Chapter 9

Question 1

**Historically, what has intramural sport referred to?

Answer 1

Collegiate recreational sport

Question 2

**How do we define intramural sport now?

Answer 2

sport events for members within the walls of jurisdiction of a setting. For example, a sport tournament sponsored by a community parks and recreation department, Boys Club, or YWCA would be considered intramural sport

Question 3

**How do we define extramural sport?

Answer 3

Participants, usually champions of intramural tournaments, compete against champions from other institutions. Extramural sport tournaments are often held outside the location from where intramural tournament champions live.

Question 4

*What motto represents intramural and extramural sport?

Answer 4

“Sport for everyone.” Equal opportunities in sport should be available to all interested individuals regardless of age, sex, race, religion, creed, employment, or economic status

Question 5

*What types of events are potentially available in intramural?

Answer 5

individual sport (archery)
dual sports (table tennis)
group sports (relays)
team sports (flag football, basketball)
meets (track and field)
special events
co-intramural sport (co-rec flag football tournament)

Question 6

*What is a monetary way to discourage protests?

Answer 6

sometimes protests sincerity fees must accompany protests and if the protest is not sustained the sincerity fee is forfeited.

Question 7

*Is is desirable to urge all participants to obtain a physical examination before participating?

Answer 7

Yes, and inform participants of the risks of participation and where financial responsibility for medical care rests

Question 8

*According to the author, what is one of the most fundamental of all skills required of a recreational sport specialist?

Answer 8

deciding on and implementing a tournament design

Question 9

*What’s the most popular tournament format?

Answer 9

Round-robin. Entries play against each other the same number of times and winners are usually determined by a win-loss percentage

Question 10

*What type of tournament is the Lombard tournament a variation of?

Answer 10

A type of round-robin tournament where the entire tournament takes place in just a few hours because games are abriviated

Question 11

*Why bother to build in extra playing dates into a round-robin tournaments calendar?

Answer 11

For rescheduling

Question 12

*What’s the first thing a league scheduler should do once he/she has a rough draft of the tournament schedule?

Answer 12

double check for accuracy. A single error can cause great confusion

Question 13

*What round-robin scheduling technique allows participants to have responsibility in the scheduling process?

Answer 13

Instant scheduling, where empty forms are posted and individuals write their team name into openings and record this information for themselves

Question 14

*Single elimination tournaments are we-known and easy to design. What is a popular example of this type of tournament that takes place in March?

Answer 14

March Madness (CBB Tourney)