6v6laxmanagermeetingfornuimsprts2024.pptx

6v6laxmanager meeting

1. Northeastern University Intramural Sports Online Managers Meeting for Intramural 6V6 Lacrosse in Cabot

2. The Five Most Important IM Policies Game time is forfeit time – please ensure you have enough rostered players present prior to the start of your scheduled contest. Only a team’s captain may confer with the officials. All players must present their valid Northeastern University issued Husky Card in order to play. All roster management is done via the IMLeagues platform. After the season’s schedule is published, regular season games will not be rescheduled at a team’s request.

3. Roles and Duties of Intramural Team Managers Be responsible for your actions and the actions of all your teammates. Understand all the relevant intramural policies and rules as found in the Intramural Manager’s Handbook. Communicate all necessary policies and rules to your teammates. Inform any ejected players that they need to leave the facility and how they can apply for reinstatement.

4. Player Eligibility All registered students are eligible to play Undergraduate, graduate, part-time and law students are all eligible. Unless otherwise noted, alumni and faculty/staff cannot participate in intramural sports. Players may only play on one team per league per sport per season: One open and one co-rec team per season. There may be multiple seasons in each semester. Club Sport Rules: Only three club sport players may be on a single team roster for the related sport. All registrations and roster management is done through the IMLeagues platform. Ex-Varsity Athletes: Are required to sit out a year (of any related sport) and each team can only have one such student on their roster

5. Roster Additions All roster additions must be done online via the IMLeagues platform. May be completed at any time – including up until the start of a game! Managers can drop players by emailing [email protected] Please note that you may not drop a player who has already played a game for your team. Players must complete a short online quiz prior to being eligible to play. All rosters are found online on IMLeagues.

6. The Captain ’ s Rule Only the captain may clarify calls with the officials. If players or other team members have questions, issues or concerns they need to direct them through the Captain to the officials. Each Captain may respectfully question rule interpretations, but not judgment calls. Judgement calls are at the sole discretion of the presiding match officials. Players who are not the Captain, and who argue with the officials, will receive an unsportsmanlike penalty.

7. The Intramural Manager ’ s Handbook Can be found online on the Campus Recreation website and on IMLeagues. Managers must know all relevant policies and communicate them to their team. Especially important are the policies regarding sportsmanship expectations and ejections. Note that 3 unsportsmanlike penalties will end a contest in forfeit. Found online at: https://s3.amazonaws.com/file.imleagues/Images/Schools/Uploaded/202005/2020526115241.pdf Fighting/taunting or specific violations of the code of conduct will also result in a forfeit.

8. Team Name Policy It is the responsibility of the team manager to submit an appropriate team name at the time of registration. A student panel will review questionably inappropriate team names, where majority will rule regarding if the team name will be removed. The team name will be changed until the captain resubmits a new team name that is deemed appropriate. The full team name policy can be found on page # 3 of the Intramural Manager’s Handbook.

9. Jewelry Policy For your safety and that of your opponents, jewelry is not allowed to be worn by any participant during Intramural Sport contests in which players may come into contact with one another such as basketball, soccer, volleyball, flag football and others. For non-contact sports and events like cornhole, cricket, softball, wiffleball, etc – the removal of jewelry is recommended but not required.   The Intramural Staff has the responsibility to disallow any participant from wearing any equipment, jewelry, or apparel which in their judgment is dangerous or disadvantageous to other participants. This is a rule for the safety of all participants, including the wearer of such apparel, and applies to any and all dangerous equipment and jewelry. For items that are medical or religious in nature, participants will have the option to remove the item of their own volition, or to cover the item with the provided tape and/or wristband. Please note that the University Recreation program cannot fully mitigate the risk of damage to any object that is worn during an intramural sports contest including items which are taped or covered with a sweat band.  Participants wearing a prohibited item will be asked to step off of the playing surface until the item is removed or appropriately covered. Players asked to step off will be able to return to play at the next stoppage of play.

10. The Regular Season The number of regular season games will vary by sport due to facility availability and the number of registered teams. For most sports, team managers will be able to select their schedule preferences for the season. Whenever possible the IM office will try - but cannot guarantee - to accommodate these preferences. Team managers should email the Intramural Sports office with all other scheduling requests prior to the close of registration. After the schedule is published regular season games will not be rescheduled by team request.

11. Defaulting an IM Game After the schedule is published regular season games will not be rescheduled by team request. However, teams that know that they cannot attend a scheduled contest can submit a Default online. Defaults count as a loss but there is no penalty to the team’s forfeit bond. Defaults must be submitted the day prior to a scheduled contest. This allows us time to contact the opposing team. The link to the online Default Form will be in your registration email. Also online at: https://forms.gle/rrP5WAghExvYRQm3A

12. Playoffs At the conclusion of each intramural sports season a single elimination playoff tournament will be held. The number of teams taken into the playoffs will be determined by facility availability and the number of registered teams in each league. Playoff Tie-Breaker Procedures: If two teams are tied in the standings the following will be used to determine who will advance: Sportsmanship Forfeited games Defaulted games Head-to-head record Point differential If there is still a tie, which ever team registered first will advance.

13. Forfeits All teams in league play and some special events must pay a $20 forfeit bond via the provided link at the conclusion of registration. Teams will lose $10 for every forfeit. A team that forfeits will be removed from the league and loss their entire bond. Unused bonds will be refunded 2-3 weeks after the conclusion of the season. Game time is forfeit time. It is recommended that teams show up 15 minutes before game time to avoid a forfeit.

14. Intramural Code of Conduct All participants in the Intramural Sports program must adhere to the Intramural Sports Code of Conduct. Including the following policies : 3 unsportsmanlike penalties on one team in a game will result in the termination of the game as a forfeit against that team. Ejected players must leave the facility within five minutes or their team will forfeit the match. Players who have been ejected must meet with an administrator of the intramural sports program before they may participate in further intramural competitions.

15. Review: The Five Most Important IM Policies Game time is forfeit time – please ensure you have enough rostered players present prior to the start of your scheduled contest. Only a team’s captain may confer with the officials. All players must present their valid Northeastern University issued Husky Card in order to play. All roster management is done via the IMLeagues platform. After the season’s schedule is published regular season games will not be rescheduled at a team’s request.

16. Intramural 6v6 Lacrosse –in the Cabot Cage Sport Specific Rules & Information

17. All Games Will Be Played in the Cabot Cage

18. General Rules Games will consist of 2 halves, each 15 minutes long. Running Clock (stops for injuries and timeouts) Six players on the court maximum. Four players minimum to avoid a forfeit – one player must be the goalie. All players must wear protective goggles Mercy Rule: A team leading by 10 goals in the 2nd half or 7 goals in the last two minutes will automatically win

19. General Rules Substitutions on the fly. Players can only hold the ball for ten seconds. Hand and foot passes are illegal, but players may use the hands and feet to control the ball. Players may not shoot from within the opponents goalie’s zone.

20. Required Player Equipment All players must wear protective goggles Players can bring their own or use the ones provided All players, with the exception of the goalie may only use sticks provided by NU Intramural Sports

21. Required Goalie Equipment Goalie equipment will be provided by the Campus Rec department (Helmet, Chest Pads, Gloves, Goalie Stick) Goalies may not switch during a period Goalies may not cross center court or score a goal Offensive players may not enter the crease

22. Unsportsmanlike Conduct Players receiving any combination of 3 penalties will be ejected from the game and the facility Major penalties, misconduct penalties and game misconduct penalties will all result in the player’s ejection. Penalties from the bench will be assessed to the team’s captain This is a NON – CHECKING league. There is to be no intentional contact between the players

23. Unsportsmanlike Conduct The acting player will serve one (2) minute penalty during which their team will play shorthanded. Dissent: Objecting by word of mouth or action to any decision of an official. Reckless or dangerous acts. A team will forfeit the game if they receive either of the following: Ten (1) minute penalties. Three (2) minute penalties. Note: An ejection counts as two (2) two (2) minutes penalties.

24. Fouls Mini-Lax is strictly a NON-CONTACT sport Players cannot intentionally make contact with opposing players. Intentionally contacting an opposing player will result in a minor, major or game misconduct penalty. The severity of the penalty will be at the judgment of the official. Advantage If the defense commits a foul, the official will hold his hand up signaling the foul. The foul is only enforced when the offending team gains possession of the ball. If the offense scores before the defense gains possession, the foul will not be enforced.

25. The Captain ’ s Rule Only the captain may clarify calls with the officials If the team has questions or issues, they need to direct them through the Captain to the officials Captain may question rule interpretations but not judgment calls Players who are not the Captain who argue or question the officials will receive an unsportsmanlike penalty

26. Now Take the Quiz! Thank you for your interest in the Intramural Sports program – have a great season!