This post is sponsored by MedCity News.
The medical community’s elite athletes gather at 4 p.m. today for the annual MedCity News Medical Cornhole Tournament.
If people are involved in healthcare in Ohio, they’re playing cornhole today: Cleveland Clinic Innovations, BioEnterprise, OrthoHelix Surgical Designs, Medical Mutual, the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland Medical Mart and Convention Center, and many start-ups, investors, hospitals and organizations that care about healthcare (and cornhole).
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Participants and their cheering sections will start gathering at 4 p.m. at Gateway Plaza between Progressive Field and Quicken Loans Arena. The tournament kicks off at 5 p.m. Onlookers are more than welcome: the event is free to attend with an optional $15 for the hot dogs, hamburgers and other picnic food available (alcohol available at a cash bar; proceeds donated to charity). There will also be extra cornhole sets for the audience to use and raffles for baseball tickets, restaurant gift certificates and other prizes.
The MedCity News/Las Vegas odds put Cleveland Clinic Innovations, Cleveland Medical Devices, Downtown Cleveland Alliance and Kaiser Permanente in the final four (sleeper pick: Ohio Hospital Association).
Just like last year, there’s a small chance of rain today. But also like last year when the tournament went off without a hitch, the skies will be clear for the tournament.
For those who can’t make it but want to watch, visit MedCityNews.com or our UStream channel come tournament time where we’ll have a live video feed from the event.
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Below are directions, rules of cornhole and other details. If you have questions, contact MedCity News via e-mail or call (216) 453-2662 Ext. 105.
For the teams
Cornhole games start at 5 p.m., but please come in advance of the 5 p.m. start time to sign in and get your free cornhole t-shirts, and wristbands that give you access to the food and soft drinks (alcohol available at a cash bar). There are 10 cornhole sets, and games will run continuously. The winning team will walk away with its own cornhole set, a $100 gift certificate to Brennan’s Catering, four Club Seats to a Lake Erie Monsters game and bragging rights as the best cornhole players in healthcare.
For the cheering sections
Cheering is encouraged. There will be some cornhole boards for onlookers to play, and everyone has a chance to take part in drawings that include gift certificates from local restaurants and gifts from organizations including the Akron Aeros, American Greetings, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Plus, and Kaiser Permanente.
Watch it live – online
MedCity News will broadcast the tournament via its UStream channel, which will also be posted at MedCityNews.com at tournament time.
Directions & parking
Gateway Plaza is between Progressive Field and Quicken Loans Arena. Street parking, lots and parking garages abound. Traffic will be manageable (the Indians are on the road).
Who do we thank for all this?
Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Cleveland Medical Mart and Convention Center, Fleishman Hillard, Perspectus Architecture, thunder::tech and Studiothink have graciously sponsored the event. They’re also playing in the tournament.
Weather
There’s a mild chance of rain with a high of 84. In other words, it will be beautiful for cornhole.
Basic cornhole rules
This is a fun event, and everyone will be forgiving about the rules. But the tournament will be run under the official setup and rules of cornhole. Here are the rules to keep in mind.
- Cornhole sets are 27 feet apart. Teammates throw four bags from opposite sides of one another alongside the cornhole platforms. An “inning” consists of both teams throwing a eight bags.
- A team wins when it is the first to reach or exceed 21 points.
- A bag in the hole is worth three points. A bag on top of the platform (a bag “in the count”) is worth one point. Keep this in mind: Opponents throwing in the same half-inning will cancel one another’s bags. For example, if opponents match one another by each putting a bag in the hole, those bags cancel one another out. Only uncanceled bags count for points.
- Fun: You are not required to have fun. But it will be hard not to.
