DEKAROUND GUIDELINE

AMERICAN DEAF CORNHOLE, LLC

ADC Divisions are intended to group players of similar skill level together for competitive and social play. It is important that players read, review, understand, and establish their skill level. This helps a player to know where they stand and compete against players of similar skill level.

NOTE:  We also offer an (Click > to view the video) American Sign Language version for the dekaround guideline.

• DIVISIONS:

• It is MANDATORY for the NEW players to complete their dekarounds before participating in their first  VIRTUAL and OPTIONAL for the in-Person tournament.
• This helps ADC determine your skill level for placement in the correct division as following:

• ADVANCED:

• 70.00+ (10 rounds)
• 7.25+ PPR

• COMPETITIVE:

• 50 - 69.99 (10 rounds)
• 6.0 -7.24 PPR

• INTERMEDIATE:

• 35 - 49.99 (10 rounds)
• 4.75 - 5.99 PPR

• SOCIAL:

• 0 - 34.99 (10 rounds)
• 0 - 4.74 PPR

• WOMEN’S SOCIAL:

• 0 - 4.49 (10 rounds)
• 0 - 34.99 PPR

• The player has THREE OPTIONS to do the Dekaround:

• Do the facebook live (the instruction is provided below);
• Contact ADC officers or your local tournament director such as North Carolina Big Bear Baggers, WSAD Cornhole Mustangs, Austin Flying Hands or others to watch your Dekaround and submit to ADC’s Tournament Operations and/or Rules/Regulations Coordinator.
• If you have already participated in your local tournament and played 10 rounds tournament, please have your tournament director to submit the Dekaround or the tournament’s point averages

• How to do the Dekaround:

• We will ask players to throw two (2) sets of 10 rounds.
• The maximum score per round is 12 and the maximum overall score is 120 points. Your average for two sets of 10 rounds will place you in the proper division.
• This allows each player to self-rate to have a fair level of competition. ADC Officers may override a skill level if they feel a player is “sandbagging”.

• Facebook Live – must be streamed live in the American Deaf Cornhole DEKAROUND group.
• Make sure the Wi-Fi is off and turn on “Do Not Disturb”.

• If you have a strong Wi-Fi connection, that is acceptable as long it does not interfere with your game.

• Both boards must be visible with a scorekeeping device. 
• You as a player need to be completely visible in the game.
• If you are not visible on your screen in the live video, you will be asked to re-do. 
• Scorekeeper - iPad, Score tower, dry erase board, etc. (Scoreholio app, Scoreboard app, Sport Cam app is a great app for iPad or mobile phone (preferred). Laptop can be used.)
• The player is allowed to do warm-up before starting his/her game.

• You are required to let us know via FB Live if you will or will not do your warm-up. 
• You may do a one-time warm-up for both sides, 4 bags each.After warm-up, inform us that you are ready to begin your game.

• Issues:

• If a game is interrupted or frozen for some reason and not completed live, you will have to start where the video left off.
• If your video doesn’t show three rounds (3rd, 6th and 7th), you will either need to redo these rounds.
• You are not ALLOWED to turn the FB Live off on purpose to review your rounds or mistakes.
• Please reach out to Men’s/Women’s Division Coordinators and Rule & Regulations Coordinator for assistance.

• Your Dekaround:

• Both sets will have separate live streams.
• You will throw 10 rounds, 4 bags per round, and total up the score from each round. 
• You must alternate throwing from each side of the board, this is referred to as going down and back in the same lane. If you throw the first round from the right side of the board, you will walk down to score, collect the bags and then will throw back down from the left side of the board.

• If going down and back in the same lane isn’t an option, you may alternate throws from the same board.

• Use a bag to help remind yourself which side you must throw from next.

• After completing each game, bring your scorekeeper device closer to show your score and then stop the live stream and click share. Take a picture of your score and post it in the comments under your video.
• If you have any questions about Dekaround, please contact Nick Helsel, Rules & Regulations Coordinator at RulesADC@gmail.com,  Adam Wasilewski at ADCTOCoordinators@gmail.com

Last revised October 26, 2023