The Intramural Program and its staff would like to offer you the opportunity to enhance your college experience outside of the traditional classroom by providing you the chance to participate in the fun and excitement of intramural competition. Intramural sports offer both an outlet for those who would prefer the arena of serious competition and for those who would rather unwind in a more relaxed atmosphere.

Our "classroom" teaches lessons involving character, emotion, competition, humility, and adversity. All these important life lessons are learned in the intramural classroom. How you choose to handle jubilation and disappointment, achievement and failure, winning and losing, will be as important to your personal growth and development as anything else you will experience while at the University. The classroom will develop your mind; the lessons learned outside the classroom will develop your character. In the Intramural Program, your total development is our goal, and in helping to achieve this goal, we will provide the fun and excitement. Who said college has to be boring? Get in the game!

• State-of-the art $2.3 million Intramural Field Complex
• Twenty-five acre complex with thirteen acres of playing fields
• Five multi-purpose playing fields
• Paved pathway for jogging and walking
• Three-thousand square-foot field with restrooms, showers, and offices for recreation personnel

• Fraternity
• Independent Men
• Sorority
• Independent Women
• Co-Rec

• A forfeit will be called if a team is not prepared to play within five minutes of the scheduled game time.
• Twenty-five dollar forfeit.
• A default is when a team gives 24 hour notice to the intramural office of their intention not to play a particular game. No fees will be assessed and the team will be charged with a loss. A team is not allowed to default if they have previously forfeited a game.
• A team is allowed one forfeit or default per sport.
• The minimum number of players to avoid a forfeit is 2 less than the regulation.

• Due to limited time availability, we will not be able to reschedule games.
• In extreme cases, you must attain prior approval from both your opponent and the intramural office.

• Each team captain is responsible for contacting the intramural office about rescheduled dates and times for any cancelled games.
• Teams are responsible for contacting the intramural office at 461-1627 concerning the cancellations of games due to weather conditions. Also, schedule changes will be posted on our USA web page. (click on intramural sports in the quick link box)
• Rescheduled games will be assigned according to time and field availability.

A part of the philosophy of the Intramural Program is that good sportsmanship is very important to the conduct of every intramural contest. In order to encourage proper conduct during intramural competition, game officials, supervisors and administrative personnel shall make decisions to warn, penalize, or eject players/teams/fans for unsportsmanlike behavior.

Officials have the authority to remove, without warning, any player from an activity who is playing in a dangerous manner or who is demonstrating unsportsmanlike behavior. That player may also receive additional penalties which could include expulsion for the Intramural Program for a year. Anyone suspended from the Intramural Program will not be allowed to participate or spectate in any aspect of the program until the suspension is lifted. These decisions will be final and without game time appeal. The Coordinator of Intramural Activities will rule on any further penalties to be prescribed as a result of:  

• Unsportsmanlike conduct
• Profanity
• Unnecessary delay of game
• Striking, shoving or threatening an opponent
• Striking, shoving or threatening an official
• Any action with the intent to injure an opponent
• Any action deemed unsportsmanlike or that makes a travesty of the game
• Unsportsmanlike conduct can result in warnings, suspensions, or expulsions.
• While on suspension, a player cannot participate or spectate in any aspect of the recreation program including Rec. center privileges.
• Threatening an official will always mandate an automatic suspension for the remainder of the year.
• Cursing will not be tolerated in our intramural program.
• Smoking and alcohol is prohibited during intramural events and on intramural grounds.

The University of South Alabama Intramural Sports Program exists for students, faculty, staff and alumni to enjoy competitive sports in a friendly and safe environment. Good sportsmanship plays a major part in maintaining this atmosphere.  The following sportsmanship policy will be in affect this year.

*Note that there are two policies, individual sportsmanship and team sportsmanship.

*Any ejection due to unsportsmanlike conduct will merit a minimum one game suspension.

Individuals are encouraged to have a physical examination and obtain adequate health and accidental insurance PRIOR TO PARTICIPATION in the Intramural Program or any of its activities. Individuals that participate in the Intramural Program will be doing so at their own risk. The University is not responsible for any injury that may occur to individuals participating in any intramural activity. Participation in intramural sports is on a voluntary basis. Student Health and Accident Insurance information may be obtained at the Student Health Office.