Intramural Policies

 Within the total concept of opportunity for formal and informal recreational participation, the intramural program provides several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to interact in a variety of dynamic sport situations.  Organized recreational and competitive sports are available for all regardless of skills, physical abilities, or interest. The intramural sports staff also seeks to promote the development of leadership qualities in students. Opportunities for initiating and organizing their own competitive experiences as well as work experiences as student officials and supervisors are considered integral to the student's ongoing educational process. 

The intramural program is designed to provide the Oneonta State community with the opportunity to engage in a large number and variety of individual, dual, and team sports activities encompassing a wide range of skill levels.  Individual and dual sports are offered each semester for students, faculty, and staff and are open to both men and
women desiring personal involvement on a non-varsity level. In addition to men's and women's competition, co-recreational activities offer the additional chance to promote and foster camaraderie between men and women within a competitive sports program. 

The intramural administrative staff schedules and coordinates the use of many facilities, playing fields, and equipment necessary for successfully administrating 27 team and individual sports involving approximately 1900 participants over the course of one school year. 

Statement of Risk

Participation in intramurals is voluntary. SUNY Oneonta is not liable for injuries suffered by participants. The intramural participant is encouraged to consider his/her activities. Such participation involves physical exertion, fundamental skills for that sport or activity, and may involve physical contact. The participant, being aware of any conditions  predisposing him/her to injury or illness, and in consideration of the inherent physical exertion and possible contact involved in intramural participation, may wish to seek the advise of a physician to participation or may choose not to participate at all.

Eligibility for Participation
Full or part time students, affiliated with the State University College at Oneonta, who pay the student activity fee for the current semester are eligible to participate in intramural activities for that semester with the following exceptions:
                   * Individuals who still have NCAA eligibility and are on
                      that particular sport during the academic year.
                    *A club team entering the specific sport in intramural play.
                    *Individuals who are ruled physically unfit. 
                    *Individuals who are ruled ineligible by the Intramural
                      Director for disciplinary reasons. 
                     *Individuals who are on Restrictive Disciplinary
                      Probation as determined by the College Standing
                      Disciplinary Board. 
                    *Individuals who are professional athletes in the sport, or
                       sports, in which they compete professionally. 

Violations of the above eligibility rules during seasonal play shall cause a team to lose all contests in which the ineligible player was used if the violation is detected before playoffs. Violations of eligibility rules during playoffs shall cause a team to lose the game in which the player is detected. 

Code of Conduct                                                                                                                         Basis Statement

A contest can be very important to an individual participant or team, but this should not become so overbearing so as to preclude humanistic civilized behavior. Any individual or group who is guilty of flagrant misconduct by intimidating opponents, use of profanity, and/or not acting in a manner favorable to the purpose, object, and intent of Intramurals in an intramural contest, has automatically suspended themselves from further participation. Physical or verbal use is not a part of any Intramural Program and therefore will not tolerated. An individual ejected from a game for any inappropriate conduct is automatically out for at least the next game & possible more. That individual must present a verbal written statement to the Intramural Director explaining the situation and why the individual should be allowed to continue play. Teas and/or individuals involved in a fight will be dropped from the IM Program. Conduct rules must be upheld before, during and after game contest.