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Play IM's! How To Register

All intramural sports participants are required to create an account through IM Leagues and must be listed on a team roster prior to participation.

**Note**
IM Leagues offers a live support button in the top right corner of all pages, please use this button if you encounter any difficulties in this process.

To create an IM Leagues account:                                      

  1. Select “IM Leagues – Registration and Schedules” on the Intramural Sports page.
  2. Click on the “Create Account” button on the top right of the page.
  3. Complete all the sections listed on the page using your correct name. Be sure to enter the human verification code at the bottom of the page before accepting the terms and conditions to create your account.
  4. You will be prompted from there in order to successfully activate your account.
  5. If you do not have an Oakland University email account, you must request to join Oakland University’s page after you create your IM League account.
  6. Please allow two business days for your request to be reviewed. If accepted, you will receive an email with the subject line “School Acceptance” from IM Leagues.

How to register for an Intramural Sport:

  1. Log-in to IM Leagues after selecting “IM Leagues – Registration and Schedules” on the Intramural Sports page.
  2. Click on the “Oakland University” tab near the top of the page.
  3. The current available sports will be displayed, click on the sport you wish to join.
  4. Choose the league you wish to play in (Men’s, Women’s, or Co-Rec).
  5. Choose the division you would like to play in (example: Mon/Wed 6, 7 PM).
  6. After that there will be two buttons, “Create Team” and “Join Team”, select create team

  7. Create a team (for team captains)
    1. First read over the schools terms and conditions at the top and click the box next to it.
    2. Enter the last four digits of Spirit card.
    3. Enter your team name & logo.
    4. Captains can invite members to their team by clicking the “Invite Members” link on the team page. Any invited members must accept the invitation to be joined to your team.
    5. To complete the registration process the captain must print a copy of their team page and bring that copy along with the refundable payment to the Welcome Center of the Recreation Center to finalize their spot prior to each sport’s registration deadline.
  8. Invite Members (for team captains)
    1. Under your created team’s home page click on the blue text that says “Invite Members to Your Team”
    2. Click on the tab “Members”
    3. In the Search Menu, type the first and last name of the person you are looking for
    4. Click “Search”
    5. If the individual is a registered IM Leagues User there name will pop up; if the name does not pop up follow the directions under HOW TO INVITE NON-IMLEAGUE USERS TO JOIN YOUR TEAM on this page
    6. Next to individual’s name click on the blue text that says “Add to Main List”
    7. This will automatically send an email to invite that individual. Please let the individual know they need to accept the invitation to officially be on the team.
  9. Invite Non-members (for team captains)
    1. If the individual does not an IM League User, listed under the “Members” tab is the option to “Invite by Email”, click “Invite by Email”
    2. Type in the individual’s e-mail address; multiple email addresses can be typed in, separate multiple addresses by a comma.
    3. Click “Add”
    4. Enter a subject and message that you wish to send to the individual(s) telling them to join your team
    5. Click “Invite”
    6. IM Leagues will send an email to the individual(s) providing them with all the information needed to join your team
  10. Accepting Members (for team captains)
    1. On the left side of your team’s home page there is a blue tab “Requests”
    2. Under “Requests” is “Member Requests”, click on “Member Requests”
    3. There will be a list of the players requesting to join team
    4. On the right side of each player there will be a red X and a green checkmark
    5. To accept the player click the green checkmark; to deny a player click the red X
    6. Players are not automatically put on rosters unless the captain has checked that option, the captain will need to “accept” players as they request to join the team.
  11. Join a team
    1. Use the “Create/Join Team” button at the top right of any page.
    2. Accept the request from the captain to join his/her team.
    3. Finding the team and the captain’s name on division/league page and request to join.
    4. Go to the captain’s playercard page, view his/her team, and request to join.
  12. Join as a Free Agent
    1. You can list yourself as a free agent in as many divisions within a league as you’d like. You will be visible to all members of the site and can request to join teams, or post information about yourself so teams can request to add you to their team.

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