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Participant Eligibility

The Intramural Staff is not responsible for checking the eligibility of all participants of Intramural Sports. Therefore, every individual is responsible for verifying eligibility for the sport. Team managers are ultimately responsible for verifying team members eligibility. Any concerns managers might have about opposing teams should be brought up prior to starting the Intramural event. The Intramural Staff reserves the right to suspend any team and/or organization that willfully use ineligible player(s).

Who Can Participate In Intramural Sports?

Student--- All undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to participate in Intramural Sports provided that they are registered for at least 1 hour in the semester that the sport is being offered. Students taking correspondence courses only are not eligible to participate.

Full-Time Faculty/Staff--- All currently employed faculty and staff members with HPER memberships can participate in Intramural Sports.

Part-Time Faculty/Staff--- Part-time faculty and staff members with HPER memberships must provide written documentation from his/her department stating that he/she is currently employed by the UA with a minimum of 20 hours a week.

Spouses--- Spouses of any eligible participants are eligible to participate in Intramural Sports provided that they have current HPER memberships. Spouses are limited to participating in CoRec events only and must play on the same team as their spouse.

Other Related Eligibility Information

  • All participants must provide a current UA student ID or HPER membership card in order to participate in any Intramural Sports Program.

  • A participant may only play on one men/women’s team and one Co-Rec team in the same sport in a season.

           Example: A student may not play on a Greek team and a Men's Open team in the same sport in a season.

  • Any participant not listed on the official team roster prior to play is ineligible for that game.

  • After playing in one game with any team, a player may not transfer to another team in that sport.

    Professional Athletes--- Any person who has signed a professional sports contract is ineligible for that Intramural sport or counterpart for 3 years from the last date of participation.

    Sport Club Members--- A sport club member is defined as one who has practiced or played in a contest for that respective sports club during the academic year. Any player who starts the season as a club member and quits for any reason will still be considered a club member for the remainder of the academic year.

    Sport Club Member Restrictions:

    Intramural Sport Roster Maximum
    Indoor Volleyball 2 Volleyball Club Members
    Sand Volleyball (Doubles) 1 Volleyball Club Member
    Sand Volleyball (Team) 1 Volleyball Club Member
    Soccer 2 Soccer Club Members
    Softball 3 Softball Club Members
    Tennis (Doubles) 1 Tennis Club Member
    Ultimate Frisbee 2 Ultimate Frisbee Club Members
    Wallyball 1 Volleyball Club Member

    Varsity Athletes--- Any student, who is a member of a varsity athletic team on or after the varsity team's first scheduled game, will be considered a varsity athlete for both the fall and spring semsters and is ineligible for that related Intramural Sport or counterpart. This includes red shirts, walk-ons, and students who are admitted to the UA under special NCAA guidelines. Varsity athletes are eligible for all non-counterpart intramural sports. However, a maximum of 3 varsity athletes may compete on the same intramural team in any other sport.

    Related Sports List:

    Varsity Sport Related Intramural Sport(s)
    Baseball IM Softball
    Basketball IM Basketball, IM 3on3 Basketball
    Football IM Flag Football, IM Pigskin Classic, IM 4on4 Flag Football
    Soccer IM Soccer
    Softball (Fast Pitch) IM Softball
    Tennis IM Tennis
    Volleyball IM Volleyball, IM Sand Volleyball, IM Wallyball

    Ex-Varsity Athletes--- Any ex-varsity athlete may participate in any intramural sports. However, a maximum of 2 ex-varsity athletes may compete on the same team in the intramural sport or counterpart in which he/she received varsity status.

    Greek Organization Athletes--- Students representing Greek organizations in Intramural competition must be current members of those organizations. Pledges are not considered current members of those organizations until the conclusion of the official rush period for each semester.
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