· Matriculating students
· BYUI Employees
· Student staff
· Ward bishopric members
· Spouses of students
Individuals deemed ineligible to participate may seek reconsideration by written petition to the Student Director / Advisor. The petition must be in memo format and written in a professional manner. This must be done prior to any participation. Violation of any eligibility rule will cause a contest to be automatically forfeited.NOTE: For tournament eligibility, see Section 11, Article 1.
Article 2: Competitive Athlete Rule
A student is considered a "competitive player" if they are currently participating in the Competitive Sports Program in a related sport. Limits are placed on the number of competitive players permitted to participate on one team based on the level of play. For more information see Section 4, Article1.
Article 3: Identification Policy
In order to participate in any Recreational Sports activity, all participants must show a valid photo ID issued by the school or other government identification card. An ID card must include the following information and be clearly visible in order to be considered valid: the individual's name, photograph, and identification number. Identification cards that do not have these requirements will not be accepted and the individual will not be allowed to play. Misuse of an identification card (borrowing, lending, counterfeiting, altering, etc) is a violation of the BYU Idaho Honor Code. The identification card will be confiscated and the individual attempting to use the card will be ineligible to participate. If the card belongs to another student, that student must meet with a professional staff member in order to regain possession of their identification card and will be issued a Red Card. Recreational Sports reserves the right to handle eligibility violations without formal protest.
Article 4: Number of Teams
Players may participate in as many sports as they desire. Within each sport, players are permitted to participate on a Level 1(Advanced, Intermediate, Beginner), and Level 2 (Ward), team simultaneously. Within each division, Level 1 and Level 2, players may participate in the Men's/Women's and Mixed/Coed leagues simultaneously. Players cannot participate on more than one team in the same league at the same time (i.e. a participant cannot be in the Beginners league and the Intermediate league in the same sport. ).
Article 5: Gender Restriction
In activities with separate divisions for men's and women's competition, no person may participate in the league opposite of their gender.
Article 6: Illegal Participation
Teams found to have participants not following the above eligibility policies may have their games forfeited to their opponent regardless of the actual outcome. The participants in question will be suspended from all Recreational Sports activities until they meet with administration. The participant will be required to attend a misconduct meeting to resolve the issue. The illegal participant will be given a Red Card and two sportsmanship points. Refer to Section 8 Article 4.
Participation is defined as the individual's name appearing on the roster, signing the Release of All Claims Form, and/or stepping onto the field of play for any period of time during game play. The Recreational Sports Office reserves the right to investigate the eligibility of any participant at any time.
NOTE: Captains that believe the opposing team has ineligible players are highly encouraged to file a formal protest. Refer to Section 10: Protests. Your help in making our Recreational Sports programs as fair as possible is very much appreciated and your formal protest assists Recreational Sports in providing you a fair and safe opportunity.