Participant Handbook
This handbook outlines the rules and procedures that will guide the success of the
Intramural Sports program. It is the responsibility of each manager, team, spectator,
coach, and participant to be knowledgeable of and comply to these policies and procedures.
In the interest of safety and fair play, the Campus Recreation and Wellness Department
and the Assistant Director of Intramural Sports reserves the right to effect rule
changes or modifications regarding equipment, facilities and/or participant eligibility.
Modern team sport activities find their origin in the basic human need for play. Winning
and losing are mere outcomes of this play spirit. Actions such as: Abusive language,
poor attitude, and manipulation of the rules to further winning are not "just part of the game." What is part of the game are the simple satisfaction of playing and the interdependence
of teamwork, improving fitness, and enhancing friendships. Without your opponent,
you have no game, no contest, and absolutely no fun. You are indebted to them as they
are to you. In a fundamental way, then, competing against an opponent is based on
cooperation. Upholding high standards of integrity and fair play acknowledges this
idea of cooperative competition. An intentional violation of the rules, no matter
how small, is considered cheating and a direct offense against these principles. One
of the goals of the Intramural Sports Program is to promote lifetime skills through
the venue of sports that offers meaning beyond that of a win or a loss, the memory
of which fades quickly. All players are expected to play within the context of Western
Carolina University Intramural Sports Program's Spirit of Competition.