Policies

Code of Conduct

UCL Player and Fan Code of Conduct · Last updated: October 24, 2026

The United Cornhole League is built on fair competition and a welcoming community. This code applies to everyone who takes part in UCL: players, parents and guardians, fans, directors, officials, volunteers and staff. It covers every sanctioned event, the venue and parking areas around it, travel to and from UCL events, and UCL online spaces, including social media, group chats and livestream comments.

What we expect from everyone

  • Play to win, and play fair. Report scores honestly and accept results you disagree with through the proper process.
  • Treat opponents, partners, officials, directors, venue staff and spectators with respect, before, during and after play.
  • Accept the decisions of directors and officials at the event. Raise disagreements calmly, and appeal afterward if needed.
  • Be on time, follow the event schedule and tell the director if you need to withdraw.
  • Follow venue rules, including rules on alcohol, smoking and restricted areas. Drink responsibly if alcohol is allowed.
  • Look out for junior players and follow UCL's junior safeguarding rules.

What is not allowed

  • Cheating and results manipulation: falsifying scores, agreeing results in advance, deliberately losing, or entering inaccurate results.
  • Playing below your level: misrepresenting your rating or deliberately playing poorly to stay in a lower classification.
  • Equipment violations: using bags that aren't legal for the event, altering approved bags, or tampering with boards or another player's equipment.
  • Betting and integrity: betting on any match or event you play in or officiate, helping others bet using inside information, or accepting anything to influence a result.
  • Harassment and discrimination: insults, slurs, unwanted contact or comments, or targeting anyone because of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or national origin.
  • Threats and violence: threatening, intimidating or physically harming anyone, or damaging property.
  • Abuse of officials: shouting at, threatening or repeatedly arguing with a director or official.
  • Disruptive behavior: intoxication or behavior that disrupts play or puts others at risk.
  • Online misconduct: harassment, threats or false statements about players, directors or UCL online, and sharing private UCL director information.
  • Account misuse: duplicate accounts, impersonating another player, or letting someone else use your membership.

Junior players

  • A parent or guardian must consent to every player under 18 taking part.
  • Adults must follow UCL's junior safeguarding policy, keep communication with junior players open and appropriate, and include a parent or guardian in it.
  • No betting is ever offered on any match that includes a minor.
  • Report any concern about a junior's safety to the event director right away and to admin@uclcornhole.com, the UCL safeguarding contact. If someone is in danger, call 911 first.

At the event

Directors are responsible for conduct at their events. They will:

  1. Warn the person at the time of the offense and note what happened.
  2. Forfeit a player from the event immediately for a serious offense, such as threats, violence, cheating or abuse of officials or other players.
  3. Refuse entry to anyone who has caused, or may cause, a disruption.
  4. Write up the incident after the event and send it to their state's Conference Director.

League sanctions

For anything beyond the event, UCL reviews the report and decides in writing. Depending on what happened and the person's record, UCL may:

  • issue a written warning;
  • remove results or points, or correct a classification;
  • suspend the person from UCL events for a set period;
  • remove Pro status;
  • ban the person from UCL events and online spaces.

Memberships ended for a conduct violation are not refunded. Prize money may be held or withdrawn when results are found to be falsified.

Reporting a concern

  • Tell the event director, or email info@uclcornhole.com with what happened, when, where and who was involved.
  • Anonymous reports are accepted but need enough detail for UCL to follow up.
  • Retaliating against anyone who reports a concern in good faith is itself a violation of this code.

Appeals

You may appeal a suspension or ban in writing to a three-person UCL appeals panel whose members were not involved in the incident. An appeal requires a $100 deposit, refunded if the appeal succeeds in whole or in part. The panel issues a written decision within 14 days. Directors' discipline follows the separate director procedures in the Director Agreement.

UCL Pros

UCL Pros represent the league on broadcasts and at national events, and sign this code each season as a condition of Pro status.