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League Descriptions

OPEN LEAGUES

Open Leagues are leagues in which those who identify as male, female, or another gender identity can participate on the team with no rules limiting the number of male or female participants.

WOMEN'S

Women’s Leagues are leagues in which the entire team is made up of those who identify as female.

CO-REC

Co-Rec Leagues are leagues in which there are specific number requirements for Males and Females on the playing surface at a given time along with some specialized rules that are enforced to increase fairness and equality within the game.

MEN’S

Men’s Leagues are leagues in which the entire team is made up of those who identify as male.

GREEK

Greek Leagues are leagues in which all the members of the team must be current pledges or members of the organization.

Sports Descriptions

Leagues

BASKETBALL

Two teams of five attempt to score more points than the opponent by shooting the ball into the opposing team’s basket. The game is played on a standard sized court and abides by NFHS Basketball rules.

DODGEBALL

The objective of dodgeball is to eliminate the opposing team by throwing and hitting a member of the opposing team below the shoulders with a ball. Team’s consist of five members and the game is played on a hardwood court within a defined boundary.

FUTSAL

Two teams of five attempt to score a modified soccer ball in the opposing team’s goal while playing within the boundaries of a basketball court. The variations of the the rules can be viewed on our website.

FLAG FOOTBALL

Flag Football is a non-contact version of American Football that is typically played in 7-on-7 (open/men’s/women’s) or 8-on-8 (CoRec) formats. The game is played on an 80-yard field and features some rules variations that can be found on our website.

INDOOR SOCCER

i) Indoor Soccer is similar to that of Futsal as it is played on the same court with a similar game ball with the main difference being that teams are made of 6 players instead of 5 and the ball is able to be played off of the walls.

KICKBALL

Teams of 10 players alternate batting and fielding as they try to score by kicking a ball in order to get on base or advance other players across home plate. Similar to the rules of baseball, after 3 outs teams switch sides and the pitching team then has an opportunity to score.

SOCCER

Two teams of 9 players try to score by kicking a ball in the opposing team’s goal. The game is available to be played at recreational, competitive, CoRec and greek formats for players at different skill levels.

SOFTBALL

Slow pitch softball is played between two teams of 10 with teams alternating between hitting and fielding. The hitting team attempts to score by hitting the ball and getting on base while advancing runners across home plate.

SPIKEBALL

Two teams of two stand on opposite sides of an elastic outstretched net as they alternate hitting a small rubber ball to their opponents. A team has three attempts to hit the ball against the net towards their opponent’s side and if they fail to do so their opponent is awarded a point.

TENNIS

Players are given the opportunity to play in singles or doubles matches in a competitive yet friendly environment. The leagues that are offered include advanced, beginner, women’s only singles and mixed (co-ed) doubles.

ULTIMATE

Ultimate Frisbee™ is played with 7 players on each team and uses the flag football playing area on our outdoor surfaces. Ultimate is self-officiated or can use an observer during more competitive play. A disc for gameplay will be provided.

VOLLEYBALL

Follows standard volleyball rules as two teams of six attempt to win two out of the three games by being the first team to score 25 points.

INNERTUBE WATER POLO

Innertube water polo is an alternative to traditional water polo with the biggest difference being that all participants must sit in an innertube while participating. Teams of six attempt to score points by maneuvering a ball and shooting it into the opponent’s goal.

Tournaments

3 ON 3 BASKETBALL

3 on 3 is a variation of the game and rules of basketball as two teams of three play best to 25 points. The rules and court are modified as the game is played on one half of a basketball court. For a full list of rules please view our website.

4 ON 4 FLAG FOOTBALL

A variation of standard flag football as teams are comprised of 4 members and have 3 attempts to achieve a first down. Games are played on an 80-yard field and variations to the rules may be found on our website.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Beach volleyball is similar to indoor volleyball but teams are comprised of four members and the game is played on the sand. The match is decided by the winner of two of the three games with each game being the decided by the first to 25 points with a two point lead necessary to win.

BATTLESHIP

Teams of 4 operate a canoe and attempt to sink the opposing teams canoes by filling them with water. Teams are given 2 buckets, a cup to bail water and a kickboard to block water from filling your canoe. The last canoe afloat advances to the next round.

FLAG FOOTBALL REGIONAL QUALIFIER

Teams of 7 compete against one another in a standard flag football game with the winner advancing to the next round. The winner of both rounds continues onward to the NIRSA Regional Tournament where they represent SDSU as they play against teams from other universities.

BASKETBALL REGIONAL QUALIFIER

Teams of 5 compete against one another in a standard basketball game with winners advancing onward. The winner of both rounds represent SDSU as they continue to the NIRSA Regional Tournament as they play against teams from other universities.

DODGEBALL

Teams of 5 play in single-elimination style tournament with the team winning the best of three matches advancing to the next round.

FUTSAL

Teams of 5 play amongst each other in this single-elimination style tournament. Standard Futsal rules apply.

BASKETBALL

GOLF

Golf can be played in a variety of formats including match play or stroke play and singles or teams of 2-4 players per team. Each event will specify a course for play and the specific rules for that tournament.

KICKBALL

Teams of 10 play against each other in a tournament style competition with the winner of each game advancing to the next heat.

OUTDOOR DODGEBALL

The objective of dodgeball is to eliminate the opposing team by throwing and hitting a member of the opposing team below the shoulders with a ball. Team’s consist of five members and games are played on one of our many outdoor fields on campus.

SOFTBALL

Standard rules of slow pitch softball apply to this tournament style competition with the winners of each game advancing to the next round.

SPEED SOCCER

Speed Soccer is a fast-paced version of outdoor soccer that has no goalies, a smaller playing area, a 3-on-3 format. Teams are restricted to maximum 6 players.

SPIKEBALL

Teams of two face off in a pool play tournament style competition.

TENNIS

Standard tennis rules apply in this pool play tournament style

VOLLEYBALL

Standard volleyball rules apply to this tournament style of play. Winners of each game advance to play in the next heat.

INNERTUBE WATER POLO

Innertube Water Polo is played with teams of 6 players each. The sport is played at the Aquaplex very similarly to regular water polo, however all players are required to be using an inner tube to stay afloat during play.

WATER VOLLEYBALL

Similar to regular volleyball, two teams of five attempt to be the first team to reach 25 points while playing in waist deep water. Winner of the match advances to the next round.

WATER BASKETBALL

In water basketball two teams of five attempt to score by getting the ball in their opponents basket while wading through waist deep water. Winners of each game advance to the next round.