Intramural Sport Rules

INTRAMURAL ID POLICY - A valid UNI ID card must be presented to IM staff prior to playing each contest.

MANAGERS RESPONSIBLE - Will be responsible in sharing the participant risk, injury and insurance information with team members.

PLAYERS & SUBSTITUTIONS - Four players constitute a team, 2 men and 2 women (maximum roster of six (6). Substitutions are allowed on a man for man and woman for woman basis may substitute in any dead ball situation. A team may start with three (3) players, as long as both genders are represented, late player may be inserted upon arrival, at dead ball.

STARTING GAME - A coin toss will determine who gets the ball first. The ball is put in play at mid court (behind the white line closest to the basket) to start the game, on jump balls and after every basket. (Ball must be passed in.) The game starts within 5 minutes of the assigned starting time, or may start sooner if both teams are ready.

FORFEIT - If a team doesn't appear by 5 minutes of the assigned starting time they forfeit the game. A team is penalized 2 points per minute for each minute late up to 10 points then it's forfeit time. Two forfeits and a team is dropped from league play.

LENGTH OF GAME - 30 minutes - continuous clock. A score clock will be used to keep time. In case of a tie at the end of regulation, two minute overtime periods will be played until a winner is determined.

JUMP BALL - Jump balls will alternate as out of bounds possession between teams. The first jump goes to the team that lost the coin toss at the start of the game.

CHOICE OF POSSESSION - The ball must be checked beyond the white line (white line at mid court closest to the basket). To check, a player with the ball must have one foot beyond the white line.

FOULS - Called fouls will result in the ball out of bounds to the offended team. Exceptions: (A) If the basket is made during the foul and the foul was on the defense, the basket counts and the ball is awarded to the team scored on. (B) Lane violation technical which is covered under lane violations in Section B below. (C) If the foul is intentional, two (2) free throws will be shot and possession awarded to the offended team.

SCORING - Each goal counts as either 2 points or 3 points, no free throws.

TIME OUTS - Each team is allowed two 1 minute time outs during the game. Time outs are only called when the ball is dead or in their possession. No time outs may be called in the last 5 minutes of play.

LANE VIOLATIONS - A male player is not allowed in the entire free throw lane from the free throw line to the base line at any time. This includes landing after a jump shot and throw in, but does not include reaching in the lane for the ball.

NOTE:
	A.	If the encroachment is on the offensive team, the ball is awarded at the white line to the other team.
	B.	If the encroachment is on the defensive team, it shall be treated as a technical foul and the offensive team will shoot one free throw and then be awarded the ball out of bounds.

END OF GAME - The winning team should fill out a score card and turn it in to the IM Sports Supervisor.