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What's New With ACL Cornhole
(Welcome to our first published article covering ACL!)
A competitive league that started with an audience of around 20 people has grown to what it is today. ACL, an acronym for American Cornhole League, has officially presented itself in the open sports market, and has happily won us over. What was perceived as an everyday, yet casual, game played from one's backyard to local carnivals, ACL has sanctioned the sport as an official one for all to see and play. With a fresh, yet first, article talking about it and finally covering all there is going on, despite the craziness going on in the outside world, what's new and what word has the ACL spread within the year? Let's talk about it!
The league schedule is probably what majority of the folks want to know, and here you go—the ACL Pro Johnsonville Championships to be aired on ESPN or ACL's exclusive ACL Digital Network (ACLDN):
ACL Pro Johnsonville Cornhole Championships
| Date | Tournament | Aired On |
|---|---|---|
| Friday-Sunday February 11-13, 2022 | ACL Kickoff Battle (Los Angeles, CA) | ESPN / ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday March 18-20, 2022 | ACL Cornhole Mania (Washington D.C.) | ESPN / ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday May 6-8, 2022 | ACL Bag Brawl (Houston, TX) | ESPN / ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday July 1-4, 2022 | ACL Final Chase (Bedford Park, IL) | ESPN / ACLDN |
| Monday-Sunday August 1-7, 2022 | ACL World Championships (Rock Hill, SC) | ESPN / ACLDN |
ACL Pro Shootout Series
| Date | Tournament | Aired On |
|---|---|---|
| Friday-Sunday May 20-22, 2022 | ACL Pro Shootout #1 (Fort Worth, TX) | CBS / ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday June 3-5, 2022 | ACL Pro Shootout #2 (Mesa, AZ) | CBS / ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday June 10-12, 2022 | ACL Pro Shootout #3 (Las Vegas, NV) | CBS / ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday June 24-26, 2022 | ACL Pro Shootout #4 (Everett, WA) | CBS / ACLDN |
| Monday-Sunday July 15-17, 2022 | ACL Pro Shootout #5 (Triadelphia, WV) | CBS / ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday July 22-23, 2022 | ACL Pro Shootout #6 (Lakeland, FL) | CBS / ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday August 19-20, 2022 | ACL Pro Shootout #7 (Wichita, KS) | CBS / ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday September 2-3, 2022 | ACL Pro Shootout #8 (CT) | CBS / ACLDN |
| Saturday September 17, 2022 | ACL Pro Shootout Championship | CBS |
Bacardi Spiced ACL Open Series
| Date | Tournament | Aired On |
|---|---|---|
| Friday-Sunday October 8-10, 2021 | ACLDN | |
| Friday-Sunday October 22-24, 2021 | ACL Open #2 (Rapid City, SD) | ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday November 5-7, 2021 | ACL Open #3 (Cincinnati, OH) | ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday December 3-5, 2021 | ACL Open #4 (Virginia Beach) | ACLDN |
| Monday-Sunday January 7-9, 2022 | ACL Open #5 (Asheville, NC) | ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday January 14-16, 2022 | ACL Open #6 (Winter Haven, FL) | ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday January 29-30, 2022 | ACL Open #7 (Louisville, KY) | ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday February 25-27, 2022 | ACL Open #8 (Kansas City, MO) | ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday March 11-13, 2022 | ACL Open #9 (Cedar Falls, IA) | ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday April 2022 | ACL Open #10 (CA) | ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday April 22-24, 2022 | ACL Open #11 (Tiverton, RI) | ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday May 20-22, 2022 | ACL Open #12 (Fort Worth, TX) | ACLDN |
| Monday-Sunday June 3-5, 2022 | ACL Open #13 (Mesa, AZ) | ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday June 10-12, 2022 | ACL Open #14 (Las Vegas, NV) | ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday June 24-26, 2022 | ACL Open #15 (Evert, WA) | ACLDN |
| Friday-Sunday July 15-17, 2022 | ACL Open #16 (Triadelphia, WV) | ACLDN |
Schedule Source: IPlayCornhole.com
Quite a beefy schedule, filled with competitive bag-throwing thrills, isn't it? Be sure to tune in, whether you're subscribed to cable, streaming and/or ACL's app airing all the competition throughout the season.
Along with the national schedule comes ACL's College Cornhole. Given that college sports is the most popular of all time, with its school spirit and passionate fans around the country, the National College Cornhole Championship (NCCC) will launch starting from December 31, 2021 to January 2, 2022. While the ACL College season has already started, here's their full schedule:
ACL College Tour Schedule
| Date | Tournament |
|---|---|
| September 18, 2021 | |
| September 25, 2021 | |
| October 02, 2021 | |
| October 09, 2021 | |
| October 23, 2021 | LSU vs Ole Miss |
| October 30, 2021 | Penn State vs Ohio State |
| November 13, 2021 | Duke vs Virginia Tech |
| November 20, 2021 | Florida vs Missouri |
| November 27, 2021 | Clemson vs South Carolina |
| December 04, 2021 | BIG12 Champ Game |
Not a bad scheduling for those who hold their college spirits high. Though since ACL continues to grow their leagues, I'm sure we'll be seeing more college teams compete in the near future.
Another cool discovery, mentioned earlier, is the ACLDN—ACL Digital Network. This is their exclusive streaming service featuring all full-length broadcasts since their live launch in 2017. That's impressive since various replays of games often show the condensed versions, due to time constraints. Perhaps, as someone who's subscribed to both cable and streaming, it's about time that leagues show full, unedited replays of these games as if we're re-living that very moment it aired. Makes for a much better experience. You can choose between their monthly or yearly subscription—monthly goes for $4.99 a month, and their yearly goes for $50. All I can say is I wish other streaming services were this reasonable, but that's another topic of discussion.
Lots of chaos going on in the world, so may as well rest your mind and your soul and enjoy a laid-back competition of cornhole. You'll be glad you did.
Do you, or anyone you know, going to compete in this year's and next year's cornhole competition? Any event(s) you're looking forward to? Have you competed in cornhole before? Let's talk about it in the comments below!
