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Section 04: League Definition

Revised:  January 10, 2012Article 1: Team Sports

All offerings are divided into the Open and Ward divisions. Open division is intended for the majority of students wanting to participate in Recreational Sports contests. It contains leagues (Men's, Women's, Mixed and Coed) that are further divided into different classes of play (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced).Men's leagues are leagues composed entirely of male competitors. Women's leagues are composed of entirely female competitors. Mixed leagues consist of teams composed of a set ratio of men to women. Coed leagues consist of teams composed of equal numbers of men and women.

It is important to remember the distinction between the different leagues that are offered. Independent leagues are for all players. Recreational Sports reserves the right to move your team to a higher or lower league as deemed necessary based on the skill level of your team.

 

Beginner
·         Those participating in Beginner leagues can expect a fun and social environment with lower levels of competition. Players new to the game should feel comfortable in this league. No competitive players in this league.

Intermediate
·         Those participating in the intermediate league can expect a fun and social environment with slightly elevated levels of competition. Players with a fair amount of experience and developed skills should feel comfortable in this league. In general, players who have played at the Junior Varsity level should not be in a league lower than intermediate.Limited to 1 competitive player with the exception of 2 for Soccer and Softball.

Advanced
·         Those participating in the advanced league can expect an elevated level of play. Players who have a lot of experience and well developed skills should feel comfortable in this league. Typically players who played Varsity in high school should not be in a league lower than Advanced. Limited to 3 competitive players with the exception of 4 for Soccer and Softball and 2 for Grass Volleyball.

A player who plays a related sport in both the Competitive Sports and Recreational Sports program is considered a competitive player.  Examples of related sports include but are not limited to the following:
·   Competitive football and recreational flag football.
- Competitive baseball and Recreational softball.

 

Any team found in violation of the competitive player rule will forfeit all past games in which there were ineligible players. This could result in the team being forfeited out of the league.

 

The Ward division is intended to provide a fun environment that allows Ward teams to fellowship and build ward unity. There are no different skill classes in the Ward leagues. Ward leagues will be generally self-officiated with the exception of Flag Football, Basketball and Soccer.

 

NOTE: Ward teams will NOT have TOURNAMENTS. Write-ons will only be permitted for Ward teams for the first 2 weeks of league, or 1 week for shorter leagues, but after that time the roster must be finalized on IMLeagues.