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Eligibility

This article is part of Intramural Sports policies:
Eligibility | Risk & Liability | Captains | Sportsmanship | Scheduling | Forfeits | Protests | Ejection

Any full or part-time student, faculty/staff, or spouse is eligible to participate in the Intramural Sports Program. The number of faculty or staff allowed on an Intramural team is unlimited. Only two members of the Intramural Sports Staff may participate on the same team.
All students, faculty, and staff are required to present their UW-Stout ID issued by Campus Card to the Intramural Staff prior to the contest starting. Spouses should present their family member card, which can be obtained at the University Recreation Office, located in 41 Sports & Fitness Center.  
In the event that you lose your UW-Stout ID, a Forgot ID pass or a UW-Stout Temporary ID accompanied by a driver’s license are the only other acceptable forms of identification.  If a participants forgets to bring his/her UW-Stout ID to an Intramural Sports activity, a forgot ID pass can be issued. Forgot ID passes are available at the University Recreation Office, room 41, Sports & Fitness Center. You will be allowed one forgot ID pass per semester. A pass is valid for one day only. If you need more than one per semester they are available for $1.00 each.
Alcohol\Tobacco\Drug use is not permitted before or during Intramural play and is not allowed at any Intramural locations. This applies to both players and fans. Any alcohol\tobacco\drugs found in the area will result in the University Police being called. This is a campus policy and any team found to be in violation may forfeit the remainder of the season. Also, any person or team thought to be impaired may cause the contest to be forfeited, and will be asked to vacate the Intramural location. This also applies to fans. Any person not cooperating when asked will cause his/her team to forfeit the game and face disciplinary action at the discretion of the Intramural Sports Coordinator.
No exceptions will made to this policy, No ID, No Play!

Members of Varsity and Junior Varsity Teams: Members of varsity or junior varsity intercollegiate teams at UW-Stout are ineligible to participate in that same or similar sport during that sport’s season. (Similar sports include baseball to softball, football to flag football, volleyball to volleyball, and ice hockey to floor hockey). In those Intramural sports which precede intercollegiate seasons for the same or similar sport and members of the varsity or junior varsity from the past academic year who have intercollegiate eligibility remaining will be ineligible from Intramural participation in that sport.
Past Varsity Sports Athlete: A past varsity sports athlete is defined as anyone who was a varsity or junior varsity athlete as defined above at any time within the past 5 years. Past varsity sports athletes are inelgibile to participate in the same or similar sport for the semester immediately following their final season of competition (must sit out One Full Semester). There is a limit of two past varsity athletes allowed per roster.
Red Shirts: Any individual classified as a “red shirt”, or those working out/practicing with varsity teams shall be treated as varsity team members and will NOT be eligible to participate in that same or similar sport. However, any individual who gets cut from the varsity team is eligible to play Intramural Sports. If an individual quits, that individual will be considered as a past varsity sport athlete.
Professionals: Any individual who is classified as a professional athlete under AAU rules shall NOT be eligible to participate in the same or similar Intramural Sports activity..
Members of Club Sports Teams: Members of club sports teams are eligible to participate in that same or similar sport providing no more than two club members participate on an Intramural team. A club sports member is any individual listed on the official club sports roster and practices and/or competes with that club sports team. In those Intramural sports that precede club sports seasons in the same or similar sport and club sports members from the past academic year will be subject to the two member per team restriction.
Playing on Two Teams: NO player may participate as a member of two teams in the same sports season. (However, a player may compete on one single sex team, and one CoRec team). Any player found playing on two teams may be declared ineligible for any further competition in that sport. If that player is found playing on two teams again in any sport for that block, that player may be suspended from participating in the Intramural Sports Program indefinitely.
False Identification: No person may use the ID card of another person to play.
Any Intramural Sports staff, or participant may report the name of any individual suspected of violating the Intramural Sports Eligibility policy.
Ineligibility Ruling: If a team violates any of the above mentioned polices, the games/matches in which that team participated in may be ruled as a forfeit.
Add/Delete: In order to add/delete members to/from a team, an add/delete form must be completed. This form must be completed at the court/field.
You will need to provide the player’s full name, student ID number, and phone number. When completing the add/delete form, all information that is requested must be included. There is no charge for adding players.

Participants may play for only one single sex and one CoRec team only. For leagues in which competitive and recreational divisions are offered, a person may not play in both a competitive and recreational league.
Individuals are allowed to drop from their current team and add to another team at any time during the regular season. The individual MUST officially drop from the current team before adding to a new team.

 

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