This document provides information for an online managers meeting for intramural wallyball at Northeastern University. It discusses key intramural policies including roster requirements, eligibility, and game forfeiture rules. It also outlines the roles and responsibilities of team managers. Specific wallyball rules are then reviewed such as scoring, serving regulations, and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. Managers are directed to review all policies in the Intramural Manager's Handbook and take an online quiz before their season begins.

1. Northeastern
University
Intramural
Sports
Online Managers Meeting
for Intramural Wallyball

2. The Five
Most
Important
IM Policies
 Game time is forfeit time – please ensure you
have enough rostered players present prior to
the start of your scheduled contest.
 Only a team’s captain may confer with the
officials.
 All players must present their valid Northeastern
University issued Husky Card in order to play.
 All roster management is done via the
IMLeagues platform.
 After the season’s schedule is published,
regular season games will not be rescheduled
at a team’s request.

3. Roles
and
Duties of
Intramural
Team
Managers
 Be responsible for your actions and the
actions of all your teammates.
 Understand all the relevant intramural
policies and rules as found in the
Intramural Manager’s Handbook.
 Communicate all necessary policies and
rules to your teammates.
 Inform any ejected players that they
need to leave the facility and how they
can apply for reinstatement.

4. Player Eligibility
 All registered students are eligible to play
 Undergraduate, graduate, part-time and law
students are all eligible.
 Unless otherwise noted, alumni and faculty/staff
cannot participate in intramural sports.
 Players may only play on one team per
league per sport per season:
 One open and one co-rec team per season.
 There may be multiple seasons in each semester.
 Club Sport Rules:
 Only three club sport players may be on a single
team roster for the related sport.
All registrations and roster
management is done through
the IMLeagues platform.
 Ex-Varsity Athletes:
 Are required to sit out a year (of any related sport) and each team can
only have one such student on their roster

5. Roster
Additions
 All roster additions must be done online via the
IMLeagues platform.
 May be completed at any time – including up
until the start of a game!
 Managers can drop players by emailing
nuintramurals@gmail.com
 Please note that you may not drop a player
who has already played a game for your
team.
 Players must complete a short online quiz prior
to being eligible to play.
 All rosters are found online on IMLeagues.

6. The
Captain’s
Rule
 Only the captain may clarify calls with the
officials.
 If players or other team members have
questions, issues or concerns they need to
direct them through the Captain to the
officials.
 Each Captain may respectfully question rule
interpretations, but not judgment calls.
 Judgement calls are at the sole discretion of
the presiding match officials.
 Players who are not the Captain, and who
argue with the officials, will receive an
unsportsmanlike penalty.

7. The Intramural Manager’s
Handbook
 Can be found online on the Campus
Recreation website and on IMLeagues.
 Managers must know all relevant policies and
communicate them to their team.
 Especially important are the policies regarding
sportsmanship expectations and ejections.
 Note that 3 unsportsmanlike penalties will end
a contest in forfeit.
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 Fighting/taunting or specific violations of the code of conduct will
also result in a forfeit.

8. Team
Name
Policy
 It is the responsibility of the team manager to
submit an appropriate team name at the time of
registration.
 A student panel will review questionably
inappropriate team names, where majority will
rule regarding if the team name will be removed.
 The team name will be changed until the captain
resubmits a new team name that is deemed
appropriate.
 The full team name policy can be found on page
# 3 of the Intramural Manager’s Handbook.

9. Jewelry Policy
 Jewelry is not allowed to be worn by any intramural sports participants during a contest.
 This includes watches, wristbands, rings, hair ties, piercings, and all necklaces.
 Taping of earrings and other jewelry is NOT PERMITTED.
 If a player is found to be wearing jewelry during a game, they will be given an
unsportsmanlike penalty as it is a safety risk.
 There are two exceptions to this rule: spiritual/religious objects and medical items.
 Exceptions for spiritual and religious items must be approved by the Center for Spirituality,
Dialogue, and Service and by the Office of Intramural Sports at least 5 days prior to the
scheduled contest.

10. The
Regular
Season
 The number of regular season games will
vary by sport due to facility availability and
the number of registered teams.
 For most sports, team managers will be able
to select their schedule preferences for the
season. Whenever possible the IM office will
try - but cannot guarantee - to accommodate
these preferences.
 Team managers should email the Intramural
Sports office with all other scheduling
requests prior to the close of registration.
 After the schedule is published regular
season games will not be rescheduled by
team request.

11. Defaulting an IM Game
 After the schedule is published regular season games
will not be rescheduled by team request.
 However, teams that know that they cannot attend a
scheduled contest can submit a Default online.
 Defaults count as a loss but there is no penalty to the
team’s forfeit bond.
 Defaults must be submitted the day prior to a
scheduled contest. This allows us time to contact the
opposing team.
 The link to the online Default Form will be in your
registration email.
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12. Playoffs
 At the conclusion of each intramural sports
season a single elimination playoff
tournament will be held.
 The number of teams taken into the playoffs
will be determined by facility availability and
the number of registered teams in each
league.
 Playoff Tie-Breaker Procedures:
If two teams are tied in the standings the
following will be used to determine who will
advance:
 Sportsmanship
 Forfeited games
 Defaulted games
 Head-to-head record
 Point differential
 If there is still a tie, which ever team
registered first will advance.

13. Forfeits
 All teams in league play and some special
events must pay a $20 forfeit bond via the
provided link at the conclusion of
registration.
 Teams will lose $10 for every forfeit.
 A team that forfeits will be removed from
the league and loss their entire bond.
 Unused bonds will be refunded 2-3 weeks
after the conclusion of the season.
 Game time is forfeit time.
 It is recommended that teams show up 15
minutes before game time to avoid a forfeit.

14. Intramural
Code of
Conduct
All participants in the Intramural Sports
program must adhere to the Intramural Sports
Code of Conduct.
Including the following policies:
 3 unsportsmanlike penalties on one team in
a game will result in the termination of the
game as a forfeit against that team.
 Ejected players must leave the facility within
five minutes or their team will forfeit the
match.
 Players who have been ejected must meet
with an administrator of the intramural sports
program before they may participate in
further intramural competitions.

15. Review:
The Five
Most
Important
IM Policies
 Game time is forfeit time – please ensure you
have enough rostered players present prior to
the start of your scheduled contest.
 Only a team’s captain may confer with the
officials.
 All players must present their valid Northeastern
University issued Husky Card in order to play.
 All roster management is done via the
IMLeagues platform.
 After the season’s schedule is published regular
season games will not be rescheduled at a
team’s request.

16. Intramural
Wallyball -
Sport Specific
Rules &
Information

17. Location –
Cabot
Center:
Racquetball
Courts

18. General
Rules
 A match is a best of three games to 25 points.
• Rally scoring is used.
• A team must win by at least two points.
 Three players are allowed on the court at one
time.
• Two players must be present to avoid a
forfeit.
 A coin toss will be used to begin each game.
• Second game service to other team.
• The third game is necessary will require
another coin toss.
 Teams are allowed one timeout per match.
 Any rules not explicitly stated will follow NFHS
Volleyball rules.

19. The Serve
 Service are is three feet from each end of the
court.
 The serve cannot hit any wall prior to the
receiving team making contact with the ball.
 Setting a serve is not allowed.
 A serve is live if it hits the net and continues
over the net.
 The short serve line on the racquetball court
will be designated as the center line.

20. The Rally
 Out of bounds is when a ball while crossing
the net hits the ceiling or back wall of
opponent's side on initial contact.
 Back wall on own side is in bounds if own
player plays it.
 The ball is allowed to hit two walls
consecutively, but not the back wall first. The
ball must touch another player before going
over the net on multiple wall hits.
 Players on either team are not allowed any
touching of the net, unless the ball is driven
into the net and the net hits the player.
 The opponents cannot block the set. If any
part of the ball has crossed the vertical plane,
a free ball is in effect.

21. Special Rules
 The ball cannot be kicked. It must be played
from the hands.
 Players may not climb the walls, or use the
walls to boost themselves higher into the air.
 Any ball that hits the gallery cage on the 1st
or 2nd hit will be replayed.
 A ball passing through the side openings of
the net on any contact is replayed.
 Substitutes may only enter the court between
serves and not when a ball is in play.

22. Unsportsmanlike
Penalties
 Players who receive 2 unsportsmanlike
penalties in a game, will be ejected from the
game and the facility.
 Unsportsmanlike penalties include:
Arguing Calls.
Deliberately interfering with players on the
opposing team.
Cursing or taunting opposing players or
officials.
 Players may not argue calls at any time for
any reason.
 The calls and determinations of the officials
are FINAL.

23. Now Take the Quiz!
Thank you for your interest in the Intramural Sports
program – have a great season!