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All you bone-crunchers, beware:
intramural football has new rules
Amber and rouge leaves
desperately clinging to near nak
ed branches, hot, slow and muggy
afternoons and a refreshing
dampness and nip to the morning
air — these add up to fall.
And fall means football.
And football means bone
crunching body blocks, full speed
collisions and numerous aches,
pains and bruises, right?
Not any longer, at least not in
the University's recreation and in
tramural football program, says
RIM's director, Karla Rice.
Beginning this fall, the in
tramural league is adopting the
rules of the National Flag Football
League, she says, and those rules
penalize contact.
The reasons for the change are
twofold: reduce the possibility of
injury, and help make flag football
a lifetime sport, says Rice and in
tramural assistant Bob Moss.
Former high school football
players have used the league as a
means to continue physical con
tact activities, says Moss. Conse
quently, a program that was
designed to provide recreation
and promote involvement has
produced injuries.
"We're trying to eliminate any
type of rolighhouse," says Moss.
More and more city leagues,
such as in Eugene, and colleges
across the country are switching
to the same rules so a person can
make flag football a lifetime sport.
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University intramural flag foootball this fall will be more flash and dash
than crash and bash.
In fact, so many teams are adop
ting the NFFL rules,'Rice refers to
the switch as part of a national
trend.
Where leagues have changed,
there has been a "noticeable
decline in injuries," she says.
Something else designed to
reduce injuries will also begin this
fall. Athletic trainers will be on du
ty before and during events that
are likely to produce injury.
Students will be able to receive
such attention as getting ankles
taped before games and having
bumps and twists attended to at
the field.
Another change in football be
ing considered by RIM is schedul
ing some games on Saturday after
noons. Fiowever, Rice is quick to
point out that no games would
conflict with University home
football games at Autzen Stadium.
The reason for adding games on
Saturdays is that the fall weather
shortens daylight and dampens
fields, thereby shortening the
football season, she says. The ex
tra day would provide extra
games.
One other change will affect all
programs in the future. RIM,
which has 20 events on tap for fall
term, plans to make manager’s
meetings mandatory this year. No
team will be scheduled that has
not sent a representative to the
manager's meeting, according to
Rice.
This change has been made to
improve communication between
the RIM office and the teams, she
says, adding that it's important to
stress the communication this
year because of the changes and
new rules.
There is a 'loophole,' though,
for those teams that miss the
manager's meeting. A second
meeting will be held, but those
people missing the first meeting
miss the first game, says Moss.
A final difference in activities of
fered this fall is the amount of rac
quet events available. Because of
the tremendous positive student
response, RIM will double the
amount of tournaments it spon
sors each term in those areas, ac
cording to Rice.
Despite RIM's efforts, the pair
admit one aspect of participating
in intramurals has not changed.
That is the difficulty of an in
dividual getting involved in a team
sport, especially newcomers.
Rice and Moss offer no concrete
advice for people new on campus,
other than to be aggressive,
outgoing and to take the initiative
to find a team that needs players.
Moss does suggest an alter
native, though.
"We're definitely looking for
some good officials," he says with
a broad smile.
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