Policies
Intramural Sports Policies
We want to ensure that everyone knows the policies and rules that are in place to provide the best experience for everyone participating in intramural sports. We ask that you familiarize yourself with our policies.
Intramural Sports Gameday Checklist
Check-in With Photo ID
- Any government-issued photo identification is acceptable (e.g., driver’s license, Hokie Passport).
CoRec Leagues
- For CoRec leagues, the gender maximum is half of the players for a team.
- Example: For a 7v7 Flag Football team, the gender max is 4.
Jewelry
- All jewelry must be completely covered and secured for contact sports (e.g., basketball, flag football, soccer, etc.) where opponents move freely and incidental contact with each other is possible. Most jewelry may be worn for non-contact sports (e.g. kickball, softball, volleyball, etc.) where the risk of contact is minimal.
Matching Light or Dark Shirts
- Opposing teams must bring matching light-colored and dark-colored shirts for the following team sports activites: Basketball, Flag Football, Handball, Soccer, and Ultimate Frisbee.
- If both teams arrive with similar colors, captains must determine which color shirt each team will wear. If an agreement cannot be reached, both teams will forfeit the game.
Two Club Players Max
- No more than two Sport Club or Registered Student Organization team members may participate in their sport/allied sport on the same intramural team. (This limit is reduced to a maximum of one team member for all 2v2 Sports)
- Sport Club athlete roster restrictions and Registered Student Organization roster restrictions overlap. (i.e., The 2-player maximum combines SC and RSO athletes in their aligned sport)
Team Removed After Forfeiting Twice
- Teams that forfeit multiple times within a season will be removed from the league. Exceptions may be granted under certain circumstances if the Intramural Staff is notified prior to the game.
Competitive Teams - Playoff Brackets
- During week five of the season, playoff brackets will be posted on IMLeagues with game times for the entirety of the playoffs.
- Team captains will be draft their spot in the bracket on IMLeagues on the Friday before playoffs start at 12pm.
- Teams that do not select their playoff spot before 4pm on that Friday will have their team placed in the bracket by Intramural staff.
- If a captain is unable to login to IMLeagues at that time to select the team's bracket position, a teammate can be designated as a co-captain on IMLeagues so they will have access to do so.
Competitive Teams - Rosters
- A player may play as a guest (designated as “nomad” on IMLeagues) for an unlimited number of teams during the regular season.
- A player on a team roster with a “nomad” designation means that player is not eligible to play for that team during the playoffs.
- To switch official teams before the playoffs, a player must remove themselves from all teams and add themselves only to the team they wish to play for.
Recreational Teams - Rosters
- A player may participate on unlimited teams within the recreational league for each sport.
- Players are not permitted to join more than one team until after registration closes to ensure that others have the opportunity to create a team.
2025-26 Program Changes
The following changes will be in effect for the upcoming intramural sports season:
New Sports
4v4 Speed Lacrosse, 2v2 Kan Jam, and the 2v2 Golf Tournament are all new this year!
All jewelry must be completely covered and secured for contact sports (e.g., basketball, flag football, soccer, etc.) where opponents move freely and incidental contact with each other is possible. Most jewelry may be worn for non-contact sports (e.g. kickball, softball, volleyball, etc.) where the risk of contact is minimal.
Jewelry that is not allowed for sports with any risk of contact (even if covered and secured) includes loose hanging loops/hoops and hard metal rings, watches, bracelets, etc. Safety is still our top priority. Any jewelry that remains a risk to any participant will not be permitted.
Forfeits
The score of a forfeited game will be recorded as the mercy rule score (e.g., 19-0 for 7v7 Flag Football or 3-0 for 9v9 Soccer). The tiebreakers for playoff seeding are: 1) Winning % 2) Head-to-head record 3) Point differential 4) Points scored.
Rosters
A player may play as a guest (designated as “nomad” on IMLeagues) for an unlimited number of teams during the regular season. A player on a team roster with a “nomad” designation means that player is not eligible to play for that team during the playoffs.
To switch official teams before the playoffs, a player must remove themselves from all teams and add themselves only to the team they wish to play for.
Free Agents
New free agent GroupMe’s for each sport are designed to
1) Help people find teams to play with.
2) Help teams find additional players to join their team permanently or to fill in as a “nomad”.
Contact Intramural Sports
imsports@vt.edu
540-231-8295
255 War Memorial Hall