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Intramurals

The goal of the intramural program at Western Illinois University is to provide participants with a comprehensive array of activities, a friendly and knowledgeable staff, and a safe playing environment. All activities will be social, competitive, and sporting in nature while encouraging and promoting the value of fair play and a healthy lifestyle.

Intramural Office Hours

Located in the Spencer SRC Campus Recreation Office, the Intramural Office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Intramural staff can be reached at Intramuralsports@wiu.edu or by calling 309/298-1228.

Weather & Other Notices

View a detailed weather forecast by clicking here. If Intramurals are cancelled due to weather (or other reasons), this section of the web page will be updated. Please bookmark this page for quickest access to Intramural status.

Eligibility

NO ID, NO PLAY, NO EXCEPTIONS!

All participants must bring a valid WIU student or faculty/staff ID card to each and every activity. The primary purpose of this policy is to determine identity before every Intramural event. Intramural staff, graduate assistants, supervisors, officials, and equipment personnel may request an ID card at any time. An ID card is required to check out equipment needed for play. Students and Faculty/Staff with ID cards that do not have a distinguishable photo will not be allowed to participate in any intramural event.

Who Can Play?

• All active, fee paying students (Western Illinois University students only) are eligible to participate in the WIU Intramural Sports Program. WESL Students must purchase a Spencer SRC membership to participate in Intramurals.
• Employees of the University who purchase a membership to the Spencer SRC are eligible to compete in Intramural Sports activities unless specifically noted in the literature for that event.
• Spoon River College students living in Western Illinois University residence halls or off campus are not eligible for Intramural Sports competition, even if the student has purchased a membership to the Spencer SRC.
• A person is ineligible if he/she does not meet all eligibility requirements, or has been suspended from Intramural Sports or the Spencer SRC.
• Individuals may play for one Men’s or Women’s team and one CoRec team in a given sport.
• A player is considered a legal member of the team on which he/she first played. Therefore, if a participant plays for a second team they will be ruled ineligible and that second team shall default that game.
• All games that a player competes in after becoming an illegal player shall be defaulted.

Intercollegiate Athlete Eligibility

• All persons who are practicing or competing with or listed on any intercollegiate team after the team has either completed try outs or announced/published its roster are ineligible to participate in intramural sports which correspond to their intercollegiate sport for the entire academic year.
• Additionally, all persons who practiced or completed or were listed on any intercollegiate team after the team completed try outs or announced/published its roster the previous academic year will be eligible to participate in intramural sports which correspond to their previous intercollegiate sport, however they must compete at the highest level offered

Sport Club Eligibility

• A Sport Club Athlete is any individual who has paid dues to a sports club, participated in club competition or is listed on the official club roster.
• Recognized sport clubs shall not participate as a team in Intramural Sports activities corresponding to the sport played by the club.
• The number of club players that may participate on an intramural team of a corresponding sport are restricted to as follows:
  • 1-4 players required= 1 club member allowed on corresponding intramural roster
  • 5-8 players required = 2 club members allowed on corresponding intramural roster
  • 9 + players required = 3 club members allowed on corresponding intramural roster
• Sport Club members may compete in corresponding intramural activities only at the highest level of competition available.

For additional Eligibility information check out the Intramural Handbook.

Registration Procedures

Event registration is the act of signing up to participate in an Intramural Sports event. At present, nearly all events have no fee for registering for competition. Some events require participants to pay minimal fees such as green fees for golf.

How do I register myself or a team?

• Teams and individuals register by completing a Team Entry Form.
• When completed, it should contain the names, campus addresses, campus phone numbers, ID numbers, emails, and signatures of all team members; however, participants may be added after the roster is submitted.
• Forms are located in the Campus Recreation Office 206 within the Spencer SRC.
• Please fill out the registration form and turn it in to the Student SRC by the entry deadline, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Online Registration is also available.

Team Names

When registering for team leagues and tournaments the captain may select a team name for their team’s designation. Please be creative, we encourage unique names with the following stipulations:

1. No vulgar, profane or derogatory language
2. No references to drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or violence
3. No sexual references or innuendos
4. No confusing terms such as BYE or canceled, etc.

If a team submits an inappropriate team name it will be changed in the Campus Recreation Office and the team captain will be notified of the change. Teams will not be allowed to compete while wearing team apparel with inappropriate names or pictures.

Entry Deadline

• The Registration Form must be completed and returned to the Campus Recreation Office by the entry deadline or submitted online.
• Entries received after this deadline will be placed on a waiting list subject to availability and must pay a non-refundable $5 late entry fee.
• Teams will be placed in conferences, divisions, and leagues based on availability.
• The entry deadline is listed on all event posters, and all Intramural Calendars.

Free Agent Notebook

• For individuals in search of a team to play on, as well as managers who need extra players, a list is located in the intramural office.
• Individual players are welcome to attend the manager’s meetings in order to attempt to join a team.

Captains’ Meetings

• Attendance of a Captains’ meeting is mandatory for all activities as indicated on the Intramural Schedule.
• A team representative must be present at this meeting.
• Failure to attend this meeting will result in fee of $10.00 which must be paid in the Campus Recreation office at least 24 hours prior to the first scheduled game. Failure to comply will result in defaulting the contest.
• Captains will also be responsible for reading and understanding all Intramural Sports policies for that particular event.
• There are playoff captain’s meetings for some sports.
• Playoff captain’s meetings must be attended or teams will be dropped from the playoff bracket in addition to being assessed the $10.00 fee.

For additional Intramural Information check out the Intramural Handbook.

Campus Recreation
Donald S. Spencer Student Recreation Center • 1 University Circle

Macomb, IL 61455

E-mail: C-Recreation@wiu.edu • Phone: 309/298-1228 • Fax: 309/298-3224

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