1) The document provides information for an online managers meeting for intramural racquetball at Northeastern University, including key policies, eligibility rules, scheduling, and sport-specific racquetball rules. 2) It outlines important policies like game time forfeit rules, roster management through IMLeagues, and that rescheduling is not allowed after schedules are published. 3) The document also summarizes racquetball rules such as match format, serving rules, hinders, and outlines where games will be played in the Cabot Center cages.

1. Northeastern
University
Intramural
Sports
Online Managers Meeting
for Intramural Racquetball
in the Cabot Center

2. The Five
Most
Important
IM Policies
 Game time is forfeit time – please ensure you
have enough rostered players present prior to
the start of your scheduled contest.
 Only a team’s captain may confer with the
officials.
 All players must present their valid Northeastern
University issued Husky Card in order to play.
 All roster management is done via the
IMLeagues platform.
 After the season’s schedule is published,
regular season games will not be rescheduled
at a team’s request.

3. Roles
and
Duties of
Intramural
Team
Managers
 Be responsible for your actions and the
actions of all your teammates.
 Understand all the relevant intramural
policies and rules as found in the
Intramural Manager’s Handbook.
 Communicate all necessary policies and
rules to your teammates.
 Inform any ejected players that they
need to leave the facility and how they
can apply for reinstatement.

4. Player Eligibility
 All registered students are eligible to play
 Undergraduate, graduate, part-time and law
students are all eligible.
 Unless otherwise noted, alumni and faculty/staff
cannot participate in intramural sports.
 Players may only play on one team per
league per sport per season:
 One open and one co-rec team per season.
 There may be multiple seasons in each semester.
 Club Sport Rules:
 Only three club sport players may be on a single
team roster for the related sport.
All registrations and roster
management is done through
the IMLeagues platform.
 Ex-Varsity Athletes:
 Are required to sit out a year (of any related sport) and each team can
only have one such student on their roster

5. The Intramural Manager’s
Handbook
 Can be found online on the Campus
Recreation website and on IMLeagues.
 Managers must know all relevant policies and
communicate them to their team.
 Especially important are the policies regarding
sportsmanship expectations and ejections.
 Note that 3 unsportsmanlike penalties will end
a contest in forfeit.
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 Fighting/taunting or specific violations of the code of conduct will
also result in a forfeit.

6. Team
Name
Policy
 It is the responsibility of the team manager to
submit an appropriate team name at the time of
registration.
 A student panel will review questionably
inappropriate team names, where majority will
rule regarding if the team name will be removed.
 The team name will be changed until the captain
resubmits a new team name that is deemed
appropriate.
 The full team name policy can be found on page
# 3 of the Intramural Manager’s Handbook.

7. Jewelry Policy
 Jewelry is not allowed to be worn by any intramural sports participants during a contest.
 This includes watches, wristbands, rings, hair ties, piercings, and all necklaces.
 Taping of earrings and other jewelry is NOT PERMITTED.
 If a player is found to be wearing jewelry during a game, they will be given an
unsportsmanlike penalty as it is a safety risk.
 There are two exceptions to this rule: spiritual/religious objects and medical items.
 Exceptions for spiritual and religious items must be approved by the Center for Spirituality,
Dialogue, and Service and by the Office of Intramural Sports at least 5 days prior to the
scheduled contest.

8. The
Regular
Season
 The number of regular season games will
vary by sport due to facility availability and
the number of registered teams.
 For most sports, team managers will be able
to select their schedule preferences for the
season. Whenever possible the IM office will
try - but cannot guarantee - to accommodate
these preferences.
 Team managers should email the Intramural
Sports office with all other scheduling
requests prior to the close of registration.
 After the schedule is published regular
season games will not be rescheduled by
team request.

9. Defaulting an IM Game
 After the schedule is published regular season games
will not be rescheduled by team request.
 However, teams that know that they cannot attend a
scheduled contest can submit a Default online.
 Defaults count as a loss but there is no penalty to the
team’s forfeit bond.
 Defaults must be submitted the day prior to a
scheduled contest. This allows us time to contact the
opposing team.
 The link to the online Default Form will be in your
registration email.
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10. Playoffs
 At the conclusion of each intramural sports
season a single elimination playoff
tournament will be held.
 The number of teams taken into the playoffs
will be determined by facility availability and
the number of registered teams in each
league.
 Playoff Tie-Breaker Procedures:
If two teams are tied in the standings the
following will be used to determine who will
advance:
 Sportsmanship
 Forfeited games
 Defaulted games
 Head-to-head record
 Point differential
 If there is still a tie, which ever team
registered first will advance.

11. Forfeits
 All teams in league play and some special
events must pay a $20 forfeit bond via the
provided link at the conclusion of
registration.
 Teams will lose $10 for every forfeit.
 A team that forfeits will be removed from
the league and loss their entire bond.
 Unused bonds will be refunded 2-3 weeks
after the conclusion of the season.
 Game time is forfeit time.
 It is recommended that teams show up 15
minutes before game time to avoid a forfeit.

12. Intramural
Code of
Conduct
All participants in the Intramural Sports
program must adhere to the Intramural Sports
Code of Conduct.
Including the following policies:
 3 unsportsmanlike penalties on one team in
a game will result in the termination of the
game as a forfeit against that team.
 Ejected players must leave the facility within
five minutes or their team will forfeit the
match.
 Players who have been ejected must meet
with an administrator of the intramural sports
program before they may participate in
further intramural competitions.

13. Review:
The Five
Most
Important
IM Policies
 Game time is forfeit time – please ensure you
have enough rostered players present prior to
the start of your scheduled contest.
 Only a team’s captain may confer with the
officials.
 All players must present their valid Northeastern
University issued Husky Card in order to play.
 All roster management is done via the
IMLeagues platform.
 After the season’s schedule is published regular
season games will not be rescheduled at a
team’s request.

14. Intramural
Racquetball - Sport
Specific Rules &
Information

15. All Games Will Be Played in the Cabot Cages

16. General
Rules
 The match will consist of the best of three
(3) games and are self-officiated
 Games are played to fifteen (15) points;
however, the third game will be played to
eleven (11) points. It is not necessary to win
by two (2) points
 Players must wear athletic attire, NO
EXCEPTIONS!

17. Court
 The court consists of the short line, service line,
service zone, receiving line, and the safety zone
 Short line: Midway between and parallel to
the front and brick walls
 Service line: Parallel and five feet in front of
the short line
 Service zone: Five-foot plane between
short and service line
 Receiving line: Broken line parallel to the
short line
 Safety zone: Five-foot plane between the
short and
• receiving lines, this zone is observed for the
serve
Service line
Service zone
Short line
Receiving line
Safety zone

18. Service
 The first service of the initial will be
decided by a spin of a racquet
 The first service of each subsequent game
will be awarded to the winner of the
previous game
 The server has two faults to deliver a legal
serve
 After the second fault, the serve is
awarded to the opponent
 An illegal serves counts as one fault
 Exception: If the server swings and
misses a serve, it is an automatic double
fault, and the server loses the serve
 Only the server may score a point. If the
receiver wins the point, he or she is
awarded the serve

19. Legal
Serving
 The server must have his or her entire body
and ball within the serving zone until the ball
passes the short line
 The ball must strike the ground before the
server strikes it
 It must strike the front wall, and lastly hit the
floor behind the short line
 A legal serve may not strike the ceiling, back
wall, or both side walls prior to striking the
ground behind the short line
 The receiver of the serve may not enter the
safety zone until the ball bounces

20. Rally
 After service, players alternate shots until one
player fails to return his opponent’s shot to
the front wall
 An illegal return includes:
 The ball bouncing more than once on the
floor before being returned
 The ball not reaching the front wall on the
fly
 A player switching hands during the rally
 A player touching the ball with anything
aside from his or her racquet
 A player carrying the ball with his or her
racquet

21. Dead Ball
Hinders
 Dead Ball hinders: A dead ball hinder results
in the point being replayed and includes the
following:
 Any played ball that hits an opponent
on the fly prior to striking a wall
 Any unavoidable body contact that
interferes with seeing or returning the
ball
 Any unavoidable screen of the sight of
the ball
 Any ball that there is no fair chance to
return due to an unavoidable screen on
the opposing player’s part

22. Avoidable
Hinders
 Avoidable hinders: An avoidable hinder
results in an “out” or a point depending on
whether the offender was serving or receiving
 A player fails to move sufficiently to
allow their opponent his or her shot
 Moves into a position to block an
opponent about to make a return on
the ball
 Moves in the way of a ball that is just
played by an opponent

23. Now Take the Quiz!
Thank you for your interest in the Intramural Sports
program – have a great season!