The IMRS Staff cannot be responsible for checking the eligibility of all persons

 who participate in intramural sports.  Each person is responsible for meeting eligibility requirements. Managers should confirm the players on their rosters. Managers are urged to warn or question opposing teams and players prior to the event if there is any concern with eligibility.

Students:

All participants must provide a current validated ATU ID be­fore participating and must be affiliated with the University as a student or faculty/staff. To be considered a “student,” one must be currently enrolled for at least 3 hours for fall/spring.  Individuals who enroll and then officially drop their courses are no longer considered eligible.

Part-time faculty/staff:

Part-time employees must provide written documentation from his/her department stating that he/she is currently employed by ATU with a minimum of 20 hours per week.  All participants must be listed on the official team entry form in the IMRS office to participate. Any student not listed on the official team roster prior to play is ineligible. Only the manager may add players - no phone calls please. Players may be added by the first Friday after the season begins. Any roster changes or transfers must be approved by the Director of Intramural Sports.

General Eligibility Rules:

1.      Players, after entering one con­test in an activity with a given team, may not trans­fer to another team during that same activity. If players transfer to another team after one game has been played, such players may be declared ineligible for that sport for the remainder of the year.

2.      Player’s names my be added to the eligibility sheet only during the first week of a sport. In the case of an injury, up to two people may be added on the roster after the first week of play. If a player’s name is added, he/she must meet all re­quirements of eligibility stated in the handbook.

3.      Players may not compete for two teams.  EXCEPTION: Player may change rosters only if his/her team forfeits out of the league, providing the new roster has an open slot with approval of the IMRS Director.

4.      Teams may not play ineligible players, even by mutual agreement of both captains and other players in the contest.

5.    Players must have played in at least one regular season game to be eligible to participate in any playoff tournament.

Athletes:

1.      Any student who has earned a varsity letter, numeral, or its equivalent, is ineligible for those activities in the Intramural Sports program in which he/she has lettered for at least one semester following the last date of participation (summer does not count as a semester).  This includes letters or numerals earned in other colleges and universities, as well as TECH.

2.      A squad member of any current varsity sport is ineligible for Intramural competition in that sport. This includes red shirts, walk-ons, those who are injured, and students who are admitted to ATU under special NCAA guidelines.

3.      Should a students name be removed from the squad list by the coach prior to the first scheduled game for that sport and a written notice is given to the IMRS office, he/she shall be eligible for that Intramural sport.

4.      A squad member of any sport who becomes scholastically ineligible for competition shall not, during the period of ineligibility, participate on an Intramural team in the same sport.


5.   The maximum number of current varsity or junior varsity athletes that may compete on the same intramural team in any sport is:

Flag football - 4

3 on 3 basketball - 2

5 on 5 basketball - 3

Volleyball - 4

Softball - 6

6.    A maximum of 2 ex-varsity or junior varsity athletes may participate on the same team in the intramural sport or counterpart in which they received varsity status.

Pro-Athletes:
Any person who has signed a professional sports contract is ineligible for that intramural sport or counterpart for 2 years from the last date of participation.