GAMETYPE: CornholeRulesandRegulationsofPlay Ø Gamesareplayedto21pointscancellationscoring.Bestoutof3Games. EQUIPMENT: Ø PlayersmustweartheNoIdeaSportsCornholeT-Shirtswhenplayingoncereceived.Anyplayer whodoesnothaveanNISteamshirtonwillbedesignatedasasubstituteplayer.(Seesubstitute playerrulesbelow). Ø CornholeBoardssurfacewillbe2’x4‘ Ø CornholeBoardswillbeplaced27feetapartfronttofront TEAMSANDPLAYERS: Ø Eachteammustdesignateacaptainwhoisresponsiblefortheteam. Ø Eachteamconsistsofa2playersandwillhave4bagstoplayineachframe.Playersarenot allowedtoswitchendsduringagame. Ø Aminimumof2playersperteammustbepresenttoplayagame.Iftheminimum2playersare present,eachteammemberwilltossfourbagsperframe Ø Ateammusthaveoneplayerdesignatedastheteamcaptain.Theteamcaptainparticipatesinthe cointossandassignsplayerstotheirpositiononthecourtforthematch. SUBSTITUTIONS: Ø Subsareallowedduringregularseasongames.Eachsubmustsignawaiverandpaytheweekly subfee. Ø Subsareonlyeligibletoparticipateintheplayoffsiftheyhaveplayedin3regularseasonmatches. Ø Amatchwillbeforfeitedifateamfailstohave2playerspresentwithin15minutespastthe designatedstartofthematch. ROSTER REQUIREMENTS Ø CaptainswillsubmitanofficialteamrostertoNISpriortothefirstnightofthesession.Roster changesareallowedupuntiltheendofthethirdweekofplay.Afterthethirdweek,nonew namesmaybeaddedtoateam’sroster.Onlyplayersontherosterwillbeeligibletoplay. Ø Allteamsmusthave2fullyregisteredplayersfortheseason. Ø Ifateamisshorttheminimumnumberoffullyregisteredplayersbythestartoftheirgamefor week4theywillautomaticallyforfeitthatgame.Thisruleappliesforweek5aswell. Ø Ifateamisstillshorttheminimumnumberoffullyregisteredplayersattheendoftheirweek5 game(endoftheregularseason)theteamsseasonwillendandwillberemovedfromthefinal3 weeksoftheleagueschedule. GAMENIGHTS Ø Atleast2peoplemustbepresentforateamtocompete.Thegamewillresultina21-0forfeitif fewerthan2peoplearepresent. Ø A team has 15 minutes past the designated start time to show up. If they do show up late, but within the allotted 15 minutes, the team will not receive extra time to play, and they must completetheirgameintheremainingtime.Iftheydonotshowup,theresultisaforfeit.Theteam thatshowsupwillwinwithascoreof21-0. STARTOFGAME Ø Thegamebeginswithacoinfliporplayrock,paper,scissorsbetweenthetwocaptains.The winnermaychoosetheendfromwhichplaywillstartorthefirsttossofthebag,andtheloser choosesthecoloroftheirteam’sbags.Intheplayoffs,thehigher-seededteamhasthoseprivileges. GAMES Ø Aregulationgamelasts1hourfromthedesignatedstarttimeandisplayedto21cancellation scoring.Bestoutof3games. Ø Thefirstteamtoreach(orexceed)thatamountattheconclusionoftheframeisthewinner. Ø Ifnoteamhasreached21withintheallottedtime,theteamwiththehigherscorewins.Ifthetwo teamsaretiedafterregulation,additionalframesareplayedonasudden-deathbasis,theteam withahigherscoreafteraframewins. Ø Oneframeconsistsofall8bagsthrown. COURTRULES Ø Twoteamsoftwopeople,teamspartnersshallplay,Partnersshallstandatoppositecornhole boxesonthesameside,fromtheperspectiveofathirdperson,andfaceeachother,sothereisno advantagegiventooneteam. Ø Eachcornholeteamshallhave4bagsofonecolor. Ø All8cornholebagsbeginatoneend. Ø Oneofthepartnersontheteamwhohashonorsshallbeginplaybythrowingacornholebagatthe oppositecornholebox. Ø Acornholeplayermaythrowfromanywherebehindthefrontofthecornholeboxtheyare throwingfrom. Ø Gamecontinuesbyalternatingthrowsbetweenthetwoopponentplayersuntilall8cornholebags havebeenthrown. Ø Ifacornholebaghitsthegroundthenbouncesupontotheboard,thatbagshallbetakenoffthe playingsurface. Ø Thenextroundstartswhentheothercornholeplayerontheteamwhichhashonors,throwstheir firstcornholebag. Ø Thegamecontinuesuntiloneteamreaches21ormorepoints. Ø Iftossedbaghitsceilingonathrow,theplayerwillgetthebagbackforanothertoss.Ifthesecond tosshitsceilingthentheteamwillnotreceiveapointforthattoss. SCORING: Ø Theofficialscoreforframeisdeterminedafterall8bagshavebeenplayed. Ø Theteamthatscoresinthelastframethrowstheirbagsinthenextframeandplaycontinuesas above. Ø Landingthebeanbagthroughthehole–3Points Ø Beanbagknockedintotheholebyanotherbag–3Points Ø Landingthebeanbagontheboard–1Point Ø Beanbaghalfontheboard–1Point Ø Beanbaghalfontheboardandtouchingthefloor–0Points Ø Landingthebeanbaganywhereotherthantheboard–0Points Ø Beanbagslandingontheboardafterhittingthefloor–0PointsandBagremovedfromboard Ø Beanbagrestingontheboardandgettingknockedoffbyanotherbag–0Points Ø Pointsarescoredattheendofeachframe,afterbothteamsonthesamesidehaveeachthrown fourbeanbags.Everyteamhastheopportunitytoscoreoneverythrow.CancellationscoringISin effect. Ø Ifbothteamsaretiedat21attheendofthegame,bothteamswillplay1completeframe(8 pitcheseach)withthehighestscorewinning.Ifteamsarestilltied,eachwillplay1frame(4 pitcheseach)untilthereisawinner FOULLINE Ø Afouloccurswhenaplayer’sfootgoespasttheedgeofthefrontoftheboardduringathrow.Ifa footfouloccurs,theplayerwillgetthebagbackandhaveonemoreopportunitytothrowthebag. Iftheygopastthelineagain,thethrowwillnotcount. DISPUTES Ø Onlyteamcaptainsmaydiscussdisputedbags,orrequestassistancefromanNISSiteManager. Ø AnydisputewhichcannotberesolvedbytheteamcaptainsshallbedecidedbyaNoIdeaSports SiteManager.Uponhis/herdecision,thegameshallcontinue. Ø Ifbothteamsagreeonwhichteamhasthepointanditislaterdeterminedthatamistakehasbeen made,allbagsplayedarevalid.Ifallbagshavebeenplayed,pointsareawardedbasedonthebags thathavebeenthrown. RAKINGCORNHOLEBAGS Ø Ifbagsbecomepiledinsidetheconrholeboardholeandmayinterfereorobstructwiththenext pitchorifthereisaquestionswhetheracornholebagwouldhavenaturallyfallenthroughthe hole,aplayermayrequestto“rake”thecornholebagsthathavefalleninsidethehole. Ø IMPORTANTNOTE:Duringraking,alleffortsshouldbemadetoleavebagsontheplayingsurface undisputed,intheirnaturalstate,andtoleavebagsthatmayhangontherimoftheholefrom fallinginsdetheholeunnaturally.Ifabagisrestingonapiledbag,andunavoidablyfallsintothe holeasaresultofraking,thenitshallbecountedasa“cornhole.” PLAYOFFS Ø Seasonsconsistofupto8weeks,5weeksofregularseasonand3weeksofplayoffs.Aplayoff schedulewillbedeterminedafterthefinalweekofregulationplayandsenttoeachteam’scaptain (viaemail)andpostedonthewebsite. Ø AllteamsintheLeaguewillmaketheplayoffs.Firsttiebreakerwillbetheteamwiththehighest overallgamedifferential,thentheteamwiththehighestoverallgamepoints. Ø InthePlayoffs,ifyourteamlosesbutthewinningteamfailstoshowupfortheirnextroundgame, yourteamisallowedtotaketheirplaceasifyouneverlost.Thismeasuretoinplacetoreduce playoffforfeits. Ø Ifyourteamgetsknockedoutoftheplayoffsyouwillstillhavefriendlygamestheremaining weeksoftheseason.Allteamsareguaranteed8games. WINNINGTHEGAME Ø Thefirstteamto21pointswillbedeemedthewinnerforeachgame.MatchesareBest0utof3. PLAYOFFS Ø Allrosterplayersareallowedtoparticipateintheplayoffs. Ø Substitutesmayparticipateintheplayoffsiftheyhaveparticipatedinatleast3regularseason games.Subswillhavetoplaytheweeklyfeetoparticipateintheplayoffsaswell. FORFEITING Forfeit is strongly discouraged. Your teammates and opponents count on you to have a full team and competitive game. Each team must have 2 players to start a game. FORFEITINGINADVANCE: Ø Ifateamknowsinadvancethatitisgoingtoforfeitandnotshowup,ateammembermustcontact NISby12:00pmthedayofthegame.IfNISisnotifiedontime,theteamwillbegivenlossesforall scheduledmatchesbutnofurtherpenalty. Ø Ifavoicemailmessageisleftorane-mailsent,itisnotconsiderednotificationunlessareplytothe teamisreceived.Failuretodosowillresultinforfeitingallmatches,andtheteamwillbe ineligibleforleagueplayoffsand/orremovedfromtheremainderoftheschedule. Ø AnyteamthatdoesnotnotifyNISinadvanceoftheirscheduledgameoratallwillneedtoprovide onefull-rateindividualdepositforthenextseason/sporttheyregisterfor. FORFEITINGATGAMETIME/AFTER12:00PM: Ø Anyteamthatforfeitsafter12:00pmthedayofthegamewillbeassesseda$50.feethatwillbe givendirectlytotheiropponent.Thismoneywillgodirectlytotheteamwhichdidnotreceive noticethattheywouldnothaveanopponentthatgivennight.Allparticipantsareexpectedtobe abletomakearrangementsforsubsortonotifyNISpriorto12:00pmabouttheirplansto participateinthatweek’sgames. Ø Captainswillforfeithis/herfreeseason/creditifthisoccurs. Ø Ifateamshowsupshortplayers,theremainingmemberswhoarepresentshouldmixwiththe opponentandplayascrimmage. REFUNDS Refunds are not provided once the season begins or day the season is scheduled to start. If you need a refund because you are unable to play prior to the season we are very happy to reimburse you for your registration as follows: Ø Up to 2 Weeks Prior to League Start: FULL REFUND (minus $5 processing fee) Ø Up to 1 Week Prior to League Start: REGISTRATION MINUS $20 Ø Less than a week until League Start through the Season: Refunds Not Available. Credit available for a future season if no longer to play due to injury. SportsmanshipandFUN!! Aboveall,thisleagueisforFUNandtheenjoymentofallthoseinvolved.NISanditsofficialswill eject/expelplayersforinappropriatebehavior.Inaddition,NISwillremoveanyplayersand/orteams whocannotadheretoitspoliciesandstandardswithoutrefund.
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