Event Rules

Rules

• Teams will consist of no more than six (6) members for both women’s and men’s teams.
• The six members that play the first game of the event will stay the same throughout the event. There will be no substitution of players.
• In the case of an injury, a substitution can replace the injured player. However, the injured player is out of the event and not allowed to come back in and play.
• This will be a double-elimination event.
• Games will be played on a half court using Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) rules with the following exceptions:

• The first team to score 12 points in each game will be declared the winner. Each game must be completed within a 15-minute time limit. If neither team has scored 12 points and the 15-minute time limit expires, the team ahead at that time will be declared the winner. If tied at the end of the 15-minute time limit, sudden death play will begin, in which the first team to score will be declared the winner. To begin sudden death play, first possession will be determined by a coin flip.
• Baskets outside the 3-point line will count as 2 points. Baskets on or within the 3-point line will count as 1 point.
• The ball must be brought out beyond the 3-point line on every change of possession, regardless of whether the ball hits the rim on a shot. Both feet must clear the line.
• Substitutes will be allowed during dead ball situations only. The official will administer the ball during dead ball situations at the top of the key behind the 3-point line.
• Each team will be awarded one 30-second timeout per contest.
• FOULS…Each team is allowed six (6) team fouls per contest. For each foul after the sixth team foul, one (1) point will be awarded to the opposing team.
• No dunking will be allowed. Violation will result in no points scored and a loss of possession.

• All judgments made by the officials will be final. No protesting allowed.
• No game will start with less than three team members. Forfeiture of game will result five minutes after the court becomes available for play of the scheduled game.

Equipment Provided

• Game Balls

Rules

• Teams will consist of no more than 8 players. Only 3 players from each team can be on the field at one time.
• There must be always at least one female player and one male player on the field for each team.
• This will be a double-elimination event.
• No goalie
• Mercy Rule: If a team is up by 10 points at half time, the game will conclude. The team with the most points wins.
• Games will consist of two 10-minute halves with a 3-minute halftime. The game clock will not stop unless there is an injury.
• Female player goals are worth 2 points and male player goals are worth 1 point.
• Unlimited substitutions are allowed, which can occur at any dead ball.
• All dead ball kicks must be indirect except in the case of a penalty kick or corner kick.
• During dead ball kicks, the players on the defensive team must be at least five yards off the ball.
• All penalty kicks will take place at the top of the midfield circle on the offensive side. If the kicking team does not convert the kick, a goal kick is awarded to the opposing team.
• Goals can only be scored after crossing mid-field.
• If a ball goes out of bounds, it must be kicked in as opposed to thrown in.
• The goal box, 7 yards wide 3 yards long, is directly in front of the goal. No player may touch the ball within the goal box; however, any player may move through the goal box. Any part of the ball or player’s body on the line is considered in the goal box; the player is an extension of the box. An INFRACTION occurs if a defender touches the ball in the goal box, a penalty kick is awarded to the offensive team. If an offensive player touches the ball within the goal box, a goal kick is awarded to the defensive team. Habitual touches in the goal box MAY result with a Yellow Card given to offending party. If the ball comes to a complete stop in the goal box, regardless of which team touched it last, a goal kick is awarded to the defensive team.
• If the score is tied at the end of regulation, it will go to 3 extra minutes. The first team to score will win. (Golden goal)
• There is no offsides!
• Slide tackling is not allowed!
• Indoor soccer shoes, rubber cleats, and regular tennis shoes are accepted. Shin guards are optional.

All Track timing event changes must be done before all events start.

Track Event Regulations

• Impeding the progress of another runner constitutes a foul. Fouling may result in a time penalty assessed (15 seconds) of the runner committing the foul in that event.
• All participants must report to the staging area (center of track) 20 minutes before their scheduled Company Division event. If a participant misses their heat, there will not be a “make-up” heat, nor can they run with another heat.
• Spikes up to ¼ inch in length will be allowed.

Rules

• Three (3) male and three (3) female can participate per team.
• One (1) male and one (1) female participant per age group is allowed.
• Age groups are as follows: 30 and under, 31 to 44, 45 and over.
• Times for each participant will be recorded separately.

All Track timing event changes must be done before all events start.

Track Event Regulations

• Impeding the progress of another runner constitutes a foul. Fouling may result in a time penalty assessed (15 seconds) of the runner committing the foul in that event.
• All participants must report to the staging area (center of track) 20 minutes before their scheduled Company Division event. If a participant misses their heat, there will not be a “make-up” heat, nor can they run with another heat.
• Spikes up to ¼ inch in length will be allowed.

Rules

• Teams will consist of four (4) members – (2) males & (2) females.
• The cumulative age of the four runners must be a minimum of 100 years.
• Batons must be successfully passed within the 22-meter exchange zone.
• Race legs are 400 meters each. The total distance is 1600 meters.
• “Out-of-zone” exchanges or obstructing other runners is a 15-second penalty.
• After the 1^st lap, runners can merge into the inside lanes.

All Track timing event changes must be done before all events start.

Track Event Regulations

• Impeding the progress of another runner constitutes a foul. Fouling may result in a time penalty assessed (15 seconds) of the runner committing the foul in that event.
• All participants must report to the staging area (center of track) 20 minutes before their scheduled Company Division event. If a participant misses their heat, there will not be a “make-up” heat, nor can they run with another heat.
• Spikes up to ¼ inch in length will be allowed.

Rules

• Teams will consist of four (4) members – (2) males & (2) females.
• The cumulative age of the four walkers must be a minimum of 120 years.
• Race legs are 100 meters each. The total distance is 400 meters.
• Exchanges must be made successfully within the 22-meter exchange zone.
• “Out-of-zone” exchanges or obstructing other participants is a 15-second penalty.
• Each participant will move from station to station picking up specific office supplies and placing them in their briefcase before walking.
• An example of what is and is not walking will be demonstrated prior to the event.
• Judges will be placed around the entire course. They will determine when a walker is not walking by the rules and keep a record of those infractions.
• A penalty of five (5) seconds will be assessed for each infraction.

• If the briefcase is dropped in a relay, the walker who dropped the briefcase must pick it up. If, in doing so, the walker impedes the progress of any other walker, he or she has fouled and will result in a 15-second penalty.

All Track timing event changes must be done before all events start.

Track Event Regulations

• Impeding the progress of another runner constitutes a foul. Fouling may result in a time penalty assessed (15 seconds) of the runner committing the foul in that event.
• All participants must report to the staging area (center of track) 20 minutes before their scheduled Company Division event. If a participant misses their heat, there will not be a “make-up” heat, nor can they run with another heat.
• Spikes up to ¼ inch in length will be allowed.

Rules

• Teams will consist of four (4) members – (2) male & (2) female.
• The cumulative age of the four runners must be a minimum of 120 years.
• Batons must be successfully passed within the 22-meter exchange zone.
• Race legs are 100 meters each. The total distance is 400 meters.
• “Out-of-zone” exchanges or obstructing other runners is a 15-second penalty.
• If a baton is dropped in a relay, the runner who dropped the baton must pick it up. If, in doing so, the runner impedes the progress of any other runner, he or she has fouled and will result in a 15-second penalty.

Rules

• This is a mixed doubles competition – one (1) male & one (1) female.
• This will be a double-elimination event.
• Each team is allowed one (1) mixed double team.
• One team will be solids (1-7), one team will be stripes (9-15).
• If the 8-ball is pocketed on the break, the shooter wins. If the 8-ball is pocketed and there is a foul or a scratch, the shooter loses.
• On the break, if the breaker pockets a stripe or solid, the breaker will then be assigned to that group of balls, known as the correct balls.
• If the person shooting makes his/her ball, that same person will shoot again. This will continue until a shot is missed.
• If the breaker pockets one or more balls from each group, he/she may choose to be either, by making a ball from one group on the next shot. A combination using a ball from each group is legal at this point, prior to one player being assigned their group.
• COMBINATIONS: Player must strike his ball first to be legal – except in open table situations. Again, the 8-ball is neutral. Pocketed balls will not be spotted or returned to play.
• BALLS ON FLOOR: 8-ball off the table results in loss of game. Other object balls must be spotted. This is not a foul, and the player continues to shoot if one of his balls was pocketed. The floored ball is spotted before another shot is taken.
• ONE FOOT is to always remain on the floor.
• WAYS TO LOSE:
  1. Opponent pockets his numerical group and then legally pockets 8-ball. 8-ball must be pocketed in a called pocket.
  2. 8-ball is pocketed in a wrong pocket or is knocked to floor.
  3. Failure to call the pocket into which the 8-ball falls.
  4. When playing the 8-ball, player scratches the cue ball.
• DECLARING A POCKET: This is only necessary when shooting the 8-ball.
• HOW TO WIN:
  1. A player has pocketed all his balls and legally pocketed the 8-ball in a called pocket.
  2. 8-ball is made on the break.
  3. NOTE: The 8-ball cannot be played at the same time the last ball of your category is made. The 8-ball must be a separate shot.

All judgments made by the officials will be final. No protesting allowed.

Rules

• Each team will consist of four (4) members – 2 males and 2 females.
• Each team player will bowl (3) three games against teams in their own division.
• Games will be played in accordance with Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) rules.
• Teams will be given a 15-minute warm-up prior to the start of the event.
• Winners for each division will be declared based upon the highest 3-game total.
• In the event of a tie score in the overall team total, the best team score in the 3rd game will be declared the winner. If still tied, the best team score in the 2nd game will be used, etc.
• No substitution of players can be made once play begins.
• Each player or the team will bowl three frames. All players scores determine team points.

Equipment Provided

• Bowling Balls
• Bowling Shoes

Format

There will be a Women’s and Men’s division. Each company has the opportunity to have 2 females in the Women’s division and 2 males in the Men’s division. It is not required to participate in both divisions.

*Rock, Paper, Scissors between captains decides the team who takes the lead toss in Round 1

Official Scoring:

• Games are played to 21 points.
• Differential Scoring, example below:
  • Team A tosses and scores 1-1-3-0 = 5
  • Team B tosses and scores 1-1-0-1 = 3
  • End of Round 1: Team A leads 2-0
• Bags tossed or knocked into the target hole are worth 3pts.
• Bags that land (and remain) on the target board are worth 1 pt.
• Bags that hit the ground before landing on the board or going in the hole do not count
• Bags that land (or end up) on the ground are worth 0 pts.

Rules

Once all bags have been thrown, points will be tallied.

The opposite side will then do the same.

• The team with the highest score in the previous round throws the lead toss for the round.
• Both teams’ alternate tosses until all eight bags have been tossed. (This concludes a round.)
• Player’s feet should not project past the front of the target during a toss.
• Boards will be placed 27′ from front to front.
• No substitution of players can be made once play begins.

This is a Double Elimination Tournament in each Division.

Rules

• Team will consist of two (2) members – one (1) male and one (1) female.
• Double elimination event.
• Teams play to 301, must get exactly 301.
• No substitution of players can be made once play begins.
• Players must alternate turns.
• Three darts thrown each round.

This is a Double Elimination Tournament in each Division.

Rules

• Team will consist of two (2) members – one (1) male and one (1) female.
• The event will be 18 holes, with a “Best Throw” scramble format. Each player will throw a drive from the tee pad, as well as after each subsequent “best throw,” until a disc is thrown into the basket. At least one shot from each player is required to be used per hole. Each Team of two, will record one score for each hole.

• 3-disc starter packs can be purchased at the event if needed or purchased early at Duck’s Flying Discs at 816 W. 13^th 10% discount.

• The tournament will begin with a shotgun start with at least 2 teams per hole.
• The score is to be recorded on the UDISC app. At least one teammate will need to download the app.
• In the event of a tie, the team with the most birdies will be deemed the winner. If still tied, the team with the most birdies + pars will be deemed the winner, and so on. If still tied, the winner will be determined by coin flip.
• A maximum score of six (6) per hole is allowed.
• No substitution of players can be made once play begins.

Teams

Each company may enter one coed team in the Dodgeball Tournament. Team will consist of 10 players max. Six players compete at a time (3 men and 3 women) on the court. Teams can start with 4 or 5 players but must have at least 2 women to begin each game.

The games will be played on indoor turf fields. The playing court will be 60’ long by 30’ wide divided into two equal sections by a centerline. Attack lines will be 3m from, and parallel to the centerline.

Game time is forfeit time.

The official ball used in the tournament will be a 6″ Rhino Skinned Ball. The event will be a double elimination tournament in each Division. The object of the game is to eliminate all opposing players by getting them “OUT”. This may be done by:

1. Hitting an opposing player with a LIVE thrown ball below the shoulders.
2. Catching a LIVE ball thrown by your opponent before it touches the ground.

LIVE BALL: A ball that has been thrown and has not touched a wall, ceiling, court divider, floor, or any other item outside of the playing court.

Game begins by placing the dodgeballs along the center line – three (3) on one side of the center hash and three (3) on the other. Players then take a position behind their end line. Following a signal by the official, teams may approach the centerline to retrieve the balls. Teams are only entitled to the three (3) balls on their right (cannot retrieve balls to the left). Once a ball is retrieved it must be checked behind the attack-line on your side (or passed to someone on your team behind your attack line) before it can be legally thrown at the opposing team. Once a ball is checked, players can extend to the half court line to make throws.

• During play, all players must remain within the court lines. Players may leave the boundaries only to retrieve stray balls and WILL NOT be considered “live.” If they are hit while retrieving a ball out of bounds, they ARE NOT eliminated. Players must return in-bounds immediately after retrieval.
• If a ball thrown at an individual is caught, the person who threw the ball is eliminated. A member of the team who caught the ball is NOT allowed to come back in the game. The ball can be bobbled but must be caught by the same player (without hitting an obstacle; wall, ceiling, court divider, another player etc.). If it is bobbled and hits an obstacle, the player will be eliminated, regardless of if they catch it or not.
• If a person throwing the ball touches the half court line or the opposing side’s court, they will be eliminated. This includes any part of one’s foot or body.
• Shots to the head do not count and players will remain in the game. If an individual ducks into a throw and it strikes their head or intentionally moves their head, so it is the first body part hit, they are eliminated. If it strikes a body part below the shoulders first before their head, they will still be eliminated.
• A ball is “dead” if it hits the ground, wall, ceiling, court divider, floor, or any other item outside the playing court. Any ball that strikes one of these items before an opposing player is considered “dead” and will not eliminate a player. If it hits multiple individuals on the same team, only the first player hit is eliminated.
• Individuals may hold a ball and use it to block live balls being thrown at them. If the thrown ball strikes the blocking ball first, it will be considered “dead,” and you will not be eliminated. If it strikes a body part below the shoulders before the blocking ball, you will be eliminated. If you drop the blocking ball, you are holding due to a thrown ball, you will be eliminated.
• The first team to legally eliminate all opposing players will be declared the winner. A two-minute time limit will be established for each game. If neither team has been eliminated at the end, the team with the greater number of players remaining will be declared the winner. In the case of an equal number of player/s remaining after regulation, a sudden-death overtime period will be played. All original players who started that game would come back out on the court and the first team to hit an opposing player or catch a live ball wins.
• If a team controls all six (6) balls on their side of the court, they must return at least one dodgeball beyond the opponent’s attack line within five seconds. The Wichita Corporate Challenge operates under the honor system and participants are expected to compete and comply with tournament rules. If a player is aware that they are/were eliminated, they are asked to leave the court immediately (not wait for an official to call you out).
• Each matchup will be a best 2 out of 3 games to determine the winner of that round.

A minimum of two referees officiates each WCC match and will abide by this set of rules.

This is a Double Elimination event in each Division.

Rules

• Event rules coming soon!

RULES

• Teams will consist of four (4) members – two men and two women.
• The tournament will be an 18-hole scramble (best ball).
• The tournament will begin with a shotgun start, teams will be assigned the hole they’re starting on.
• If a company has two golf teams, they will start on different holes.
• Men tee off from the white tee markers and ladies tee off from the red tee markers.
• The score is to be recorded on the scorecard by each team – the honor system applies.
• No handicaps. This is a scratch tournament.
• USGA rules apply. All course rules & regulations apply.
• Winter rules prevail – the ball can be moved one club length (no nearer to the hole). The ball must remain in the same fairway, rough, fringe, etc.
• In the event of a tie, the lowest score on the lowest handicap hole will be used to determine the winner. If still a tie, the lowest score on the second lowest handicap hole will be used, etc.
• No substitution of players can be made once play begins.
• Bogey is your friend. Once you can score no better than a bogey on a hole, pick up the ball and move to the next hole.

PARTICIPANT EQUIPMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Golf Clubs
• Golf Balls
•  Tees

Rules

• Companies may enter one coed team in the Kickball Tournament. Ten players (5 men, 5 women) will be on the field. Twelve players may be used (6 men, 6 women) if they choose to use extra kickers.  Teams can start with 4 men and 4 women.
• Teams may have an unlimited number of participants for the tournament. All the players used in the tournament must be legal players from the company’s participation list.
• Re-entry rules: Any starting player may withdraw and re-enter once, provided such player occupies the same batting position whenever he or she is in the lineup. A substitute who is withdrawn may not re-enter.
• Game time is forfeit time. Players must be at the assigned field at game time.
• Tournament rules will be the World Adult Kickball Association rules for 2024, https://kickball.com/rules/ with the following WCC modifications:
  • Games will be limited to 5 innings or 40 minutes.
  • The “ten run after three innings spread rule” will be in effect for all games. (After three full innings of play, if a team is behind in score by ten or more runs after completing their half of the inning as the kicking team, the game is over.)
  • Co-Ed Rules: The kicking order must alternate men and women. Before the start of the game, each team must fill out and follow their lineup. There are no restrictions on the defensive lineup. There must be an equal number of men and women on the field unless a team is playing down due to an injury. A player must be at the catcher position.
  • A coin flip will determine the home and away team. Teams may choose between being the home team and batting last or the visiting team and being awarded a half run. If there is a tie after 5 innings or the time limit, the half run will go to the visiting team and win the game.
  • In the event of an injury, teams playing with 8 players will be forced to forfeit, as teams may not play with less than eight. In the event of an injury, teams playing with 10 have the choice of playing with 9 and taking an automatic out each time it is the injured player’s turn to kick or dropping down to 8 players with no automatic out (the two players who come out of the game must have kicked consecutively in the kicking order, since the kicking order must remain man/woman).
  • WAKA Rule 14.02 describes how outs are achieved. WCC rules modify how outs are recorded as follows:
    • A force out is made where a fielder tags a base before the runner (who has no open base behind them) arrives at the base, a runner touched by the ball or who touches the ball at any time while not on base while the ball is in play. Throws towards runners must hit below the shoulders.  Any runner hit in the neck or head shall be considered safe at the base they were running toward when the ball hits the runner.  A runner may be called out if he or she purposely tries to block the ball with his or her head.  It is important to note this rule is for player safety.  Repeated violations of this rule may result in a player being ejected from the game.
    • All other aspects of WAKA Rule 14.02 remain unchanged.
  • Baserunners are not allowed to lead off or steal bases. There is no sliding or diving allowed.  Any runner that slides or dives to get to a base or avoid being hit with the ball will be out.
  • *Each team will pitch to their own players. The pitcher must release pitch from within designated pitching circle then stay/duck behind defender and not interfere in play. If the pitcher cannot avoid being hit with kicked ball or disrupting defensive play, the play will be called dead and a re-do.  If a pitcher intentionally interferes with the play, the kicker will be called out and any baserunners will go back to their base.
  • The team on defense in the field will still provide a player to cover the pitching area. This player must stay within pitching circle until the ball is kicked into play.  Leaving the circle early and making a play on the ball will result in a free base for the kicker and any baserunners will move up one base.
  • With the change to the pitching position, there will be no walks, and each kicker will get two pitches to put the ball in play. If both attempts are a foul kick, the kicker will be out.
  • A line will be placed in front of home plate. The pitched ball must pass this line before being kicked.
  • Each field will also have a marked line that a kicked ball must travel beyond. Kicked balls that stay inside that area will be considered a foul kick. If a defender makes a play on a ball before it passes that line, the ball is live and in fair play.
• Runners must do everything they can to avoid contact, but fielders also must be aware of where they are on field and do everything they can to avoid contact.  There will be a safety base at first base for runners to run through.
• Kickballs will be provided.
• Cleats are allowed, but no metal spikes.

This is a Double Elimination event in each Division.

Rules

• Teams will consist of two (2) members – one (1) male and one (1) female.
• The tournament will be 18 holes, total team score.
• The tournament will begin with a shotgun start. Teams will be assigned the hole they’re starting on.
• The score is to be recorded on the scorecard by each team – honor system applies.
• After 18 holes, one scorecard will be signed by all participants and turned in as the official scorecard.
• All-Star Sports rules, as stated on the back of each scorecard, will be the official rules of play.
• In the event of a tie, the group with the most holes-in-one will be deemed the winner. If still tied, the group with the most two-shot holes will be deemed the winner, and so on. If still tied, the winner will be determined by coin flip.
• No substitution of players can be made once play begins.
• A maximum score of six (6) per player per hole is allowed.

Equipment Provided

• Putters
• Golf Balls

Rules

Each team will consist of 1 female and 1 male.

• Teams will be given a 15-minute warm-up prior to the start of the event.
• No substitution of players can be made once play begins.

Serving

Must serve underhand from behind the baseline, cross-court, into the service area past the kitchen.

Scoring

• Determine which team will serve, receive, pick the end of the court, or defer using any fair method (e.g., pick a 1 or 2, coin flip, rock-paper-scissors, etc.).
• Both players on the serving doubles team have the opportunity to serve and score points until they commit a fault *(except for the first service sequence of each new game).
• The first serve of each side-out is made from the right/even court.
• If a point is scored, the server switches sides and the server initiates the next serve from the left/odd court.
• As subsequent points are scored, the server continues switching back and forth until a fault is committed, and the first server loses the serve.
• When the first server loses the serve the partner then serves from their correct side of the court (except for the first service sequence of the game*).
• The second server continues serving until his team commits a fault and loses the serve to the opposing team.
• Once the service goes to the opposition (at side out), the first serve is from the right/even court and both players on that team have the opportunity to serve and score points until their team commits two faults.
• The first team with 11 points wins (win by 2 points).

Quirky Rules

After the serve, the receiving team must let the ball bounce, then the serving team must let that return bounce before hitting. After that, the ball may be volleyed (hit in the air) or off the bounce. A player cannot step in the kitchen unless the ball bounces in the kitchen first.

Equipment Provided

• Paddles
• Balls

This is a Double Elimination event in each Division.

PLAYERS

• Teams are limited to a maximum of 20 players, all of whom must be listed on team roster.
• A player who is not on the team roster is an illegal player. Any game in which he/she plays will be forfeited.

TEAMS

• Teams consist of 10 players. A team must have eight players to begin a game. Any time the team falls below eight players, the game will be forfeited, unless the reason for falling below eight players is due to injury. In this case, teams may continue to play with seven players. Players who arrive late may be added to the bottom of the batting order. NOTE: When a team is playing with eight players, there will not be an automatic out for the ninth position. There can never be more men than women in the line-up to start a game. If a woman is injured and leaves the game, and no replacement is available, the team may continue the game with four men and three women. The batting position vacated by the female will be an out. If the team is batting five men and five women, a man may be removed from the batting order and no penalty is applied.
• New this year, teams have the option of utilizing two (2) designated hitters. One female. One male. Added anywhere in the lineup. They must serve in a DH role and may be substituted like any other position. This means 12 players can be on the lineup card.
• The run rule is as follows: 15 runs after 3 complete innings; 10 runs after 5 complete innings.
• Games will have a 55-minute time limit. No new inning may start after 55 minutes unless the score is tied. Games that are tied after seven innings or 55 minutes will continue until a team has won the game. At the beginning of the eighth inning, the batting team shall put the player who made the last out the previous inning at second base with one out and the inning shall continue. The same will be applied to the team batting in the bottom of the eighth, etc., and continue until a winner is declared.
• Batters receive three balls (walk) and two strikes (out). If a batter hits a second foul after two strikes, the batter is out, the ball is dead, and runners may not advance.
• Game Discipline: Unsportsmanlike conduct will result in the players’ ejection from the game; his or her position in the batting order will be an out. If ejected, the player must leave the softball complex; in addition, the umpire will submit an unsportsmanlike report to the Wichita Corporate Challenge. The WCC staff may impose additional penalties on the player(s) ejected. Some examples of unsportsmanlike conduct include throwing the bat in obvious disgust, fighting, excessive criticizing of the umpire’s calls, etc. Any player ejected from a game will not be allowed to play the remainder of that game or the following game. If a second ejection occurs, the player will be ejected from all WCC activities.

• Homeruns: 2 homeruns are allowed per team. Anything hit after 2 will be counted as an out.
• No alcoholic beverages are permitted on the playing field or in the dugout. Failure to observe this rule may lead to forfeiture of the game.
• Absolutely no protests! The umpire will settle all disputes and rule interpretations on the field. Exception: Questions concerning player eligibility will be noted and the game will continue. The WCC staff will verify the players’ eligibility. If the player in question is ineligible, the team will forfeit the game(s) in which he/she participated.
• GAME TIME IS FORFEIT TIME
• Line-ups should be turned into the scorekeeper at least 15 minutes before scheduled game time.
• Except as presented above, all Wichita Corporate Challenge softball games will be governed by the USSSA rules.
• A player who is bleeding, or has an open wound, or has an excessive amount of blood on his/her uniform, is prohibited from further participation in the game until the bleeding has been stopped and the wound covered.
  1. If treatment can be administered in a reasonable time, the player does not have to leave the game. “Reasonable time” is left to the umpire’s judgment.
  2. If there is an excessive amount of blood on the uniform or a bandage becomes blood-soaked, the uniform or bandage must be changed before the player may continue to participate.
  3. A player prohibited from playing may enter as soon as the bleeding has been stopped and/or the wound covered.
  4. If a player is not available when his/her turn at bat comes up, that position is passed, and no out is assessed.
• If a team is playing with eight players when a player is prohibited from playing because of bleeding or an open wound, the game is not forfeited. The game will continue with seven players; the player may reenter the game as soon as the bleeding has stopped and/or the wound has been covered.
• All players and coaches must stay behind the white line in the dugout.
• Teams are reminded that there is a Wichita City ordinance prohibiting the use of alcoholic beverages at the ballparks. This is NOT WSC policy, but city law. Remember that the Wichita Police do patrol the parks.
• Only team members are permitted in the dugouts. Children attending the game are not allowed in the dugout or on the field and should be watched by their parents and/or guardians.

COED TOURNAMENT RULES

• Coed teams normally consist of five men and five women; a team must have at least four women and four men in the line-up to avoid forfeiture. Teams may use any combination of people if there are never more men than women.
• Batting order: Teams will alternate people and men in the batting order. If there are more women than men, two or more women may bat consecutively. Two men may not bat consecutively UNLESS a woman is removed from the game to tend to a bleeding or open wound. When her turn to bat arises while tending the wound, there is no penalty. Her turn is skipped, and two men will bat consecutively. In this case, if the first man is walked, he is awarded first base only and the next man must bat.
• Walks – If a male is walked, then the next batter (which is a female) automatically advances to second base.
• Once a game has started, if a woman becomes injured or must leave the game to tend a wound, and cannot be replaced with another woman:
  1. If batting more than ten players, a man may be removed from the line-up to maintain the allowable balance of men and women.
  2. If batting eight players, the void created by her departure will be an out.

EQUIPMENT

• The Wichita Sports Commission will provide Men’s Dudley’s Classic M’s softball and women’s Dudley’s Classic M’s softball for each game. The Dudley’s Classic M’s Softballs need to be 11 inches for women’s and 12 inches for men’s.
• Homerun and Foul Balls will need to be shagged by the team at bat.
• Matching uniforms are not required.
• Players are to remain in the dugout when their team is batting. Batter, runners, on deck batter, and coaches are the only team members allowed out of the dugout.
• Bats must be softball bats, not baseball bats.
• Umpire will check bats and equipment before game.

Please keep all equipment in the dugout.

This is a Double Elimination event in each Division.

Rules

• Teams will consist of two members, male or female.
• Each team will receive the same 500-piece puzzle.
• Teams have a time limit of two hours to complete the puzzle. The team that completes the puzzle the fastest is the declared winner. The teams following that will be determined by finishing time or if they have not finished by the two-hour time limit, the teams will be ranked based on the number of remaining pieces.
• No one gets to see the puzzle until the timer begins.
• There are no devices or outside assistance permitted while working on a puzzle and teams are not allowed to distract or approach team tables when the competition is in progress.

Equipment Provided

• Puzzles

Rules

• Event rules coming soon!

Rules

• This is a mixed doubles competition – one (1) male & one (1) female.
• This will be a double-elimination tournament.
• Each company is allowed one (1) mixed double team.
• United States Tennis Association (USTA) rules will be the official rules of play with the following exceptions:
• All matches will be in a best-of-7 format.
• The first team to win 4 games wins the match.
• Warmups are limited to ten (10) minutes.
• No substitution of players can be made once play begins.

Equipment Provided

• Tennis Balls

This is a Double Elimination Tournament in each Division.

Rules

• Event rules coming soon!

Overview

This is a chance for companies to put on their creative thinking cap and design an original and unique team t-shirt. Your company can have fun in the design process by running an internal contest or brainstorming a group. Not only might you win points in the contest, but also your company would stand out as a true TEAM in their matching attire.

Things to Consider

• Each team participating will provide the Games Office with a t-shirt with their design on it to be displayed at the track meet. Each company will then vote for a t-shirt design in the other three divisions. A team captain will place your team’s vote at the designated T-shirt Contest table during the track meet.
• Points:  Participating in t-shirt design is five (5) points. Participating in voting is two (2) points. Placing in the voting will be scored just as every other event – top five places.
• Teams may use the official Corporate Challenge logo in their design.

 Rules

• Each Team must consist of 6 participants (3 males/3 females) No substitutions once the event starts.
•  A 1,200-pound weight limit, per team, will apply. All members of a team will weigh‐in prior to the competition.
• If a team member does NOT weigh-in prior to the start of the competition, they will not be allowed to participate.
• Team members will be required to wear a wristband after the weigh‐in and through the duration of the event.
• Only rubber cleats, tennis shoes, aqua socks or bare feet will be allowed. Absolutely NO Metal Cleats allowed. Those participants found to be wearing illegal shoes will not be allowed to compete.
• Gloves ARE allowed and recommended.
• No sticky substances may be used on hands or gloves.
• No Anchor Belts
• The Tug of War rope is 120’ in length and 1 ¼” in width.
• Teams will be lined up so that the rope will be pulled on the right side (under the participant’s right arms).
• Males and females will be alternated in positions on the rope.
• Participants in the Tug may use feet or hands only to gain foothold. They will not be allowed extensive time to dig in and get set. There will be a one‐minute time limit per tug.
• Participants are NOT ALLOWED to face the opposite direction, put their hands on the ground, or sit down on the ground.
• The winning team will pull the opposing team across the designated victory line (15 feet). If no team has been pulled over the line at the end of the one‐minute time limit, the tug will go to the team who has the advantage at the time.
• If an injury occurs to team participant, a substitute may be allowed, same gender. Entire team will be weighed again to meet the requirement.
• This is a double-elimination tournament.

Rules

• Teams will consist of a maximum of ten (10) members, which includes four (4) substitutes.
• At all times, there may not be more men players on the court than women players.
• The team members that are available for the first game of the event will stay the same throughout the event.
• There will be no roster substitutions.
• This will be a double-elimination tournament.
• If a team starts the first game of the tournament with less than 6 participants and additional team members arrive before that game is completed, the additional team members can enter the court when the ball is dead.
• Teams forfeiting their first game of any match will take a loss for that match.
• Coed USAV rules apply unless otherwise specified.
• Each game will be played to 15 points, rally point scoring. This is the best 2 of 3 series.
• The net height will be set according to Coed USAV playing standards: 7 feet, 10 inches.
• Teams will be allowed one 60-second timeout per game, which can be called by any member of the team.
• The ball is allowed to cross the net on one hit.
• If the ball is touched more than once before going back over the net, one of the touches must be made by a female player.
• Substitution is allowed at any position when the ball is dead.
• All judgments made by the officials will be final. No protesting allowed.
• Blocking of a serve is not allowed.

Equipment Provided

• Game Balls