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Intramural Conduct and Suspensions
Queen's Intramural Sports is committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive environment for participants, officials, staff and spectators. Find every approved minimum consequence directly on this page.
Official 2026-27 table. Sanctions listed are minimums and may be increased based on the circumstances, prior history, injury risk, retaliation, refusal to comply, or multiple distinct acts. References to formal review or pending review describe the approved administrative process used to determine individual or team outcomes.
How the table applies
The in-game action and suspension are related, but are not always the same. These principles explain how the approved minimum is selected.
Underlying conduct controls. A red card, technical foul, misconduct, major penalty, disqualifying foul, or ejection is the immediate game action. The reason for that action determines the suspension.
Minimums are not maximums. The listed sanction is the normal minimum after the conduct is confirmed. More serious or repeated conduct may receive a longer suspension or time-based restriction.
Interim restrictions may be used. A participant or team may be temporarily held from play while a serious incident is reviewed. An interim restriction is not a final finding of misconduct.
Serious matters may apply across all sports. Fighting, threats, discriminatory conduct, abuse or physical contact involving staff/officials, attempts to injure, spitting at a person, identity fraud, and playing while suspended are normally all-Intramural matters.
University processes remain separate. Conduct may also be reviewed under the A&R Non-Academic Misconduct Policy, the Student Code of Conduct, the Harassment and Discrimination Prevention and Response Policy, or another applicable University process.
Team sanctions are separate. A team may receive Fair Play, forfeit, probation, suspension, spectator, captain, or league-removal consequences in addition to individual sanctions.
Serving a suspension
- Suspensions begin immediately unless the written decision states otherwise and carry across terms and academic years until fully served.
- A participant cannot avoid a suspension by changing teams, divisions, sports, or registration status.
- A suspended participant may not play, dress, sit on the bench, officiate, scorekeep, or act as a team representative in the affected activity unless written permission is provided.
- A game normally counts as served only when the participant's team plays a scheduled contest. A bye, participant absence, or default/forfeit by the participant's own team does not normally count.
- Playoff roster and minimum-games-played requirements still apply. A suspension does not create an eligibility exception.
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01 — Ejections, Game Control and Compliance10 approved outcomes · Select to collapse or expand
Ejections, Game Control and Compliance: minimum suspensions and application notes
| Infraction / Trigger |
Minimum Suspension |
Notes and Application |
| Any ejection not otherwise listed |
1 game |
Participant must leave the playing area and is ineligible for the next scheduled game. A higher minimum applies when the underlying conduct appears elsewhere in this table. |
| Failure or refusal to leave after an ejection or Temporary Removal |
+2 games |
Added to the sanction for the original conduct. Continued disruption, re-entry, approaching officials or participants, or refusal to leave the facility may lead to a higher sanction and Security involvement. |
| Re-entering or participating after an ejection |
2 games |
Separate from the original ejection. The game may be terminated or forfeited. Team or captain sanctions may apply when the return was knowingly enabled. |
| Persistent dissent or repeated arguing after a clear direction |
1 game if ejected |
A single warning or routine Temporary Removal does not automatically create a suspension. Repeated incidents are documented and may be escalated. |
| Unsportsmanlike conduct not otherwise listed |
1 game |
Includes taunting, baiting, repeated profanity, deliberate delay, or conduct that materially disrupts game control. |
| Obscene or insulting gesture |
1 game; 2 games if directed |
A gesture directed toward an official, staff member, opponent, spectator, or identifiable individual is treated more seriously. |
| Throwing an object onto the playing surface, not aimed at a person |
2 games |
Includes objects thrown from a bench or spectator area. Damage or significant injury risk may increase the sanction. |
| Throwing or propelling an object at a person |
4 games |
Minimum 6 games when contact, injury, or use as a weapon occurs. Formal review required. |
| Refusal to follow a reasonable safety or facility direction |
1 game |
Serious, repeated, or confrontational refusal may increase to 2-4 games. Removal from the facility may also apply. |
| Bench, substitute, or spectator interference |
1-3 games |
The responsible person is sanctioned where identifiable. Team Fair Play, probation, forfeit, or spectator restrictions may also apply. |
02 — Verbal Abuse, Harassment, Discrimination and Threats8 approved outcomes · Select to collapse or expand
Verbal Abuse, Harassment, Discrimination and Threats: minimum suspensions and application notes
| Infraction / Trigger |
Minimum Suspension |
Notes and Application |
| Personal verbal abuse toward a participant or spectator |
2 games |
Targeted, sustained, post-game, or repeated abuse may be applied across all Intramural sports and may receive a higher sanction. |
| Verbal abuse of an official, scorekeeper, convenor, activity monitor, or staff member |
3 games |
Applies across all Intramural sports. Threatening, repeated, or retaliatory conduct is treated as major misconduct. |
| Threatening, intimidating, or menacing conduct |
Minimum 4 games |
Immediate all-Intramural restriction pending formal review. Explicit threats, stalking, pursuit, or credible safety concerns may be referred under University policy and to Campus Security. |
| Harassment, including repeated unwanted contact or targeted online conduct |
Indefinite pending review |
Immediate all-Intramural restriction may be imposed. The matter will be assessed through the applicable A&R and University process. |
| Discriminatory, racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, religious, ethnic, or other protected-ground slur or conduct |
Indefinite pending review |
Immediate ejection and all-Intramural restriction. A Complaint or Report will be submitted or referred under the applicable harassment, discrimination, and non-academic misconduct process. |
| Sexually degrading language or sexual harassment |
Indefinite pending review |
Immediate ejection and interim restriction. The matter will be referred through the applicable University process, with privacy and support requirements observed. |
| Retaliation against a reporter, witness, official, staff member, or decision-maker |
Indefinite pending review |
Includes intimidation, harassment, threats, or adverse action because a person reported an incident or participated in a review. |
| Online or social-media abuse connected to Intramurals |
2 games to indefinite |
The same standards apply online and in person. Serious harassment, threats, discrimination, impersonation, or doxxing may result in immediate all-program restrictions and University referral. |
03 — Physical Aggression, Fighting and Violence11 approved outcomes · Select to collapse or expand
Physical Aggression, Fighting and Violence: minimum suspensions and application notes
| Infraction / Trigger |
Minimum Suspension |
Notes and Application |
| Physical altercation below the fighting threshold |
2 games |
Includes pushing, shoving, grabbing, charging, or aggressive restraint outside legitimate play. Increase to 3-4 games when repeated or directed at a person who is disengaging. |
| Attempting to punch, kick, head-butt, strike, or use an object as a weapon without contact |
4 games |
Applies across all Intramural sports. May be classified as fighting or attempt to injure depending on the circumstances. |
| Fighting |
6 games |
Applies across all Intramural sports and requires formal review. Additional sanctions apply for instigating, continuing after an opponent disengages, or other aggravating conduct. |
| Instigator of a fight |
8 games total |
The 2-game instigator sanction is added to the 6-game fighting minimum. |
| Aggressor or continuing a fight after gaining an advantage or after an opponent disengages |
8 games total |
The 2-game aggressor sanction is added to the 6-game fighting minimum. Continued strikes after intervention may lead to an indefinite restriction. |
| Third participant entering an altercation |
4 games |
A participant who actively fights receives the fighting minimum. A person clearly entering only to safely separate participants should not be sanctioned. |
| Leaving the bench or playing area to join an altercation |
4 games |
Active fighting receives the fighting minimum. Multiple bench participants may result in team suspension or league removal review. |
| Spitting on or at a participant, official, staff member, or spectator |
6 games |
Applies across all Intramural sports and requires formal review. Deliberate spitting onto a surface may receive 2 games. |
| Deliberate attempt to injure or match-penalty conduct |
8 games |
Applies across all Intramural sports and requires formal review. Serious injury, weapon use, head/neck targeting, or post-game conduct may lead to an indefinite restriction. |
| Deliberate physical contact with an official or staff member, including bumping, grabbing, blocking, or restraining |
Minimum 6 games |
Immediate all-Intramural restriction and formal review. Intimidating staff or preventing them from leaving is an aggravating factor. |
| Striking or attempting to strike an official or staff member |
Indefinite pending review |
Immediate restriction from Intramural and affected A&R programming. A presumptive minimum of one year may apply, with longer or permanent exclusion possible through the authorized process. |
04 — Dangerous Play and Safety9 approved outcomes · Select to collapse or expand
Dangerous Play and Safety: minimum suspensions and application notes
| Infraction / Trigger |
Minimum Suspension |
Notes and Application |
| Reckless or dangerous play resulting in ejection |
2 games |
Sport-specific by default. Applies where the conduct creates material injury risk but is not a deliberate attempt to injure. |
| Major penalty or excessive-force conduct with no injury |
2 games |
Automatic review. Head/neck targeting, retaliation, or conduct after the whistle may increase the sanction. |
| Major penalty or excessive-force conduct resulting in injury |
4 games |
Formal review required. Injury is an aggravating factor, but intent, force, timing, and mechanism are also considered. |
| Deliberate or avoidable head/neck contact |
2 games; 4 games for a major |
Attempt-to-injure or match-penalty conduct receives 8 games. Suspected concussion response is handled separately from discipline. |
| Checking from behind or dangerous contact into boards, wall, net, or fixed object |
2 games; 4 games for major/injury |
The higher minimum applies where the participant could not protect themselves or was propelled into a fixed object. |
| Dangerous contact with a goalkeeper in clear possession |
2 games |
Increase to 4 games for excessive force, injury, or deliberate targeting. |
| Dangerous aerial challenge, elbow, or charge near the head |
2 games |
Increase to 4 games for excessive force or injury. |
| Retaliatory foul after play or after the whistle |
2 games |
Increase one level when deliberate, forceful, or part of an escalating conflict. |
| Dangerous or abusive conduct in the final 10 minutes or after the game |
Underlying minimum +1 game |
Applied where timing reduces the practical effect of the ejection or demonstrates retaliation or escalation. The same conduct will not be counted twice without a separate aggravating reason. |
05 — Eligibility, Identity, Suspension Compliance and Substances9 approved outcomes · Select to collapse or expand
Eligibility, Identity, Suspension Compliance and Substances: minimum suspensions and application notes
| Infraction / Trigger |
Minimum Suspension |
Notes and Application |
| Attempting to participate without required identification or without being on the roster |
Participation denied |
No suspension when the person accepts the decision and does not enter play. Knowingly entering after being denied results in 2 games and a team forfeit. |
| Knowingly playing while not rostered or otherwise ineligible |
2 games |
The team forfeits the game. A captain or team representative who knowingly facilitates the violation may receive 1-2 games and may lose captain privileges. |
| Identity fraud or use of another person's identity/account |
6 games for user; 2 games for provider |
Applies across all Intramural sports. Repeat, coordinated, or organized fraud requires formal review and may be referred through the University misconduct process. |
| Playing while serving a suspension or interim restriction |
Presumptive 1 year |
Immediate removal, team forfeit, all-Intramural restriction, and mandatory formal review. The sanction cannot be avoided by changing teams, sports, or semesters. |
| Providing false information or refusing to identify after an incident |
2 games |
Altered records, coordinated concealment, or deliberate obstruction may receive 4 games or an indefinite restriction and may be referred as abuse of process. |
| Tampering with a scorecard, report, video, witness evidence, or conduct review |
Minimum 4 games |
Immediate restriction as required and formal review. Serious cases may be referred through the Student Code process. |
| Participating while impaired by alcohol, cannabis, or another substance |
Indefinite pending review |
Immediate removal and interim all-program restriction. The final outcome considers impairment, conduct, safety risk, and prior history. |
| Possession or consumption of prohibited substances at a venue, bench, or dressing area |
2 games to indefinite |
Aggravating factors include supplying others, underage provision, impairment, safety impact, and refusal to comply. |
| Unsafe or prohibited equipment after a direction to correct or remove it |
1 game for deliberate non-compliance |
No suspension for an initial correctable equipment issue. Deliberately returning with unsafe equipment or falsifying compliance is sanctionable. |
06 — Property, Facilities and Spectators5 approved outcomes · Select to collapse or expand
Property, Facilities and Spectators: minimum suspensions and application notes
| Infraction / Trigger |
Minimum Suspension |
Notes and Application |
| Willful property or equipment damage under $500 |
2 games + restitution |
Formal review. Actual repair/replacement costs, lost use, labour, and authorized administrative charges may apply. |
| Serious property damage, vandalism, or damage of $500 or more |
Indefinite pending review |
Immediate restriction and possible Security report. Restitution and additional University outcomes may apply. |
| Theft or unauthorized possession of program or facility property |
Indefinite pending review |
Immediate restriction and referral through the applicable A&R, University, and Security process. |
| Unauthorized entry or presence in a restricted playing, staff, storage, or change-room area |
1 game |
Increase for refusal to leave, re-entry, safety interference, harassment, or other aggravating conduct. |
| Spectator abuse, threats, discrimination, or physical misconduct |
Same minimum as participant conduct |
The spectator may be removed or restricted from the facility. Where affiliated with a team, Fair Play and team consequences may also apply. |
07 — Sport-Specific Automatic Consequences14 approved outcomes · Select to collapse or expand
Sport-Specific Automatic Consequences: minimum suspensions and application notes
| Infraction / Trigger |
Minimum Suspension |
Notes and Application |
| Soccer - Temporary Removal |
No automatic suspension for first occurrence |
Five-minute removal; player may be replaced. Must be documented. Refusal, continued behaviour, or escalation leads to the applicable card/ejection sanction. Three documented removals in an academic year trigger Coordinator review. |
| Soccer - second yellow in the same match |
1 game |
The underlying conduct may require a higher minimum. Cumulative caution thresholds also apply. |
| Soccer - straight red for a prohibited slide tackle with no dangerous contact |
1 game |
Increase to 2 games when reckless/endangering, 4 games for excessive force or injury, and 8 games for an attempt to injure. |
| Soccer - straight red for serious foul play, violent conduct, abuse, threats, spitting, fighting, or discrimination |
Use the applicable conduct row |
A red card is the immediate game action; the underlying conduct determines the suspension. |
| Soccer - cumulative cautions |
3rd: 1 game; 5th: 1 game; 7th and every 2 thereafter: 2 games + meeting |
Cautions accumulate across the Intramural academic year unless a formal sport-season reset is adopted. Suspensions carry over. |
| Basketball - one behavioural technical foul |
No automatic suspension |
The behaviour is documented. Abuse, threats, discrimination, or other serious conduct may independently trigger a suspension. |
| Basketball - second technical foul in the same game |
1 game |
A higher minimum applies where the underlying conduct is more serious. |
| Basketball - second unsportsmanlike foul/ejection |
1 game |
Contact severity determines whether the dangerous-play minimum of 2-4 games applies. |
| Basketball - disqualifying foul |
Minimum 1 game pending review |
Apply the underlying conduct row for aggression, fighting, spitting, threats, abuse, discrimination, or severe dangerous play. |
| Hockey - three minor penalties in one game |
First occurrence: 1 game; repeat: 2 games |
The type of penalty or a broader pattern may require a higher sanction. |
| Hockey - major penalty |
2 games without injury; 4 games with injury |
Head/neck contact, checking from behind, retaliation, abuse, or attempt-to-injure conduct may receive a higher minimum. |
| Hockey - misconduct or game misconduct |
1 game pending review |
Verbal abuse of an official or staff member receives 3 games. Gross misconduct and match penalties are not routine misconducts. |
| Hockey - gross misconduct or match penalty |
Indefinite pending review |
Use the corresponding conduct minimum for fighting, attempt to injure, deliberate head contact, discriminatory conduct, spitting, or physical abuse of officials/staff. |
| Any sport - straight red, disqualifying foul, or equivalent ejection |
1 game pending review |
This is a procedural floor only. The underlying conduct controls and may require a higher sanction. |
Sport-specific principle: The in-game penalty determines the immediate contest action; the underlying behaviour determines the suspension. A routine second-yellow ejection, a non-dangerous prohibited slide tackle, violent conduct, fighting, spitting, abuse, and discriminatory conduct must not all receive the same automatic sanction.
08 — Team, Captain and Fair Play Consequences11 approved outcomes · Select to collapse or expand
Team, Captain and Fair Play Consequences: minimum suspensions and application notes
| Infraction / Trigger |
Minimum Suspension |
Notes and Application |
| Single Fair Play rating of 2 |
Warning |
Captain communication and documented improvement expectations. Repeated ratings of 2 may trigger a meeting or team probation. |
| Single Fair Play rating of 1 |
Captain meeting and probation |
A one-game team suspension may be imposed depending on the incident. Individual sanctions remain separate. |
| Single Fair Play rating of 0 |
Team held from play pending review |
Formal review before the next game. Possible outcomes include team suspension, forfeit, spectator restriction, behaviour agreement, or league removal. |
| Second Fair Play rating of 0 in an academic year |
Presumptive league removal without refund |
Exceptional circumstances must be documented when a team is permitted to continue. |
| Regular-season Fair Play average below 2.5 |
No playoff berth |
Applies regardless of standings or league size. |
| Playoff game Fair Play rating below 2 |
Team does not advance where required by the rulebook |
Individual discipline may still follow. |
| Two or more team members actively fight or a bench-clearing incident occurs |
Team held from play; mandatory formal review |
Bench-clearing or organized violence is presumptively grounds for league removal. All involved individuals are sanctioned separately. |
| Captain or bench knowingly permits an ineligible or suspended participant |
Forfeit; captain 1-2 games |
Possible loss of captain privileges. Identity fraud or coordinated evasion receives higher individual and team consequences. |
| Captain refuses to cooperate with staff or control affiliated spectators |
Captain or team suspension |
Used when the captain materially obstructs safe administration. Captains are not automatically responsible for every teammate act, but must cooperate. |
| Team or spectator pattern of abuse toward officials/staff |
Probation, spectator ban, suspension, or removal |
A formal review may consider multiple reports and established patterns, not only one incident. |
| Team manipulation of rules, score, roster, or reports |
1-3 team games; removal for serious/repeat conduct |
The game may be forfeited. Individuals may also receive eligibility, identity, or process sanctions. |
Additional administrative and return conditions
- For incidents requiring formal review, Intramural Sports may require a meeting, written acknowledgement, education, behaviour agreement, probation, restitution, apology or restorative step where appropriate, spectator restrictions, or other proportionate return conditions.
- Multiple distinct infractions may be added together. For example, fighting (6 games), instigating (2 additional games), and refusing to leave (2 additional games) may produce a 10-game minimum.
- Repeat conduct normally increases the sanction. More than two Minor Infractions in an academic year may be treated as a Repeat Infraction and handled through the Major/Repeat process.
- Field-of-play judgment calls and automatic minimums are final where classified as non-appealable field-of-play consequences. Additional administrative findings or sanctions may be appealed only through the route identified in the written decision.
- Intramural Sports may address conduct not specifically listed using the closest comparable row, the seriousness of the conduct, applicable sport rules, and Queen's University policy.
Questions about a suspension?
Questions about the table or a written disciplinary decision may be directed to intramurals@queensu.ca.
