Rules

Please dress in comfortable clothes and change into your shoes once you are in the gym (to minimize bringing outside stuff onto the gym floor).

Cornhole Game Play

1. Two teams of two people, termed partners, shall play. Partners shall stand at opposite cornhole boxes on the same side, from the perspective of a third person, and face each other, so there is no advantage given to one team.
2. Each cornhole team shall have 4 bags of one color.
3. All 8 cornhole bags begin at one end.
4. One of the partners on the team who has honors shall begin play by throwing a cornhole bag at the opposite cornhole box.
5. A cornhole player may throw from anywhere behind the front of the cornhole box they are throwing from.
6. Game continues by alternating throws between the two opponent players until all 8 cornhole bags have been thrown.
7. If a cornhole bag hits the ground then bounces up onto the board, that bag shall be taken off the playing surface.
8. The next round starts when the other cornhole player on the team, which has honors, throws their first cornhole bag.
9. The cornhole game continues until one team reaches 21.

Cornhole Game Scoring

1. The score shall be taken after all cornhole bags have been thrown for a round.
2. Points shall be given as follows.

• 3 points for a cornhole bag that goes through the hole.
• 1 point for a cornhole bag that is on the playing surface.
• 1 point for a cornhole bag that is hanging into the hole.
• 1 point for a cornhole bag that is hanging off the edge but not touching the ground.
• 0 points for a cornhole bag that is on the playing surface, but also touching the ground.
• 0 points for a cornhole bag that is hanging off the front edge and is resting on a cornhole bag that is on the ground (unless the cornhole bag on the ground can be removed without making the hanging bag fall to the ground, then one point is given).

1. The cornhole team with the highest round score, adds the difference of the two scores to their game score.
2. The cornhole team who wins the round is given honors to throw first in the next round.
3. If both cornhole teams have the same round score then the game score stays the same and honors stays with the team who had it the previous round.

Cornhole Game Fouls

1. A foul occurs when any of the following happens.
2. A cornhole players foot goes past the foot foul line, termed a foot foul.
3. A player goes out of turn.
4. The player who caused the foul loses the throw when the foul occurred and the bag shall be removed if it landed on the playing surface.

Players 

• Teams will have 4 people on their team. We will not play with a goalie to start. We will rotate teams every two weeks. 
• Players must wear shin guards and socks.
• Sole sneakers are required.

Format

• We have 1 hour and 30 minutes together. We will have a 5 minute warm up. There will not be a halftime break since teams will have breaks throughout the night. 
• Teams can call a 30 second timeout once per game. 
• We will play around 8 games rotating who is on and off the court. We will have 4 teams max. 
• Teams will play 10 minute games. (2 goal max for each person in one game)

Other rules 

• There are no offsides in futsal.
• Kick-ins replace throw-ins.
• Goalkeepers restart play by distributing the ball with their hands (if we add goalies)
• Not allowed:
• Slide tackling, shoulder charging, and checking players into the walls.
• Handling, holding, jumping, kicking, pushing, striking, and tripping.
• Playing in a dangerous manner, intentional obstruction, and unsportsmanlike conduct are not allowed and may result in being asked to take a break by rotating off or being asked to leave.

Players 

• Teams will have 5 people on their team. We will not play with a goalie. 
• Players must wear shin guards and socks.
• Sole sneakers are required.

Format

• We have 1.5 hours together. We will have a 5 minute warm up. There will not be a halftime break since teams will have breaks throughout the night. 
• We will play around 8 games rotating who is on and off the court. We will have 4 teams max. 
• Teams will play 10 minute games or stop once a team scores 2 goals.
• The team that wins will stay on the court and another team will rotate in. If no one scored, both teams rotate off and the other teams will come on.
• If a team wins 2 times, they automatically will rotate off the court after the 2nd win.

Other rules 

• There are no offsides in futsal
• Kick-ins replace throw-ins
• Goalkeepers restart play by distributing the ball with their hands
• Not allowed:
• Slide tackling, shoulder charging, and checking players into the walls.
• Handling, holding, jumping, kicking, pushing, striking, and tripping.
• Playing in a dangerous manner, intentional obstruction, and unsportsmanlike conduct are not allowed and may result in being asked to take a break by rotating off or being asked to leave.

Players should dress in comfortable clothes and shoes.

Players should bring cleats (no metal) or tennis shoes. Shin guards are recommended.

No slide tackles.

These are the general rules for RecLeaguer hosted recreation softball games. Individual event organizers may tailor the game rules to their events.

Equipment

Players should bring their own glove for fielding. We also recommend wearing rubber baseball, softball or soccer cleats for outdoor fields - no metal cleats are allowed. Players are also strongly encouraged to wear a softball mask in the infield. Players may bring their own bats. Check with the umpire or event organizer to verify your bat is allowed to be used, but generally ASA and USSSA marked bats are allowed.

Sportmanship

Recreational softball is meant to be enjoyable for everyone. Physical altercations, threatening behavior, vulgar or offensive language is not tolerated and may result in ejection, suspension or permanent banning from all RecLeaguer games. Be kind.

Players

All players must be registered with RecLeaguer, including any substitute players used to fill out a game roster. No walk-ons.

Balls & Strikes

All batters will begin with a one (1) ball and one (1) strike count. One (1) courtesy foul is allowed after the second strike.

Home Runs

On fields with fences, one home run leaving the field of play per inning will be counted. Successive home runs that leave the field of play will be counted as outs.

Seven run rule

If, in any inning, a team scores seven (7) runs they will be considered to have completed their hitting portion of the inning.

Base Running

All base runners should run to the safety base at first base - the orange base outside the base line. Under no circumstances should players collide with a fielder at a base.

Scoring / Plays at Home Plate

In the interest of player safety, once a base runner crosses the Commitment Line (half the distance between 3rd base & home plate) they must continue through to home. The act of crossing the Safety Line (a straight line from home plate to backstop) will now act as home plate, whereas any player running home that touches home plate will be considered out. Also, all plays at home plate will be force outs (i.e. once a player crosses the Commitment Line they can be forced out at home). Fielder may still tag runners if not standing on home plate.

Courtesy Runners

Any player from the runner's team may run for them. If that runner is still on base when their turn to hit comes up, their at-bat will be forfeited and the team will be issued an out.

Infielders

In social or casual games, infielders should not "shift". There should be a maximum of 2 infielders on either side of second base prior to the ball being hit and infielders must stay behind or even with the base line until the ball is hit.

Outfielders

In social or casual games, outfielders should not "shift" and should remain at a minimum distance of 160 feet from home plate until the ball is hit. There should be a maximum of 2 outfielders on either side of second base prior to the ball being hit.

RecLeaguer Specific Rules:

We do not play with refs. Teams work together to make fair calls.

In order to keep the flow of the game and our all skills, for fun culture and as people are learning, not all typical calls like lifts, net faults, serving behind the line, etc. are called.

This league does not focus on specific positions or formations. We play with 3 in the front and 3 in the back.

How to Play Volleyball

A volleyball game consists of two teams of six players each, separated by a net.

The two teams will rally—or hit the ball back and forth over the net—until a fault occurs. There is a maximum of three hits per side.

The objective is to score points by sending the ball over the net, grounding it into the opponent’s court.

Volleyball matches are made up of sets, typically three or five sets (we play usually 3)

Three-set matches are two sets to 25 points and a third set to 15 points. Each set must be won by two points. The first team to win two sets is the winner of the match.

Volleyball Rules

Here are the fundamental, must-know rules of a volleyball game:

• Only 6 players on the floor at any given time: 3 in the front row and 3 in the back row. (sand volleyball may be played with 5 players)
• Points are made on every serve for the winning team of the rally (rally-point scoring).
• Players may not hit the ball twice in succession (a block is not considered a hit).
• Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on a serve.
• A ball hitting a boundary line is in.
• A ball is out if it hits an antennae, the floor completely outside the court, any of the net or cables outside the antennae, the referee stand or pole, or the ceiling above a non-playable area.
• It is legal to contact the ball with any part of a player’s body.
• It is illegal to catch, hold or throw the ball.