Intramural Sports Policies and Procedures

Alcohol
Penn State Harrisburg is a totally dry campus and alcohol is forbidden anywhere on campus.  If a team, either its participants or spectators, is found to possess or consume alcoholic beverages at a sponsored event, that team may be forfeited from the event and suspended from all intramural activities. 

Captains Meetings
The team captain (or representative, if captain is unavailable) must attend the pre-season captain’s meeting.  Meeting information can be found on the Sports Planner, on the IM bulletin board, or on the Penn State Harrisburg Intramural Sports group facebook page.  There are no excused absences from captain’s meetings.  Teams that fail to have representation at the captain’s meeting will be dropped from the league.

Captains Responsibilities
The team captain is responsible for informing his/her team of Penn State Harrisburg IM Sports Policies and Procedures governing intramural sports.  The team captain is also responsible for ensuring that his/her team is aware of all rules specific to that sport.  The Penn State Harrisburg Intramural Sports Coordinator and staff utilize the team captain to communicate official business including rules, policies, violations, and sportsmanship-related issues.  It is the responsibility of the team captain to communicate such information in a timely manner to his/her teammates.  Captains are responsible for collecting the completed Penn State Intramural Sports Participation Agreement forms from all players on their team and submitting those forms to the IM Coordinator prior to the team’s first scheduled game.

ID Policy
Each IM sport participant must present his/her current PSU ID+ card to the Intramural Assistant prior to each game.  Penn State Harrisburg IM staff may conduct random in-game identification checks.  Therefore, each participant should be able to present his/her ID for proper verification.  Teams using an ineligible player will forfeit the game and may be dropped from the league.

Assumption of Risk
Penn State University does not provide insurance coverage for any injury or accident related to participation in intramural sports or activities or any “practice” or “free play.”  Each individual should provide his/her own coverage either through family policies or through the student insurance program.  Injuries sustained while participating in intramural sports will be attended to by the Intramural Assistant on duty as well as by Police Services.  All participants are required to complete a Penn State Intramural Sports Participation Agreement.  This is mandatory!  Every team player must print the Agreement and it must be complete and given to the team captain prior to the first scheduled game.  Team captains are responsible for submitting the completed Agreements to the IM Coordinator before the first scheduled game.  Players who have not submitted the Agreement will not be permitted to play.

League and Event Registration
Intramural sports league and tournament registration information is released approximately one month prior to each semester.  Such information is available on the Penn State Harrisburg Intramural Sports/Fitness/Recreation web page; on the Penn State Harrisburg Intramural Sports group facebook page; and on the IM bulletin board in the Capital Union Building.  Despite efforts at planning, registration periods are subject to change.  Participants are encouraged to call the IM office at 717-948-6266 for updated information. Entries for all sports are accepted during the assigned registration periods on a first-come, first-served basis and are contingent upon available space within the league structure.  Registrations after the registration period ends may or may not be accepted at the discretion of the Intramural Coordinator.