ACL PLAYER INFORMATION

The ACL promotes and develops cornhole as a sport for any age and any skill level. The organization establishes the rules and regulations to govern the sport around the world.

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HOW TO BE A PART OF
THE AMERICAN CORNHOLE LEAGUE

The American Cornhole League (ACL) is the worldwide governing body for professional, competitive, and recreational cornhole. The ACL provides the premier cornhole engagement experience by setting the standards for cornhole technology, media, and equipment.

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Create a free profile at app.iplayacl.com

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Find your community. Use our search feature to find a director or league near you.

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Start playing. Use our search feature to find events near you.

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Get geared up with official cornhole bags, boards, and apparel at shop.iplayacl.com

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Upgrade your membership in your profile in the player app at app.iplayacl.com to receive perks, earn ACL points, rankings, possible entry free discounts and more.

ANNUAL ACL PLAYER MEMBERSHIPS

Your membership helps the ACL to continue to grow the sport of cornhole for all level of players as well as helps develop the technology foundation of the ACL.

Join the ACL and be a part of the fastest growing sport on earth.

 
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$10 Discount to Regional, State & Open events

 
 

Waive deposit transaction fee (1x/week)

 
 
 

Waive withdrawal transaction fee (1x/week)

 
 
 

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$20 discount at Opens (Singles & Doubles)

 
 
 

Ability to compete in the highest tier of competition at ACL Opens*

 
 
 
 

20% off at shop.iplayacl.com*

 
 
 
 

*Good for entire season. Excludes custom boards and prospherefanshop.com. Full season player memberships expire 3/15/25.

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  • PLAYER LEVELS
  • EVENT TYPES
  • TOURNAMENT FORMATS

ACL Player skill levels are an important part of each and every event. Whether it's mixing skill levels at an event such as in a blind draw with random partners or if it's keeping each skill level separate at any event to ensure the most equal competiton.

Skill levels help players reach goals and milestones as they gain more skill, experience and growth within their own game. The ACL encourages each player to challenge themselves to graduate to the highest level of competition at every event.

SKILL LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS

ACL PRO

ACL Pro means that you have achieved the highest skill level in the sport and have accepted the terms laid out by the ACL to become an ACL Pro.

ACL Pro players must play in the Advanced division at Regional and Conference events.

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ELITE

The ACL Elite Tour is available to ACL Advanced level players. To join the Elite Tour players are required to:

  • Purchase an ACL Diamond Membership ($500)
  • Sign the ACL Player contract similar to an ACL Pro contract

Those that purchase a Diamond membership & sign the contract will receive all of the perks that come with an ACL Platinum membership ($100 value) along with the opportunity to qualify & play in ACL Pro Events. Diamond membership will only be available to purchase until 3/31/2025. Players that are Advanced skill level, purchase the Diamond membership, & sign the ACL Player contract, then become ACL Elite players.

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ADVANCED

Anyone can play in the Advanced Division knowing that this is where the best of the best will compete at the Regional and Conference level. This division offers maximum points towards player rankings. There can certainly be top level players in the Advanced Skill Level who have not yet earned/accepted the ACL Pro Player Title.

This player can execute sliding the bag and airmailing the bag as needed. Player fully understands game strategy and likely plays and practices on a regular basis.

(PPR Range: > 8) - PPR stands for Points Per Round which is a players average points per round during game play

COMPETITIVE

The Competitive Division is intended for players who are good, but not quite ready for the Advanced level. For areas that have a lot of depth at the top end of players, it makes sense for a Director to offer Advanced and Competitive Divisions for Local, Regional and State tournaments.

This player fully understands game strategy, but may struggle with consistency. At times this player looks like they can beat anyone, but then in a subsequent game or round can struggle. (PPR Range: 7 - 8)

INTERMEDIATE

The Intermediate Division is for players that enjoy playing casually but are competitive enough to beat the Novice level players. Players can enjoy the sport and events without having to play the top players.

This player has a feel for the distance needed to toss the bag, but can be erratic in getting the bag to consistently be in the middle of the board. This level of player is working on developing a consistent pitch. (PPR Range: 6 - 7)

NOVICE

The Novice Division is intended for beginners and large events that have a lot of Intermediate players.

This player has limited experience with the game and usually has very little control over where the bag is going. (PPR Range: < 6)

OPEN

The highest tier of competition at ACL Open events count towards Pro standings for Pro and Elite players. The other tiers offered at Open events count for Regional points for amateur players in State standings.

STATE/INTERSTATE

State events are are exclusively available to players that live within the state. Interstate events are open to anyone. A player's 2 best State/Interstate finishes in singles and doubles count towards ACL State Standings.

REGIONAL

Monthly competitions hosted by Regional Directors that occupy a certain geographical radius (usually about 60 miles). A player's 5 best Regional finishes in singles and doubles count towards ACL State Standings.

LOCAL

Competitions that have the most flexibility in both format and frequency. Local bar leagues, special events, fundraisers, and invitational events are just a few of the different types of Local events that can be offered. Anyone can sign up to be a Local Director to host these events. A player's 10 best Local finishes count towards ACL State Standings.

The American Cornhole League (ACL) is proud to be the premiere, leading league for the sport of cornhole. Each and every event is powered by ACL software which allows directors to run and manage players, stats and events. The software also allows each player to access their events and information, and much more. The software offers the following ACL points earning formats at any and all levels and event types.

SINGLE ELIMINATION

A single-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament in which a participant is no longer eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost one match.

DOUBLE ELIMINATION

A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two matches.

ACL STACK

A Stack format tournament is a type of elimination tournament in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two matches but will continue to play in the tournament until a final placement has been secured. Once a player loses her/his second game, she/he is dropped into a lower stack and will continue to play matches in that Stack until she/he has a final standing. Unlike Single and Double elimination, there are no ties in the final standings of a Stack format.

ACL SWAP

ACL Swap is a round robin format where players are randomly assigned to a different doubles partner each round of the tournament. Players are ranked individually and the results are typically used to place players with a partner for a single or double elimination tournament.

ACL ROUNDERS

ACL Rounders is a progressive round robin format. Teams/players compete against a random opponent in the first round. In subsequent rounds, teams/players will compete against an opponent with a similar record to them (1-0 vs 1-0, 3-2 vs 3-2, etc.) Results from Rounders are typically used to place teams/players into a single or double elimination tournament and can be used to divide players/teams into various skill levels (Open format).

ACL ROUND ROBIN

A round robin style tournament is where teams/players play one another an equal number of times, accumulating wins/losses, total points scored and point differential against their opponents. Results from round robin are typically used to seed players and teams into an elimination style final bracket. Alternatively, round robin can be used for league play over the course of several weeks.

Currently only available in ACL Lite.

ACL TEAMS

ACL Teams allows groups of 3+ to compete against other teams in singles and doubles formats. Win a majority of the games within a match and your team wins!

BAGS + EQUIPMENT
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The ACL certification standards for three levels of equipment that players and enthusiasts can use when making cornhole equipment purchase decisions.

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OFFICIAL CERTIFIED
ACL CORNHOLE BOARDS

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You can find a variety of ACL certified boards at our ACL online store.

Unlike certified cornhole bags, not all boards need to be certified with ACL markings to be used in ACL play, with the exception of the ACL Pro Division.

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