Forfeit Policy

Game time is forfeit time. If a team fails to appear at the scheduled location by game time with participants signed-in and ready to play, the Intramural Sports Supervisor will declare the contest a forfeit, thus resulting in the following:

  • The forfeiting team must pay $15 to Recreational Sports prior to the beginning of playoffs. If the fee is not paid by this time, then the team will be removed from playoffs and the captain's ID will be charged at the end of playoffs for the sport.
  • In the event of a double forfeit, both teams will have losses recorded against their record, and both teams must pay the forfeit fees.
  • A team will be dropped from competition once they forfeit their second game and must pay both of the forfeit fees.
  • The winning team must record a lineup for the forfeited game with the minimum number of players for that sport, present and ready to play. If they fail to sign in or to have the minimum, the game will be recorded as a double forfeit.

Advance Defaults

If the team captain knows that his or her team will be unable to field the minimum number of players for a game, he or she should advance default the game. This will save the team from the forfeit fee. An advance default will be recorded as a loss and will receive a "b" sportsmanship rating. Teams wishing to advance default should do so by calling or visiting the Recreational Sports office before noon of their game day. For events scheduled during a weekend, advance defaults must reported by 5 p.m. on the Friday before the weekend.

Schedule Changes

Postponements: Recreational Sports realizes that games may need to be rescheduled. Special situations are taken into consideration by the Intramural Sports Coordinator if requested in person 72 hours prior to the scheduled game.

Inclement Weather and Poor Field Conditions: Games cancelled due to field- or weather-related conditions will be rescheduled at the discretion of the Intramural Sports Coordinator. In the event a game cannot be rescheduled, the game will be recorded as no contest (i.e. the game will be removed from team results and neither team will receive a win or loss for the game.)