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.