University of Arkansas - Intramural/Recreational Sports

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. The Players –

· The game shall be played between 2 teams of 6 players each. Four players are required to begin a game.

· No less than 50% of the number of players that are required to begin a game must be SIGNED IN by the games start time to avoid a forfeit fine.

· If, due to injuries, a team drops below the minimum number of players (4) it may continue if the Referee feels they still have a chance to win.

· All students, faculty or staff can participate provided they meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the Intramural Sports Handbook. Players may only play for one Men's or Women's team and one CoRec team.

· Each team member is responsible for checking in with the scorekeeper and must show his/her current U of A ID before being allowed to play All participants must present their valid U of A ID – NO EXCEPTIONS!!

· CoRec Only: The game shall be played between 2 teams of 6 players each, 3 males and 3 females, 4 males and 2 females, 4 females and 2 males. Four players are required to avoid a forfeit. A minimum of 2 males and 2 females are required to begin a game.

2. Rosters - Managers must add players online by NOON the day of their teams’ game in order to be eligible for competition that night. Individuals must be listed on a team’s roster before they participate. Players may be added until the noon deadline on the last day of regular season play. All players listed must meet eligibility requirements. If you have trouble adding a participant, please contact the Intramural Sports Staff at (479) 575-2986 or via email at imsports@uark.edu before the noon deadline.

3. Persons Subject to the Rules- Team representatives including: players, substitutes, replaced players, coaches, fans and other persons affiliated with the team are subject to the rules of the game and shall be governed by decisions of officials assigned to the game.

4. Location - All games will be played at the HPER. For weather postponements and other information call Rec Check at 575-4950.

II. THE GAME

Equipment

Six (6) balls will be used. Officials will place three (3) balls at the off sides line for each team. Players must start behind their own baseline before the start of play.

Play

The game
1. Each match will be played as a best of 3 games.
2. Each game has a seven (7) minute time limit.
3. A floating off sides line will be used. This line will be marked with cones at the end of each line. When throwing the ball, a player must not have either foot completely across the line when throwing. After the ball has been released, it is permitted for a player’s momentum to carry them over the boundary line, so long as they immediately return to their side of the court and do not attempt to pick up a ball while on the other side of the boundary line.
4. Rules will be enforced by the “honor system.” Players will be expected to rule whether or not a hit was legal or whether they were legally eliminated. All contests will be supervised by a court monitor. The court monitor’s responsibility will be to rule on any situation that teams cannot agree and for rule interpretations. The court monitors decision is final – NO EXCEPTIONS.
5. An out is scored by:
  1. if a thrown ball, not a kicked ball hits them on the fly. The ball must hit a player below the shoulders to be considered an out. If a player is hit in the head, no player will be considered out. Exception: if a player ducks or is on the ground and is hit in the head, the player hit will be called out.
  2. Players will be called out if a ball they throw is caught on the fly. If a ball is deflected off of a player, and caught by a teammate, the thrower is out.
  3. If a player catches a ball, the thrower is out and a teammate of the person that caught the ball is allowed to come back into the game.
  4. If the ball is dropped as a result of contact from the thrown ball, then the player who drops the ball is out.
  5. If a ball hits another ball, which a player has in their possession, and that ball is caught by a teammate, the person who threw the ball is out.
  6. If a ball hits another ball, which a player has in their possession and that ball hits a teammate, the person who was hit is out.
Once a player is out, they must immediately leave the floor and sit in the chairs behind their own baseline. Players who have been called out can not retrieve stray balls for their teammates, or that ball will be given to the other team.
Deflections off the floor, wall, court dividers, rafters, bleachers, hoop, and official do not count as an out if caught. Deflections off a teammate do not count. For example, if Team A – Player 1 throws a ball and hits and deflects off Team B – Player 1 and then Team B – Player 2 catches the ball before it hits the ground, both Team A – Player 1 and Team B – Player 1 are out. Also, Team B is allowed to have another player re-enter the game because of the caught ball.
If a ball hits another ball, which a player has in their possession, it does not make either player out.
Time will end all games in the regular season. The team with the most players at the end of the game is considered the winner.
Leaving the playing area
1. All players are confined to the out of bounds cones.
2. Players may leave out the sidelines and endlines to retrieve balls, but must re-enter through the endline. A player may not be hit while he/she is retrieving a ball.
3. A player cannot make a catch outside the boundary lines and get an opponent out.
4. If a player goes out of bounds to avoid getting out, the official will call them out.
5. If a ball is thrown into the bleachers, it must be given to the team that is on that side.
Stalling
1. If a player is stalling, or making no attempt to play a ball, they will be ordered to roll the ball to the other side by the official. A player may be called out at the official’s or supervisor’s discretion for continuously stalling to avoid an outcome of the game.

III. SPORTSMANSHIP

All players, coaches, and fans are expected to comply with the Sportsmanship Policy as outlined in the 2009-2010 IMRS Handbook. Participants are expected to treat the IMRS staff, officials, equipment, and one another with courtesy and respect.

All decisions by officials are final; ARGUING DECISIONS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Players arguing after given a warning will be given a “technical” and will have to sit out for the remainder of that game and all of the next game (if a player receives a “technical” in their last of the match or last game of the day they will have to sit out the very next match they play).