Spring 2019 Stonewall Sports Charlotte launched its sixth official sports league, Cornhole. The inaugural season played on Sunday mornings consisted of a five-week season. In its first season, Cornhole registered an astonishing 63 players consisting of 18 teams total! With the success in its first season and fantastic feedback from our valued sports players, we made rule adjustments and added a fall season to the sport. Our Cornhole league is a very laid back, low cost, no equipment needed, no athletic skills required sport that connects all demographics from all age ranges in a non-competitive sport!
Season Format: 4 Weeks plus Tournament (top 8 teams)
Date/Time: Summer League – Wednesdays 7-9 PM
Spring and Fall Leagues – Saturdays 12PM-2PM
Team Size: 2-4 players
Seasons:
Spring: Registration opens February 3rd. The season is played in March and April.
Summer: Registration opens May 5th. The season is played in July and August
Fall: Registration opens August 4th. Season is played in September and October.
Cost: $30, with league shirt.
Game Location:
Summer League: Lenny Boy Brewing – 3000 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28217
Spring League: Noda Brewing Company – 150 W 32nd St. Charlotte, NC 28206
Fall League: Heist Brewery and Barrel Arts – 1030 Woodward Ave, Charlotte, NC 28206
Sport Description
Cornhole is a game played with bean bags and boards, where players throw the bags on the boards into the hole. Each Saturday will be independent tournaments with 30 teams maximum.
Teams can be of 2, 3, or 4 players.
Cornhole Basics (see rules for additional details)
2 players from each team stand across from each other in the same lane and pitch 4 bags each, alternating with the other team.
All players will keep score at each frame during the game and report the final score and win/loss result to main scorekeeper.
“Cancellation” scoring will be used. The points of 1 player cancels out the points of the opponent. Only 1 player/team can score in each frame.
Points: For each bag that remains on the board for the frame, 1 point will be issued. For each bag through the hole, 3 points will be issued.
Teams of 3 or 4 will rotate players at the end of each frame.
Before the start of each game, players will rock-paper-scissors to determine which team pitches first, which lane to play from and which color bags they will use.
The team who scored in the preceding frame will pitch first on the next frame.
Tournament Play
Each day will be an individual round robin tournament.
The maximum number of wins per team per day will determine the winner of the individual tournament.
If there is a tie of number of wins per day per team, the scores of each game will determine the tiebreaker. The team with the larger differential (their score vs the loser’s score) will be declared the winner.
The top 2 teams per week will be entered into an unseeded tournament for the final Winner’s Tournament on the final week of the season with 8 teams maximum.
No team who played less than two (2) tournaments/weeks in the regular season will be permitted to participate in the Winner’s Tournament.
During the Winner’s Tournament, games will be timed until the final rounds.
The 4 teams in the final 2 games of the Winner’s Tournament will not be timed and will play to 21 points or over.
During the Winner’s Tournament non-timed play, teams are allowed two 1 minute timeouts. A player/team may only call a timeout when it’s their turn to play.
There will not be any prize money/cash payout awarded to any team during the season.
Fundraising: Stonewall Sports Charlotte has periodic fundraising events throughout the season to support an array of local charitable organizations. Teams are encouraged to participate in our fundraising events.
Zero Tolerance Policy: Stonewall Sports Charlotte, Inc. has zero tolerance of any bullying or harassment of any kind and for any reason of any player, captain, referee, official, participant, sponsor, director, officer or spectator. Harassment can be verbal, physical or visual, and includes all unwelcome conduct that affects someone else. The Stonewall Sports Charlotte Board of Directors has an open-door policy and welcomes you to report any conduct by any player, captain, referee, official, participant, sponsor, director, officer, or spectator that makes you feel uncomfortable. The Board of Directors takes all allegations and reports seriously and will thoroughly investigate all claims, and if warranted, will take all appropriate action.
Registration Information:
Team – A team consists of 2, 3 or 4 players.
I plan to create a team: If you plan to create a team you will need to register as a team captain. Then you can tell your friends to register as a team player and join your team. To become one of the official new teams, you must register minimum 1 players, max 4 players.
I plan to join a team: If you already know with which team you are going to play on, you will need to register as a team player. Keep in mind that you can’t randomly join any team; captains may ask that a player be removed from their team prior to the close of registration.
I want to play but I don’t have a team: That’s fantastic! This league is about making new friends! Register as a Free Agent. We will host a Cornhole Mixer where you can mingle with players and team captains to find the right fit!
Stonewall Sports Charlotte Officers are 100% volunteers committed to a smooth operating sports season. They work with sponsors, schedules, rules, officials, and much more. If you have any questions related to Cornhole please contact them below via email.
