Registration & Eligibility

All participants need an active Recreation & Wellbeing membership to play IM Sports. Currently enrolled UC Berkeley students, as part of the 2015 Wellness Referendum, have a Recreation & Wellbeing student membership (no additional steps necessary) as part of their registration fees. Recreation & Wellbeing offers membership categories for a variety of other audiences, including UC Berkeley faculty, staff, emeriti, retirees and alumni.

Captains should purchase their IM Sports Season Pass at least 24-48 hours prior to the start of team registration, to ensure the pass is applied to their account before registration opens. Please note, the IM Sports Season Pass is available for purchase on the Recreation & Wellbeing Online Store and is non-refundable. When purchasing your IM Sports Season Pass, please be sure to select the appropriate season from the dropdown menu. 

Team Registration for Captains begins January 21st, 2025 at 12 p.m. Team Captains must register their team and pay the team fee (only one team fee per team) in our IMLeagues system. See IMLeagues for the full listing of sports and leagues. After completing your team registration, follow the prompts to invite players.

All participants need an active Recreation & Well-being membership to play IM Sports. Currently enrolled UC Berkeley students, as part of the 2015 Wellness Referendum, have a Recreation & Wellbeing student membership (no additional steps necessary) as part of their registration fees. Recreation & Wellbeing offers membership categories for a variety of other audiences, including UC Berkeley faculty, staff, emeriti, retirees, and alumni.

Invited players should purchase their IM Sports Season Pass at least 24-48 hours before joining a roster or playing in a game. Please note, the IM Sports Season Pass is available for purchase on the Recreation & Wellbeing Online Store and is non-refundable. When purchasing your IM Sports Season Pass, please be sure to select the appropriate season from the dropdown menu.

Join a team by either accepting a team captain's invitation or sending a request to join your desired team in the IMLeagues system. To send a request, click "Find a Team" and locate your desired team from the list of sports/leagues.

All participants need an active Recreation & Wellbeing membership to play IM Sports. Currently enrolled UC Berkeley students, as part of the 2015 Wellness Referendum, have a Recreation & Wellbeing student membership (no additional steps necessary) as part of their registration fees. Recreation & Wellbeing offers membership categories for a variety of other audiences, including UC Berkeley faculty, staff, emeriti, retirees, and alumni.

Free Agent players should purchase their IM Sports Season Pass at least 24-48 hours before joining a roster or playing in a game. Please note, the IM Sports Season Pass is available for purchase on the Recreation & Wellbeing online store and is non-refundable. When purchasing your IM Sports Season Pass, please be sure to select the appropriate season from the dropdown menu. 

To be placed directly onto a FREE AGENT team, click the green "JOIN TEAM" button on our IMLeagues system next to any of the teams with FREE AGENTS in the name (e.g. FREE AGENTS Comp 1). Keep in mind the existing male/female ratio on the roster. IM Sports may transfer you to balance rosters.

You can also list yourself as a Free Agent for any sport by clicking on the "JOIN AS FREE AGENT" button. This does not guarantee you a spot. It is a listing for existing teams looking to add players to their roster.

Free Agent signups are free ($0 transactions) with the purchase of the IM Sports Season Pass ($30)

Active intercollegiate athletes and red-shirts are not eligible to participate in a sport or related sport in which they intend to compete in at the varsity, junior varsity, or freshman level for at least one academic semester (not including summer semester) after having last been active.

Penalty: Any team using an ineligible player will forfeit all games in which the ineligible player participated. Forfeiture of a game precludes a team from entering or advancing through the playoffs.

• Men’s/Women’s Soccer = IM Speed Soccer and Futsal
• Men’s/Women’s Basketball = IM Basketball and 3-on-3 Basketball
• Men’s/Women’s Tennis = IM Tennis and Pickleball
• Men’s Baseball/Women’s Softball = IM Softball
• Men’s Football/Men’s Rugby = IM Flag Football
• Women’s Volleyball = IM Volleyball (Sixes)

• Member of a varsity, junior varsity, or freshman intercollegiate team
• Dressed up for an intercollegiate contest
• Participated in an intercollegiate contest
• Practiced with an intercollegiate team after the last cut
• Red-shirted for an intercollegiate team

If an active intercollegiate athlete or red-shirts season of competition is in the Fall semester, they are not eligible for Intramural Sports participation in their same sport or a related sport (see above) until the following Fall semester. If the season of competition is the Summer semester, they are ineligible for Intramural Sports participation in their same sport until the following Summer semester. Team Managers are advised to seek clarification of this policy when they wish to have an intercollegiate athlete or red-shirt participate on their team.

Penalty: Any team using an ineligible player will forfeit all games in which the ineligible player participated. Forfeiture of a game precludes a team from entering or advancing through the playoffs.

Former intercollegiate athletes and red-shirts who have exhausted all NCAA eligibility are eligible to participate in their same sport in the semester following their final season of NCAA eligibility.

Former intercollegiate athletes and red-shirts from Cal and/or other four-year institutions must participate (in their sport) at the highest level offered (‘A’ or ‘Comp’).

For eligibility purposes, a participant is considered a former intercollegiate athlete or red-shirt for a period of five years if they have met one of the requirements of active intercollegiate status above.

In divisions where multiple levels of competition are offered, former intercollegiate athletes and red-shirts must play at the highest level offered. There exists no maximum number of players of such standing provided they are playing at the highest level offered in a sport with at least two competitive levels. In sports and divisions with only one competitive level, a maximum of two individuals holding former intercollegiate or red-shirt status may participate on any given team in the sport in which they competed in at the intercollegiate level.

Penalty: Any team using an ineligible player will forfeit all games in which the ineligible player participated. Forfeiture of a game precludes a team from entering or advancing through the playoffs.

Members of Sport Clubs may participate in the sport in which they compete but must participate (in their sport) at the highest level offered (‘Premier’ ‘A’ or ‘Competitive’).

In divisions where multiple competitive levels are offered, Cal Sport Club members must play at the highest level offered. There is no maximum number of players of such standing provided they are playing at the highest level offered in a sport with at least two “competitive levels.” Competitive levels are Premier, A, B, C or Open Competitive. Recreational (REC) leagues are not considered competitive for the purposes of this policy.

In sports and divisions with only one competitive level, a maximum of two individuals holding current Cal Sport Club status may participate on any given team in the sport in which they competed in at the sport club level.

Penalty: Any team using an ineligible player will forfeit all games in which the ineligible player participated. Forfeiture of a game precludes a team from entering or advancing through the playoffs.

Current professional athletes are ineligible to participate in Intramural Sports. Former professional athletes may participate in the academic year following their last season of employment in professional sports.

In divisions where multiple levels of competition are offered, former professional athletes must play at the highest level offered. There exists no maximum number of players of such standing provided they are playing at the highest level offered in a sport with at least two competitive levels.

In sports and divisions with only one competitive level, a maximum of two individuals holding former professional status may participate on any given team in the sport in which they competed in at the professional level.

Penalty: Any team using an ineligible player will forfeit all games in which the ineligible player participated. Forfeiture of a game precludes a team from entering or advancing through the playoffs.

These special eligibility considerations regarding the number of former intercollegiate, current Cal Sport Club, and former professional athletes per team applies to sports with teams consisting of five players or more. Otherwise, the number of eligible players per team with special eligibility status is one (e.g., 3-on-3 Basketball).

Failure to abide by this policy will result in forfeiture of all games in which the illegal intercollegiate, Cal Sport Club, former professional athlete, or professional athlete participated.

Penalty: Any team using an ineligible player will forfeit all games in which the ineligible player participated. Forfeiture of a game precludes a team from entering or advancing through the playoffs.

Note: If the team captain is concerned about any of the above points on intercollegiate, sport club, or professional athletes, please visit the IM office in the RSF 2nd floor.