseys
 Teams may check
jerseys out or make
their own
 Jerseys MUST be
numbered
 NO JEWELRY!
 NO Apple
Watches/Fitbits

5. RULES OF PLAY
 Teams may have a max of five (5) players
 Minimum of four (4) to start
 Two (2) 20-minute halves
 Continuous clock until final 2 minutes of game
 Overtime
 3 minutes – if still tied, game ends
 Athletes are classified as the gender that they
identify with!

6. RULES OF PLAY
 Substitutions
 MUST report to scorer’s table!, and wait for official’s signal
 Three (3) timeouts per game
 Held Ball – Alternating Possession Arrow
 Bonus/Double Bonus
 Bonus free throws on any foul after the 7th team foul
 Double Bonus free throws on any foul after the 10th team foul
 Technical/Intentional/Flagrant Fouls
 All two shots & possession
 Dunking is allowed and encouraged!
 Mercy Rule:
 Forty (40) points any point in second half
 Thirty (30) points at 5 minutes
 Twenty (20) points at 2 minutes

7. PLAYOFFS
 Top two teams in each division advance to the
playoffs!
 Teams must also maintain a 3.0 sportsmanship
rating to advance to the playoffs
 Playoff Overtime
 3 minutes – continue periods until a winner is
determined

8. DEFAULTS / FORFEITS
 Default = Cancellation with notice
 Must notify office 24 hours in advance
 ONLY 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
 GAME TIME is FORFEIT TIME!
 Must have the required number of players at
game time in order to avoid a forfeit

9. 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!

10. 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.

11. ROSTER POLICY
 One single-sex team
 Locked into team after one appearance
 Varsity Athletes
 Varsity players are not eligible to
participate in similar intramural sports.
 Result in forfeit for each game
 Ineligible for playoffs

12. 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

13. 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.

14. RESPECT THE OFFICIALS
• Remember they’re
students too – they
don’t deserve to be
abused!
• Respect the officials.
Without them, we
wouldn’t be playing.

15. 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 Urbanczyk
 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

16. 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.

17. ATTENTION
 Games will be played on Sundays, Mondays,
Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
 First game will be played on Jan. 26th
 All games will be in the Woodruff PE Center Arena
Courts
 NO GAMES ON SUPERBOWL SUNDAY (FEB 2)
 THESE GAMES WILL BE PLAYED ON THURSDAY
(FEB. 6)
 Teams are encouraged to bring own jerseys
 NO DUCK TAPE JERSEYS/NUMBERS
 Must all be Matching

18. SOCIAL NETWORKING
 Get the latest news, updates, view photos,
and more!
 Follow us at @emoryrecwell
 Like us on Facebook at
Emory Recreation & Wellness

19. Have a great season!