1. Roster & Eligibility

• Team Structure: Teams consist of four (4) core players plus the option for one (1) designated substitute.
• Roster Lock: All rosters (including the optional sub) must be finalized by Friday, August 21. No roster changes are permitted after this date.
• Playoff Sub Restriction: Substitutes are ineligible to compete in the Playoffs. Only core rostered players may shoot in Playoff matches.
• Location Limit (Max 2 Locations): Teams may play from up to two (2) separate locations maximum. Teammates do not all need to shoot on the same machine, but your team's players must be split across no more than two home setups (e.g., 3 players at Location A and 1 player at Location B).

2. Schedule & Match Timelines

• League Week: An official league week runs from Monday at 12:00 AM PST through Sunday at 11:59 PM PST.
• Flex Scheduling: Games can be played on your home machine at any time during the active league week.
• Submission Deadline: All scores and required verification videos must be uploaded to the official Pop-A-Shot portal by Sunday at 11:59 PM PST. Late submissions will not count toward that week's matchup.

3. Gameplay Specs & Machine Rules

• Game Setting: All official league games must be played on game mode 1 - 30 seconds standard time, 15 seconds Bonus time 1, 10 seconds bonus time 2.
• Weekly Requirement: Each active player shoots and submits two (2) official league games per week.
• Ball Limits & Equipment Standards: Dual Hoop Machines (e.g., Home Dual Official): Maximum of 7 balls per game. Single Hoop Machines (e.g., Home Single): Maximum of 4 balls per game. All games must be played using official Pop-A-Shot basketballs properly inflated.
• Machine Scoring & Miscounts: The score recorded by your machine's LED display is final. Sensors occasionally miscount shots; only the official score registered on the display during the video submission will count.

4. Video & Score Verification

• Submission Portal: Scores and game videos must be uploaded directly to the provided Pop-A-Shot league portal before the weekly Sunday deadline.
• 100% Video Requirement: Players must submit video proof for both (2) weekly games.
• Framing Requirements: Video submissions must clearly show the player shooting, the game timer, and the final score display. Zoom in if you have to!

5. Scoring & Match Results

• Weekly Team Total: A team's weekly score is the combined sum of all four active core players' 2 submitted games (8 total scores).
• Forfeits & Double Losses: If a team fails to submit scores/videos for the week, they forfeit. If neither team in a matchup submits scores/videos, both teams receive a Loss.
• Match Tiebreaker: If two teams tie on total points in a weekly matchup, the win is awarded to the team with the highest single individual game score recorded by any player on either team that week.

6. Playoff Format & Seeding

• Division Placement: Teams are seeded into skill-matched divisions based on Pre-Season (Week 1) performance.
• Playoff Qualification: The top four (4) teams in each division advance to the playoffs based on overall Win/Loss record.
• Standings Tiebreaker: If two teams finish the regular season with the same Win/Loss record, the playoff seed is determined by Total Points Scored across the regular season.
• Playoff Schedule: Week 7 (Semifinals): Seed #1 vs. Seed #4 | Seed #2 vs. Seed #3. Week 8 (Championship): Semifinal Winner 1 vs. Semifinal Winner 2.