Cornhole - Northeastern Intramural Program

1. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY - INTRAMURAL SPORTS
Cornhole – Online Managers Meeting

2. The Five Most Important IM Policies
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 Game time is forfeit time – please ensure you have enough rostered
players present prior to the start of your scheduled contest.
 Only a team’s captain may confer with the officials.
 All players must present their valid Northeastern University issued
Husky Card in order to play.
 All roster management is done via the IMLeagues platform.
 After the season’s schedule is published, regular season games will
not be rescheduled at a team’s request.

3. General Rules
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 Game location may vary between Carter Field and Cabot
 All players must have a valid Northeastern University Photo ID to play
 No exceptions!
 Game time is forfeit time
 4 players must be present in order to play
 Participants are not allowed to play in a potentially dangerous or reckless
manner
 Safety is the #1 priority!
 Intramural Sport Supervisors will hand out unsportsmanlike penalties or
ejections for potentially dangerous or reckless play

4. The Regular Season & Playoffs
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 Regular season games will not be rescheduled
 Losing By Default:
 If a team can not play and contacts the intramural department to indicate this and fills
out the Default Form on the Campus Recreation Website, they will lose by default.
 Team will not lose the forfeit bond.
 Playoffs:
 The top team in each league will advance to the playoffs
 If two teams are tied in the standings the following will be used to determine who will
advance:
 Sportsmanship
 Forfeited games
 Head-to-head record
 Point differential
 * The remainder of the tie breaking procedures can be found on
page #6 of the Intramural Manager’s Handbook.

5. The Game and Field
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 Boards will be placed 20 feet apart in a straight line
 A team that scores 21 points before their opponents or has the best
score after one hour of play will be declared the winner
 Games may be shortened due to time constraints or weather

6. Game Play
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 Teams consist of two players standing at opposite boards facing each
other
 Each team plays with 4 bags
 Teams must use the bags provided by the Intramural Dept
 Opponents at the same board alternate tosses
 Round is scored after all 8 bags have been thrown
 The last team to score receives “honors” meaning they are the first to
throw in the next round

7. Scoring
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 A bag that lands and stays on the board counts as 1 point
 A bag that lands or slides completely through the hole counts as 3 points
 The score at the end of each round is the difference of the points scored
by each team during that round
 A team will receive 3 points for any bag pushed through the hole by an
opponents toss
 Any bags that touch the ground or are tossed out of turn do not count
 If a bag that was settled on the board is knocked off the board, it does
not count

8. Penalties
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 No player throwing a bag may step past the front of the board on their
side
 This is considered a foot foul and any points scored will not be
counted.
 Opponents may call foot fouls and they must be honored.
 All disputes will be settled by the Intramural Staff on duty
 Their ruling is final
 Players may not distract or deceive their opponents
 They will be given one warning by a supervisor
 If a second offense occurs the game will be terminated, and the
offending team will forfeit regardless of the score

9. Quiz
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Now Take the Quiz!
Thank you for your interest in the Intramural Sports
program – have a great season!