The only restriction on who can participate applies to varsity sports players. For the sake of fairness, for example, a varsity football player is not eligible to play intramural flag football, but he would be permitted to play a different sport, such as softball. The program is also an incredible bargain. There is no charge for students to engage in the activities and Gallaudet provides the equipment. We'd like to see more faculty and staff involvement.
Intramural teams average playing twice a week.
Poor sportsmanship is not tolerated, and violators can be suspended. Competition, for the most part, is within the Gallaudet campus, with the exceptions being flag football and men's and women's basketball. Gallaudet is an enthusiastic participant in the yearly Mid-Atlantic Region Flag Football Championship, in which 36 teams from five states compete. In 1994 Gallaudet won the regional championship tournament held in New Orleans, La. Basketball is another hot ticket on the intramural circuit. Each year, Bison men and women compete at the University of Maryland, College Park, with intramural teams from other area universities.