5 Sport Program

INTRAMURAL SPORTS WORK

2 - Purpose
Why do intramural sports
work?

3 - Management
Recommendations for
optimal program function

3 - Insurance
How to secure proper
Creating an ISW
5 SPORT
coverage for your program

4 - Rules
Sport specific guidelines PROGRAM
8 - Team Creation This package is designed for an employer to create an
Options to consider for
achieving program goals ISW 5 Sport Program for their employees.

Intramural Sports Work (ISW) can help and answer

8 - Templates
Sign-ups and schedules questions as you create your program. This document
gives a general overview and answers common
questions.
13 - Sustainability
Recommendations for the
continued success of your For more information about ISW please visit our
program
website: intramuralsportswork.weebly.com
 PURPOSE
WHY DO INTRAMURAL SPORTS WORK?

Intramural Sports Work (ISW) is

passionate about offering a Wellbeing & the
framework for intramural
programs. Our aim is to streamline
Workplace
the process of implementing an Wellness Programs are on the rise
intramural program. We believe in and many employers are
the power of friendly athletic considering increasing their
competition. Let us prove to you offerings to employees.
why Intramural Sports Work!
ISW’s 5 Sport Package is research
based and designed to improve
your employee experience and
Potential Benefits to consider:
company culture.

Emplyee Employeer
Decreased
Friendly,
absenteeism
enjoyable
and
competion
presenteeism

Sense of Increased
belonging productivity

Multiple
Decreased
health benefits
attrition
of exercise

(Fontana, et al., 2017; Herting, et al., 2020; Schwatka, et al., 2018)

Most adults are not getting the

recommended minutes of exercise
per week. A lack of physical
activity causes decreased immune
function, reduced heart function
and increases aging in the brain.
(Archer, et. al 2010).
Being a part of an intramural team
will increase employees care and
understanding for each other in the
workplace.
Fontana, M. S., Fry, M. D., & Cramer, E. (2017)

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 MANAGEMENT
KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL INTRAURAL PROGRAM

At ISW, we understand the long-term program

success will largely depend on the intramural
management team. We recommend 2 or 3
individuals share management duties. Here is an
organizational chart favored by many ISW
programs.

Intramural Head

Competions
Program Director
Director

In this model, the suggested duties for each individual would be as follows:

Intramural Head: Program Director: Competitions Director:

- Securing and maintaining - Sign-up of employees - Day of event management
insurance - Ensuring employee waivers are - Scheduling of referees
- Coordinating work of directors on file - Posting game results for staff
- Collecting and analyzing - Creating schedules for seasons
participant feedback - Securing locations for program
Program Goals
Your organization may choose to divide duties differently.
If a different model is chosen, it is recommended to divide tasks outlined above.
Dividing the work will help in the creation of the program.
Clearly defined roles will allow for smooth transitions in the future. As you establish your
intramural program be sure to

INSURANCE
clarify the “why?” for your
program.

Intramural leadership should

COVERAGE AND LIABILITY PROTECTION record these goals and refer to
- them in planning the program.
ISW has worked with Sadler Sport & Recreation to establish an
insurance package specifically for the 5 Sport Program. The
specific cost will depend on the number of participants.

More information can be provided from an ISW employee and

on the Sadler website.

(Sadler, 2021)

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 RULES
SPORT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES
BASKETBALL Your program leadership team will
• Men cannot block women's shots at any time. It determine if a referee will be hired
is considered a block if the defender contacts the ball. If for each intramural game. These are
a block is made, the basket counts.
• All steals are legal
suggested rules for each sport that
• A men's basketball will be used encourage friendly competition and
• Free substitutions can be made with no gain of total team participation. Creating a
an unfair advantage
• Jump balls are handled by alternating the ball to Group Agreement for
teams at the sideline
Sportsmanship
The basic rules are those set forth in the NCAA basketball or, “Code of Conduct” is strongly
rule book. Rule adjustments are such:
encouraged. This agreement would
• Duration of the game: Two 20-minute halves,
apply to all sports and provide an
running time with stopped clock during the last two understanding of the expected
minutes of the last half on dead balls behavior of all participants. Such a
o Half time: Five-minute duration
• Initial possession: A coin flip or document can be shared with staff
rock/paper/scissors will determine who has during intermural registration with
possession to start the game (and in overtime)
required signature.
• Time outs: One minute timeout permitted per
half (not accumulative)
o One 30-second time out is permitted in the An example Group Agreement:
overtime period (not sudden-death)
• Overtime: The first team to five points wins. You
do not need to win by a certain amount of points. Respect Others
o A coin flip or rock/paper/scissors will determine
initial possession • Play Fairly
PERSONAL FOULS • Use appropriate language to opponents,
Six personal fouls equals disqualification. When referees and teammates
personal fouls are issued: • Do not engage in behavior that could endanger
• Against a shooter who: another person
o Makes the shot: the basket is counted,
and defense gets possession under the basket Respect Self
o Misses the shot: the shooter gets
possession at mid-court • Give your best effort
• Against a non-shooter: the ball is awarded to
• Always play sober
offended team at nearest sideline
During the last two minutes of the last half of regulation • Listen to your body - don't overdo it
time, all fouls will be one-and-one only if no points were • Compete in a way that you will be proud of at
scored on the foul work the next day
TECHNICAL FOULS
Two technical fouls remove a player from the gym. Respect Space/Equipment
Automatic two points plus ball to the offended team at
mid-court • Use equipment correctly
If a foul is flagrant, the offender(s) will be ejected from • Follow rules of the space
the game

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PICKLEBALL
Suggested Team Size: 2-3
Scoring
Only the serving team can score points.
• Points are scored by legally serving a ball that is not returned by the opponent or by winning the rally.
• Games are played to 11 points and win by 2.
Serving Rules
Service Motion, Positioning, Legal Serve
• The serve must be made with an underhand stroke
• The server must have at least one foot on the court surface behind the baseline
• A serve striking the net and landing within the service court is called a “let” and another serve is justified with no limit to the
number of times this can occur.
Service Bounce Rule
The Two-Bounce Rule: The serve and the service return must be allowed to bounce before striking the ball. That is, each side must
play a groundstroke on the first shot following the serve. After the initial groundstrokes have been made, play may include volleys.
Serve Sequence Rules
o For the team that starts the game, only one person gets to serve.
o The server always starts in the right-hand court and must serve crosscourt (to the backcourt diagonally opposite and beyond the
non-volley zone line).
o The team member serving the initial serve of the game calls the score as “Zero, Zero, Two” meaning I have 0 points, you have 0
points, and I am the only server for this sequence so I’m the 2nd server.
o After scoring a point, the server always re-positions to serve to the other court (changing places with their partner) for the next
serve. You never serve to the same person or serving box twice in a row. Let’s assume they score 2 points and then fault in some
way.
o When that first serving team faults, they transfer or “sideout” the serve to the opposing team.
o The opposing team begins their first serving sequence with the player who is standing on the right-hand side of the court. They
call the score as “Zero, two, one” (my score 0, your score 2, and first server) This team gets a service sequence of two faults (that is,
each person serves until their team makes a fault/fails to score a point).
o The team’s points will always be even numbers when that team’s starting server is positioned on the right-hand side of the court.
Points will always be odd when the starting server is on the left-hand side of the court.
Non-Volley Zone Rules
o The NVZ is the rectangular court surface bounded by the sidelines, the NVZ line, and the net. The air space above the surface of
this area is not part of the NVZ.
o A fault will be declared if a player, player’s clothing, or paddle touches the court within the non-volley zone while volleying the
ball.
o Players may enter the NVZ at any time if they are not or have not hit the ball as a volley.
o Jumping over the NVZ to the out-of-bounds area when volleying a ball is allowed. The lines do not extend upward
Faults
o All faults, including foot faults; touching the net or post; double bounce; ball touching player or clothing in the air; violations of
any rule; can be called by either team.
o When a server’s foot encroaches the court area or is outside the imaginary extension of the sideline and centerline.
o Net support post: Any ball hitting the side posts is a dead ball fault.
o Catching the ball, getting hit: It is a fault to catch the ball and claim it was going out. The ball must bounce on the court surface
without interference.
o Ball hits a player: If the ball touches a player prior to bouncing, whether you are inside or outside the court boundaries, it is a
fault.
o All NVZ violations are faults.
Other Basic Rules
o An “out” ball is not “out” until it bounces. Never catch it or let it hit you in the air.
o Make calls immediately.

(General rules of the game of pickleball, 2018)

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SOCCER
Suggested Team Size: 8-10
All players are encouraged to wear shin guards.
Soft cleated shoes are allowed but absolutely no metal or screw-in spikes allowed.
With larger goals, a goalkeeper may be used by each team.
START OF PLAY
Play begins with a place kick toward opponent’s half of the field with both teams in an on-side position. The receiving
team must be eight yards from the ball until it is kicked.
• The ball must roll its circumference or be re-kicked
• A goal cannot be scored from a kickoff
OFFSIDES
Only blatant offsides will be called and thus no "cherry picking."
FOULS AND MISCONDUCTS
The captains will call their own fouls as you would in a pick-up game.
Captains may turn to the IM worker and ask for a decision. All worker decisions are final. Refusal to accept the arbitrator
decision results in a forfeit.
Fouls penalized with a "direct" free kick:
• Handling the ball with hands or arms
• Holding or obstructing an opponent to keep him from playing the ball
• Placing hands on an opponent in an effort to reach the ball
• Pushing, striking, or attempting to strike an opponent
• Jumping at an opponent
• Kicking, attempting to kick or tripping an opponent
• Charging an opponent from behind, when the opponent has both feet off the ground, or using the knee on an
opponent
• Slide tackling and tackling an opponent from a blind side or behind
• Charging a goalie in the goal area
• Using foul or abusive language (swearing loudly or at someone)
• Unsportsmanlike conduct
Fouls penalized with an "indirect" free kick:
• A player playing the ball a second time before it has been played by another player on the kick-off, a throw-in, a
free kick, a corner kick, a goal-kick (if the ball has passed outside the penalty area), or on a penalty kick
• Ball not kicked forward on a penalty kick
• Goalkeeper carrying ball more than four steps within penalty area
• Substitution made at an improper time, or for failure of the substitute to report to the supervisor
• Offsides
• Interfering with goalie or impeding him in any manner until he clears the ball while he is in the goal area
FREE KICKS
Opposing team players must stand eight yards away and the ball must be motionless prior to the kick.

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ULTIMATE
Suggested Team Size: 7-10
Ultimate is a non-contact sport played by two seven-player-teams. The object of the game is to score goals. The disc may only
be moved by passing, as the thrower is not allowed to take any steps. Any time a pass is incomplete, intercepted, knocked
down or contacts an out-of-bounds area, a turnover occurs, resulting in an immediate change of possession of the disc. A goal
is scored when a player successfully passes the disc to a teammate in the end zone which that team is attacking.

Ultimate has traditionally relied upon a spirit of sportsmanship which places the responsibility of fair play on the player.
Competitive play is encouraged but never at the expense of the bond of mutual respect between players, adherence to the
agreed upon rules of the game or the basic joy of play. Protection of these vital elements serves to eliminate adverse conduct
from the ultimate field. Such actions as taunting, dangerous aggression, intentional fouling or other "win-at-all-costs" behavior
are contrary to the spirit of the game and will not be tolerated.

Game length: The game will consist of two 25-minute halves. If tied at the end of regulation, there will be an overtime period
(not sudden death) to the end of the scheduled time. If still ties, the game ends in a tie.

Team format: Captains may decide on the number of players. There will be a maximum of seven players (no more than four
of one gender may play at a time), and a minimum of three players, or a team must forfeit. If the captains cannot agree, the
default number will be seven players.

A 10 second stall count will be enforced.

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VOLLEYBALL
Suggested Team Size: 8
A match is 2 out of 3 sets (or 45 minutes). Rally scoring is used in every set.

The first two games are to 25 points or win by 2 points. If needed, the third game is to 15 points or win by 2 points (capped
at 17 points during regular season).

If the match is not over when the 45-minute time limit expires, the following will happen:

- If the 45 minutes hits in the second set, the team that is ahead will be declared the winner. If this ties the match (1-
1), the third game will start and will go to 7 points.
- If the 45 minutes hits in the third set, whoever has scored 7 or more points will be declared the winner. If neither
team has 7 points, the game will continue to 7 points only.
- Ties will be recorded without a tiebreaker during regular season league play. General rules follow the National
Federation of State High School Associations volleyball rules.
- Each team is allowed 1 timeout per set.
- Substitutions can only be made in the server position.
- If a ball hits anything directly above the court (basketball hoop, light, etc.) and comes down on the side of the team
that hit the ball it is still in play. If the ball hits directly above the court and comes down on the opposing side it is
deemed dead.
- If a ball touches the wall, the floor, antennas, the net outside of the antennas, a non-player/referee, the ceiling
above the opponent’s playing area, or enters a non-playable area (adjacent courts) it is deemed dead. When
retossing a serve, the ball must land outside of the court (in the serving area) and not hit any part of the server's
body.
- Illegal blocking: Blocking or attacking a serve is not legal -Back row players cannot block
- -The ball must cross the plane of the net before a play or block can be made. No reaching over the net to make a
play on the ball If any part of a player's body (that is not clothing or hair) touches the net, a net violation will be
called and a point will be given to the opposing team.
- Coed Specific Rules - Positions on the floor must be alternating (male-female). (There are no restrictions for
female/male contact with the ball.)

(Intramural sport participant handbook 2021-2022 2021)

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 CREATING
TEAMS
SIGN-UP AND SCHEDULE

There are a few options for creating teams

for each intramural season. ISW encourages
each intramural leadership group to review
their program goals prior to creating teams.

If a program goal is inclusion, then a

leadership may choose to handpick teams
to have both veteran and new employees
playing on the same team.

If a program goal is fairness the leadership

team may choose to create teams based on
skill level or use a random team generator.

Similarly, there are reasons a leadership

team may want to change teams for every
sport or maintain the same teams for an
entire 5-sport season.

The size of teams may be determined by the

number of players that signed up but can
also be adjusted to accommodate program
goals.

Encourage teams to create a team name- or

even choose a mascot or team colors. Many of
the benefits to work culture require strong team
bonds.

TEMPLATES
SIGN-UP AND SCHEDULES

These documents provide a foundation to build on a personalize.

If you would like an editable, digital copy of these documents please contact ISW.

There is also a Microsoft Forms version of all templates available on the website under the “5 Sport
Package” tab.

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Sign Up

Intramural Sport Sign-up

Our organization is partnering with Intramurals Sports Work (ISW) to offer a
5 Sport Intramural season to our employees. We would be thrilled to have
you be a part of things! Please fill out the information below to help us know
your interest and experience with each sport.

Name

Availability
(All intramural events will take place after work)
Circle days that best suit your schedule: M Tu W Th F

Skill and Experience

All levels are welcome!

This information will be considered as we make teams.

Please put an “x” below to rank your skill.

Sport Novice All-star

Basketball

Pickleball

Soccer

Ultimate Frisbee

Volleyball

For questions and for more information contact our Intramural Leadership Team!

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Sample Schedules

Intramural Schedule Overview

Month Sport Location Weeks Sign-up Deadline

Jan – March Basketball Lincoln Middle 8 December 20th

School

April - May Volleyball Lincoln Middle 8 Feb 20th

School

June – August Ultimate Memorial Park 8 May 20th

Sept- Oct Soccer Memorial Park 8 August 20th

Nov – Dec Pickleball Lincoln Middle 8 October 20th

School

Basketball Schedule
All games will be played on Wednesdays at Lincoln Middle School. First game starts at 6:00pm, second
game start at 6:45pm. “Home” and “Away” determines which team sets up benches.
Week Date Home Team Away Team
Torrent MJ’s
1 Jan 25
Guinea Vikings
Guinea Torrent
2 Feb 1
Sallies D.O.B.
Vikings MJ’s
3 Feb 8
D.O.B. Phillies
Sallies D.O.B
4 Feb 15
Phillies Jaguars
Jaguars Torrent
5 Feb 22
MJ’s Vikings
Guinea Torrent
6 Mar 1
Sallies D.O.B.
Vikings MJ’s
7 Mar 8
D.O.B. Phillies
Sallies D.O.B
8 Mar 15
Phillies Jaguars
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 SUSTAINABILITY
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE LONGEVITY OF YOUR PROGRAM

At ISW we hope your intramural program will have a long impact on your
employees and company culture. Here are some of our recommendations to
sustain a successful intramural program.

▪ Leadership: Always have at least 2 people organizing the intramural

program. There is always turnover, and you do not want your program to
dissolve if one person leaves.
▪ Space rental: Try to find a space your can rent for a specific day of the week
during seasons. It will be easier for participants to remember the time
commitment they have made.
▪ Set reminders: At the beginning of the year put season calendar, sign-up
deadlines, and a reminder to renew insurance in calendar.
▪ Schedule monthly meetings with intramural leadership.
▪ Listen to feedback: Provide opportunities for feedback. If a sport in the 5
Sport Package is not a favorite for your group, be willing to adapt.
▪ Revisit the program goals after each season. Reflect on how they were
achieved and leave notes for how you might improve in future years.

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