Intramural Sports
About
The goal of the intramural sports program at Western Illinois University is to provide participants with a comprehensive array of activities, a friendly and knowledgeable staff, and a safe playing environment. All activities will be social, competitive, and sporting in nature while encouraging and promoting the value of fair play and a healthy lifestyle.
Please contact Contact Campus Recreation for more information about Intramural Sports.
Eligibility
All participants must bring a valid WIU student or faculty/staff ID card to each and every activity. The primary purpose of this policy is to determine identity before every Intramural Sports event. Intramural staff, graduate assistants, supervisors, officials, and equipment personnel may request an ID card at any time. A WIU ID card is required to check out equipment needed for play. Students and Faculty/Staff with WIU ID cards that do not have a distinguishable photo will not be allowed to participate in any Intramural Sports event.
Intercollegiate Athlete Eligibility
All persons who are practicing or competing with or listed on any Intercollegiate Athletics team after the team has either completed tryouts or announced/published its roster are ineligible to participate in Intramural Sports which correspond to their intercollegiate sport for the entire academic year.
Additionally, all persons who practiced or completed or were listed on any Intercollegiate Athletics team after the team completed tryouts or announced/published its roster the previous academic year will be eligible to participate in Intramural Sports which correspond to their previous intercollegiate sport; however, they must compete at the highest level offered.
Sport Club Athlete Eligibility
- A Sport Clubs athlete is any individual who has paid dues to a sport club, participated in club competition, or is listed on the official club roster.
- Recognized Sport Clubs shall not participate as a team in Intramural Sports activities corresponding to the sport played by the club.
- The number of club players that may participate on an Intramural Sports team of a corresponding sport are restricted as follows:
- 1-4 players required = 1 club member allowed on corresponding intramural sports roster
- 5-8 players required = 2 club members allowed on corresponding intramural sports roster
- 9 + players required = 3 club members allowed on corresponding intramural sports roster
- Members of Sport Clubs may compete in corresponding Intramural Sports activities only at the highest level of competition available.
Registration
Event registration is the act of signing up to participate in an Intramural Sports event. At present, nearly all events have no fee for registering for competition. Some events require participants to pay minimal fees such as green fees for golf.
Online registrations must be submitted by 11:55 PM on the last day of registration indicated for that particular event. Names and WIU ID numbers of teammates are needed to sign up a team; however, participants may be added after the roster is submitted.
If a student is interested in starting a new intramural sport that is currently not offered, please contact Campus Recreation. We highly encourage students to inquire about starting a new intramural activity.
Team Names
When registering for team leagues and tournaments, the captain may select a team name for their team’s designation. Please be creative. We encourage unique names with the following stipulations:
- No vulgar, profane, or derogatory language
- No references to drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or violence
- No sexual references or innuendos
- No confusing terms such as BYE or canceled, etc.
If a team submits an inappropriate team name it will be changed in the Campus Recreation office and the team captain will be notified of the change. Teams will not be allowed to compete while wearing team apparel with inappropriate names or pictures.