Policies & Procedures

Alcohol and Other Drug Policy

Reinhardt University’s Intramural Sports program is an alcohol and drug free program. The Intramural Sports staff has a ZERO TOLERANCE for alcohol and drug use during organized play. Teams, spectators, and individual players may not have alcohol or other drugs on ANY Intramural playing site. Any display of alcohol or other drugs by teams, spectators, or individual players will result in the removal of the individual(s) from the play site.

If a team is drinking or using drugs on site, or if the Intramural Sports staff suspects a team has been drinking or using other drugs (i.e. shows up to game site in an intoxicated state), that team will forfeit its scheduled game and will be suspended from Intramural competition until a meeting is set up with the Program Coordinator.

The policy is solely at the discretion of the Intramural Sports staff. Intramural Sports staff has been instructed to call the University’s Public Safety Department any time there is alcohol or other drugs on any intramural playing site, as this is a violation law. Any team, spectator or individual player not complying with the authority of the Intramural Sports staff member on site will be referred to Public Safety for further action.

Disciplinary Action Summary

Intramural contests are very important to the participants but this should not outweigh good sportsmanship during these contests. Intramural participants and fans will be held responsible for their conduct as outlined in the Code of Conduct found in the Student Handbook. In addition, the Intramural Staff may cite any participant with acts of unsportsmanlike conduct and may link spectators for the purpose of assessing penalties. Participants or spectators in violation can/will be ejected from the game and/or facility. A Disciplinary Action Report will be completed and filed with the Intramural Sports office.

The severity of the incident will determine the punishment, which will be set in the mandatory meeting with the Intramural Coordinator(s). Intramural Staff has the right to adapt the penalties to fit the incident. Penalties can be carried over into other activities.

1. Ejection from any intramural activity = Suspension from all intramural activity for that day and minimum 1 game suspension (To be set at your meeting) from the activity which ejected.
2. Two ejections during the same activity = Suspension of play for that activity
3. Unsportsmanlike behavior with malicious intent = Suspension of play and/or possible ejection of participants/team
4. Fighting = Suspension of play for the entire team, ejection for league and possible semester/year suspension of participation in Intramural Sports

Those who threaten or physically abuse Intramural Staff will be suspended form participation in the Intramural Program and referred to the Judicial Council. Participants are also responsible for intentional damage to personal or University property and risk suspension from all Intramural Sports.

Inclement Weather

In the event of inclement weather, decisions regarding playing conditions will not be made before 2:30 p.m. on the day of the competition. Team captains are responsible for contacting the intramural office to learn the status of the games. There is no guarantee that postponed games will be rescheduled.