Managers are responsible for various things such as selecting players to represent their league, organizing of your team for each match, the team's behaviour and the strategy of the matches. It is the responsibility of each Team Manager/Captain to, not only ensure the eligibility of their own players each week, but those of their opposition. After match is completed, send in your MVP vote for the opposing teams player (info found on main page under mvp link). Managers who are unable to responsibly perform the required tasks should think about relinquishing their Manager duties to a person who can be more reliable and active for his/her league's team.

UIC WEEKLY 5v5 SEASON MATCHES 

Each Saturday your league is scheduled to play a match against another league, in 5v5 format. The Manager's responsibility is to have 5 qualified players from your league chosen and organized long before the match start, and be in the designated room at least 15 minutes before match time. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO USE THE SAME 5 PLAYERS EVERY WEEK. ANY QUALIFIED PLAYER FROM YOUR LEAGUE CAN PLAY FOR YOU.

(*UIC Match Formats, Rules, and Player Qualifications can be viewed on the UIC main page*)

When the referee is ready to begin, it is the Manager who chooses the order of players in the 5 game match. The main idea is to strategically use your players in an order that you think will be good enough to get your league the 3 game wins it needs to win the match, taking into consideration the skill of the players used by your opponents. The match ends when all 5 games are completed, the team with the most games won is declared the winner. Make sure your team displays sportsmanship and courtesy towards your opponents and the referee. Never dispute a referee's decision, as they are trained to handle all situations, of course it is possible that a mistake could be made, but we must still continue on and not argue the ref, just like in any other team competition.

MAKING SURE YOUR PLAYERS ARE QUALIFIED

Here are the official UIC Players Qualifications. When you choose players to play in a UIC event, always check to make sure they are qualified to play:

[1] To represent a league in play, a player must have played at least 20 games on their league's ladder.

[2] No Yahoo! provisional ID's will be permitted to play. Players below 1200 rating are not eligible to play. Boosted ID's will be allowed.

[3] No player can play for more than 1 league.

Once you have played in UIC for 1 league, you can not play for another league in the same season without prior approval from an Admin.

[4] When signing up to the UIC ladder, add your league initials and underscore to the front of your name.

(ex: maryjane247 from straightshots (ss) would register to UIC as ss_maryjane247)

Your Yahoo ID, home league ID, and UIC name (after initials) must all match exactly. (No Exceptions)

* UIC Reserves the right to remove any players from the ladder who have improper or no league initials before their name.*

PLAYERS WHO WISH TO SWITCH TEAMS 

Once the UIC Season begins, it is illegal for a player to switch leagues whenever they feel like it. In order to change league representation in UIC, the player must first get permission from both league's Managers, then report it to UIC Head Administrator or UIC Co-Head Administrator. If the switch is approved, then and only then can the player change his representation initials on the UIC ladder.

Players who switch representation without permission, will have their league initials changed back with penalty to follow.

UIC Admins conduct a daily track of all secured information on every player who withdraws therefore players who try to withdraw from the UIC then sign back up with a new league will be caught.

In between UIC Seasons, there will be a period where players can change league representation freely.

STAYING UP TO DATE AS MANAGER  

As Manager, it is your duty to stay up to date with all of your UIC upcoming scheduled matches. Here are some very important links a Manager can use to keep up...

UIC MAIN PAGE

UIC SEASON SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

UIC OFFICIAL RULES

All Managers are made TD's on the UIC ladder to receive important Manager emails. Always read the UIC newsletters and Managers emails to stay up to date with UIC news.

CONTROL YOUR TEAM IN ALL SITUATIONS

The Manager is responsible for your team's behaviour. If you notice players from your team displaying unsportsmanlike conduct, it is your duty to speak privately with them and get them to stop. Smooth matches with no arguments run a lot faster and better. If you disagree with a ref's decision, you must accept it and continue on, and make sure your players do the same. UIC Matches are run from headquarter tables, never in the lobby, so UIC visiting players are absolutely prohibited from speaking in the opponent's lobby. Spamming, scrolling, swearing and using caps are NOT allowed during a UIC match.

REMEMBER ---- A GOOD MANAGER IS A PREPARED MANAGER!!