Recess Challenge Events Begin Tuesday on the Union Green
The 2008 Recess Challenge from Intramural Sports begins Tuesday on the Union Green. 5-person Tug-of-War leads off the events this week. Check the tug-of-war schedule for your team. Additional registration spaces are available. Simply complete the tug-of-war registration form to reserve a spot for your group. The 2-person water balloon toss tournament will start Tuesday, October 14th. Reserve space in the water balloon toss now as well.

Volleyball Enters Final Week, Playoffs Start Tuesday
The volleyball regular season is entering its final week. Playoffs begin Tuesday, and the brackets have been posted online. Please check out the volleyball playoff brackets to find out when your team plays. Please check the schedule carefully, as some teams have doubleheaders scheduled. Also, please remember the regular season doesn't conclude until Tuesday, so if you typically play on Sunday or Monday nights, you've still got regular season games remaining.

Flag Football Season Continues, Playoff Draw Wednesday
The IM flag football season is in progress nightly at the Rec SportsPlex East (map & directions). Check your regular season flag football team schedule to see your remaining games. This Wednesday, October 8th, are the playoff draw meetings for independent league teams. Teams have the opportunity to select their road to the championship including playing days and times at these meetings only. Men's D-I captains meet at 3:00, D-IAA at 3:15, D-II at 3:30, D-III at 3:45, co-rec D-I at 4:00, D-II at 4:15, and women's at 4:30. All meetings in 214 Student Services Building (above the Park Avenue Diner). Teams without a representative in attendance are placed into the bracket at random. New to the sport all together? Read over our new online flag football rules review with photos and video of plays to help you learn the sport.

Nominate Players for the 2008 IM Flag Football All-Stars
The nomination process has begun for the 2008 IM flag football all-star teams. Pick who you think are the most talented players from any men's division I, fraternity, sorority, women's, or co-rec division I team. Nominate flag football all-stars now through October 16th. Then, team captains will vote on the nominees with teams selected the week of October 19-23. The men's team will face the fraternity all-stars, sorority vs women's, and two co-rec squads will play on Wednesday, November 5th at the Rec SportsPlex.

#1s Remain the Same in Week 3 Flag Football Polls
Not much change in the week 3 flag football polls with DyNasty (men's), Get Off Our D (women's), and Mi Christian (co-rec) atop the polls, released Friday. Check out all the flag football polls, now online, for your team. Polls are released weekly, typically Friday evenings, and are open to men's D-I, women's, and co-rec D-I teams along with fraternity and sorority teams.

Team Tennis, Team Bowling Schedules Available
The schedules for team tennis and team bowling are now available. Be sure to check out your team tennis schedule now. Play begins Monday at Speicher Tennis Center. Bowling gets underway Wednesday, September 24th at Crenshaw Lanes in the Union. Review your team bowling schedules online now to see when your team plays. Remember, your FSUCard is required of all players in both sports to check-in for each match. Need a rules refresher? Check our IM rules index for rules and regulations for all sports.

Fall Basketball, Kickball Coming in October in Intramural Sports
Later this fall, is our newest sport, 3-pitch softball, with a full season during October. Plus, kickball returns in November along with fall 3-on-3 basketball. See all of this fall's sports, including registration periods and start dates, on the fall sports planner. Then in 2009, soccer & basketball start things off with traditional favorites softball, dodgeball and 4-on-4 flag football later in the semester. Check out the complete list of spring IM sports on the spring sports planner. Check back as your favorite sport approaches... Dates are subject to change.

Main Campus Fields Open, FSUCard Required of All Users
The Main Campus Fields located on St. Augustine Street across from Doak Campbell Stadium is open daily for practices and pick-up games. Mondays through Thursdays, the MCF is open until 10:00 pm. Fridays through Sundays, the MCF is open daylight horus only. The facility is closed on home football game days (and until 1:00 pm the next day). NOTE: Your FSUCard is required to access this facility during prime hours. Bring your ID to be able to participate. Non-students may not use this facility. Call the IM Sports RainLine at 850-645-RAIN, or sign-up for our free RainLine text messaging service, for specific details on rainy days.

Get The 411 From IM Sports Via Text Message
Intramural Sports is experimenting with a new text message service to get participants rainout information and registration & meeting reminders via text message. And, it's free. Only your cell phone's standard text messaging rates apply. So if you have messages to spare, sign up today. Visit our IM Sports text messaging page for details. You can even sign up from your phone. No accounts or web access needed to get started!

Don't Get Caught with an Ineligible Player on Your Team
While most participants are automatically eligible for participation in Intramural Sports based on payment of appropriate fees to the University with tuition, nearly 40 potential IM participants are required to provide additional information to the Intramural Sports administrative staff prior to being declared eligible to play in any Intramural Sports league or event. Does the IM staff need more information from you or a potential teammate prior to playing? Scan our collection of ineligible players to be sure. Teams that play with an ineligible player are subject to immediate dismissal from league or tournament play.

You Don't Have to Have All-Star Talent
to Win an IM T-Shirt. Winless Teams Can
Earn Our Award-Winning Sportsmanship
T-Shirts Simply by Being Good Losers.
Intramural Sports: Just Play!

Intramural Sports: How All This Works
New to FSU? New to Intramural Sports? New to both? Learn how to become involved in Intramural Sports with our new How All This Works page in the FAQ section including how to find a team, tips to get yourself or your team registered on time, and a brief overview of how sport seasons and tournaments are set-up.

Make Your Run at the All-Campus Annual Championship Title
Want your team to be known as the best IM team on campus? Compete for the annual men's and co-rec team titles by earning points in numerous IM sports throughout the year. Read over our Annual Championship Standings Quick Summary for independent teams for the basics or get the complete details on the points standings in the Intramural Sports Handbook. Get involved now! Link to the independent team registration page to get your team signed up for the title race. Registration will continue through January 31st.

Rain? Check the Flag or Call the RainLine for Game Updates
Stormy afternoon? Call the IM RainLine at 850-645-RAIN (7246) before you head out to the fields to check the status of your game. The RainLine is updated, when necessary, by 5:00 p.m. on game days and throughout the evening when the rain arrives after play has begun. Or, at the Main Campus Fields, take a look at the flag. The MCF is open when the green flag is flying from the flagpole near the building. When the red flag is up, the fields are closed and all recreation is prohibited (practice, etc.). At the Rec SportsPlex, the gates will be closed and locked when the facility is closed due to wet weather. Persons using either facility when closed are subject to a citation from the FSU Police.

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