Adult Cornhole League & Rules Information

League Information 

  • All Doubles League teams must have a minimum of two members, maximum of eight. 
  • Players must be at least 18 years old.
  • Teams will be scheduled for a 4-week season unless otherwise noted. 
  • Teams that do not play at least 4 games (due to weather cancellations) will be refunded a portion of their registration fee for each missed game after the season is completed. 

Registration 

  • Registration begins March 24, 2026
  • League Fees: $50 per Doubles League team Registration will be on a first come, first serve basis. 
  • Schedule Cornhole Leagues 
  • Thursday’s at Water Works Park, 425 West River Parkway, Minneapolis MN 55401. 
  • There will be two league offerings of 5:30pm-7pm and 7pm-8:30pm. 
  • June League: TBD
  • July League: TBD 
  • August League: TBD

Questionable Weather: 

  • Check Here for weather updates. Games will be called by 3:30pm each day, if weather worsens after that time, they will be called at the site. We will do our best to notify teams of cancellations later in the evening. 
  • It is best to go to the webpage.
  • In case of inclement weather the league coordinator will make every effort to communicate with team managers. 

Game Rules 

  • At least two members of the team must be present for league play. 
  • Players on the same team will alternate turns.
  • If a team is more than fifteen minutes late without having made previous arrangements with the MPRB Coordinator/Director, the games will be forfeited by that team. 
  • A player can only be signed up with one team per night. 
  • A team member can be inserted in a game at any time. 
  • Court courtesy - No heckling anyone while throwing. 
  • The main intent is to have fun and a good time – enjoy yourselves! Play of Game Every match is broken down into innings of play. During an inning of play, each player must pitch all four of their bags. An inning is never completed until all players pitch all four of their bags. Cornhole leagues will be doubles cornhole matches meaning two teams, consisting of two players, compete against one another until a winning team is determined. 
  • Each team will stay in their designated lane for the whole game
  • Players at the headboard will alternate pitching bags until each player has pitched all four of their bags.
  • Players at the footboard will take score and resume pitching back to the other board. 
  • The top of an inning is completed when both players pitching from the headboard pitch all four bags; the bottom of the inning is completed when the remaining players pitching from the footboard pitch all four bags.
  • The pitcher must be within the pitcher’s box or behind the foul line at the time of release.
  • A player must pitch all four bags from their designated pitcher’s box.
  • Players must pitch the bag with an under-hand release. Scoring The game is played to 21 points. The approved method of scoring for the sport of cornhole is “cancellation” scoring. In cancellation scoring, the points of one player cancel out the points of their opponent. Using this method, only one player/team can score in each inning. 
  • Bag In-The-Count (Woody) : Any bag which comes to rest anywhere on top of the board. Each is worth one (1) point. 
  • Bag In-The-Hole (Cornhole) : Any bag which is thrown through the hole or knocked through the hole by another bag. Each is worth three (3) points. 
  • Foul Bags – Refers to any bag that has not been determined as Bag In-The-Count or Bag In-The Hole or was designated a foul bag as the result of rules violation Foul Bag Rule Violations The following are rule violations that must be spotted and called by a player or assigned judge. The penalty is to declare the bag a foul bag, which requires the bags to be removed from the court prior to resuming play. 
    • Any bag pitched when the player has made contact with or crossed over the foul line 
    • Any bag not delivered within the 30-second time limit 
    • A bag pitched from a different pitcher’s box than the first bag 
    • Any bag that contacted the ground before coming to rest on the board 
    • Any bag that struck a previously defined object such as a tree limb, wire, indoor court ceiling, etc. 
    • Any bag removed from the board before scoring has been agreed upon for that bag 
    • The offending team (who touches the bags) forfeits all remaining bags and tallies the score of just the bags thrown before the foul was reported 
    • The non-offending team tallies twelve (12) points as if they had thrown four Bag In-TheHoles (Cornholes) during the inning 
    • A bag that leaves a player’s hand once the final forward swing of the delivery process has started shall count as a pitched bag 
    • A bag that is accidentally dropped by a player before the final forward swing has started shall not be considered foul and may be picked up and pitched. 

Protests

  • If a player desires to make a protest, the protest shall be made to the judge or official at the time the problem occurs. 
  • The judge shall make the final ruling on all protests. 

Determining Winners 

  • The game shall be played to the predetermined number of twenty-one points. 
  • The first player/team to reach (or exceed) that amount at the conclusion of an inning is the winner.
  • League play will be on the point system. 
  • One match point for each win.
  • Scores of all games must be recorded by entering them on the MPRB website – www.teamsideline.com/minneapolisparks
  • In the event of a tie in the league standings, the tie breaker will be 
    • determined by the results of the games between the tied teams, and if still tied, 
    • most points scored throughout the season, and finally 
    • a coin toss will determine the champion. 

Duties of Team Managers:

  • Managers have the ability to see the contact information for other mangers in their league when logged in to their TeamSideline account. 
  • This should only be used to contact an opposing manager when there is short notice of a forfeit. 
  • The league director MUST be included on that communication as well.
  • Managers are liaisons between the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and their teams.
  • Managers are required to be available via phone / email on all game days or provide the MPRB league director contact information of someone who will be available.
  • The office MUST be informed of any change of manager during the season.
  • Managers are responsible for the following:
  • Online registration & payment
    • Notify and contact league director(s) of any game forfeits by 3:00pm on game day.
    • Conduct of players
    • Distribution of schedules 
  • Eligibility of their players
  • Reading rules and regulations governing our athletic leagues
  • Update winning team standings on Team Sideline