Pets are not allowed for the safety of other participants. 

Tournaments will be single elimination. If a division has less than eight (8) teams, they will participate in a round-robin format where teams will play multiple games before advancing either to the championship or knock out round. The final tournament format will be determined based on the number of participating teams if this scenario is deployed. 

We will not make any changes to the team’s roster on the day of the event.  

Each team should have its own team uniform shirt. Shirts should be the same color and should match evenly across the entire company.

Full-sized footballs will be used. Targets will vary in size and distance, with each target having a circular cutout to throw through. Participants cannot use their own footballs. 

Participants will be allowed to park on the MCC campus with first-come first-serve parking starting at the parking garage up the road from the fields of play. Once full, participants will have to find alternate parking on campus. There will be a map with different options for you to look at before the big day!

Although food and drinks are allowed in the tailgate area, only water is permitted on the fields. Outside food and beverages are not allowed on the fields.

We will have a Beer Garden on-site that provides complimentary beer, soda, and water. We will not have food for purchase on the day of. If you would like to place a catering order for your tailgate, please visit the Team Store. 

You will receive a code to join your team from your company's team captain. 

Here is a helpful tutorial on how to sign up: How to sign up as a Corporate Cup Participant

Full-time employees, part-time employees, and interns (as long as they work at least 20 hours per week). Ineligible individual team members include family members of employees. 

Spectators may sit in the same area as the team.  

We ask that you compete in only one tournament event on June 6th. You are limited to one skill event as long as your team is within the gender requirements listed. 

This rule does not apply to the pickleball and basketball tournaments leading up to the day of June 6th. 

First, make sure you are registered as the Team Captain for your corporate team. If you are part of an organization with high email security, our newsletters may be filtered into your junk or spam folder. If you are still not receiving our communications, please contact your team’s designated Waco Sports representative.

To help you, we’ve created a page with all the resources you need as a Team Captain. This page includes tutorials and materials to guide you: Team Captain Resources 

Please review this video that walks you through a step-by-step process for signing up your team: How to Sign Up Your Corporate Cup Team

Yes, companies are allowed to combine as many as they would like as long as they stay under 51 team members to qualify as a D3 team.

Your division is based on the total number of employees your company has. D1- 251+ D2- 51-250 D3- 1-50.

As a spectator, you are welcome to come cheer on your team at any of our events!

The following events are FREE for spectators to come cheer on their corporate team. 

3v3 Basketball Tournament & 3 Point Contest- April 23 & 24

Pickleball Tournament- May 28 & 29

Corporate Cup- June 6

Judges will be scouting for the best setup, theme, and spirit of your tailgate. 

Yes, you may bring your own food and drink to your tailgate space!

Beer and wine are permitted on-site. Hard liquor is not allowed.

From February 1st to April 30, 2026, participating company teams will support five Greater Waco charities: Friends for Life, Shepherds Heart, the Greater Waco Sports Commission, Habitat for Humanity, and Carter BloodCare - by making monetary donations, volunteering their time, hosting a company blood drive, or donating blood. Each charity will rank teams within their divisions based on the total cash donations, hours logged, and units of blood donated. The Greater Waco Sports Commission will then use these rankings to allocate points for the overall Corporate Cup competition. Teams must indicate their Corporate Cup involvement when donating or volunteering to ensure accurate tracking.

To earn points for the charity challenge, please visit the Charity Challenge page: Charity Challenge

You can explore the charities you can support and visit their pages to get involved. Be sure to let any prospective charity know you’re participating in the Corporate Cup when donating your time, money, or blood!

Click here to view the details for the Light Up the Dark 5K: Light Up the Dark 5K

The Light Up the Dark 5K will take place on April 18th from 5:30 to 9:30 PM.  

Registration for the 5K event will close on April 10 to allow time for us to import all registrations into the 5K website. After this date, participants will no longer be able to register as part of their corporate team.

You will sign up through the Corporate Cup website using your team's join code. Here is a tutorial on how to register as a participant: How to Sign Up for the 5K for Corporate Cup

We will take care of the rest to make sure your information is transferred properly for our Light Up the Dark 5K. If you are not signed up on the Corporate Cup website as a participant for the 5K, you will not get points for your team.  

You can purchase a spectator pass for this event by going to the Light Up the Dark 5K registration page: 5K Registration Page

This event is a partnership with Unbound Now to help raise awareness and support the fight against human trafficking.

You may enter up to 10 participants in the 5K. All participants must register through the Corporate Cup website to ensure accurate scoring for your team. Please note that points will only be awarded for the 10 individuals your team registers through the Corporate Cup site. Here is a video tutorial for: How to Sign Up for the 5K