Competitive Offerings

Tuesdays: Rocket League 3v3 (All platforms)

Wednesdays: League of Legends 5v5 (PC Only)

Thursdays: SSBU Crew Battles 5v5 (Switch Only)

All Matches will default to 4:00 PM PST. 

Tuesdays: Rocket League 3v3

Wednesdays: League of Legends 5v5

Thursdays: SSBU Crew Battles 5v5

Matches may be played at a mutually agreed upon alternative time during the week by both coaches. In the event no such time can be found, the default match time shall be in effect. Scholastic Tournament Administrator must approve all reschedule requests.

Note that during Playoffs, Make-up matches are not permitted, and reschedules will be approved on a case-by-case basis.

The season will consist of 10 weeks of League play with 2 weeks of preseason play. 

Preseason play begins on: January 9, 2023

League play concludes on: April 10, 2023

Postseason begins on: April 24, 2023

Postseason concludes by May 20, 2023

Additional postseason dates and Information forthcoming.

For the Fall Open Tournaments: 

No limit to the number of teams. Open to all CIF Member Schools and NASEF Clubs

CIF Esports Initiative League Play: 

One Varsity team for each game title.

CIF Esports Initiative JV League: 

No Limit to the number of teams.

Yes, your school is not restricted to what leagues they may participate in, however the CIF Esports Initiative League & Championship is the only official Varsity competition.

SSBU Crew Battles (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate):

• Each week teams will battle in a best of 3 series.
• Teams of 5 players will battle in a structured 1v1 competition until 1 team is completely eliminated. The winner of this battle wins 1 round of the best of 3.
• See what crew battles are all about here (SmashWiki Link)
• Detailed rules forthcoming, similar to these rules used in Iowa.
• Note: Any fighters released after the season begins will be quarantined, and BANNED for the duration of the competition.

Rocket League:

• Standard 3v3 games during league rules document forthcoming.
• Regular Season: Weekly Best of 3 matches between teams.
• Postseason: Best of 5 matches, except Finals, which are Best of 7.

League of Legends: 

• Standard 5v5 games during league play (Full rules document forthcoming).
• Best of 1 during regular season/league play.
• Postseason: Best of 3 for all postseason games except Finals, which are Best of 5. 
• Note: Any champions released after the season begins will be quarantined, and BANNED for the duration of the competition.

See Timeline on the NASEF x CIF Guidebook for all important dates.

Fall Open Tournaments: 

Opens September 6, 2022 and closes October 7, 2022

CIF Esports Initiative League Play:

Opens September 6, 2022, closes November 1, 2022 for early registration.

Closes November 30, 2022 for late registration

Fall Open Tournaments: Free to all NASEF Clubs & CIF Schools

CIF Esports Initiative League (Starts January 2023):

• $100 per school if registered by November 1, 2022
• $150 if between November 1, 2022 & November 30, 2022
• 1 Varsity team per school

Note that this fee is only applicable 1 time per school site, regardless of the number of game titles or teams competing. 

There is no additional cost to have teams in the JV League. 

There is no limit to the number of teams in the JV League.

This will only be open to CIF member schools.  If a CIF member school does not wish to join the CIF league, they may play on the NASEF platform at no cost

Schools will need to provide their own devices and purchase game titles as needed. 

League of Legends: Free, 5v5 games played on a PC, 5 PC’s required.

Rocket League: Free, played on any platform, 3 Devices required for 3v3 teams. 

SSBU: $60, played on a Nintendo switch. 1 Console required per team of 5. Nintendo Switch ONLINE required. ($19.99/Year for 1 console, $34.99/year for a Family Subscription, covers 8 different consoles)

Fall: There is an Open Tournament League of Legends, Rocket League, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. 

This is a Double Elimination bracket that runs weekly starting on October 10, 2022.

CIF Esports Initiative League Play:

• 2 weeks of preseason games (Scrimmages) in January.
• Weekly League play starting the week of January 23, 2022.
• 10 rounds of league play.
• There are 2 weeks off mid-season for spring break, March 27, 2023 to April 7, 2023.

CIF Esports initiative Championship:

• Starting the week of April 24, 2023 through May 20, 2023.

Please email us at: [email protected] with any questions.

There is also a NASEFxCIF competition discord server that teams will be invited to. Please reach out to the Competition Admin: James Wood at [email protected] or via discord at: Sineile#4017 for an invitation. One will also be emailed out to all registered schools. 

Communication between schools can be facilitated via Discord, Email, or the UGC platform

You are welcome to stream any of your team’s games during the regular season. Postseason games may be streamed/hosted on an official channel which you are free to rehost.

NASEF has partnered with UGC to create its own NASEFxUGC program. 

UGC and NASEF’s website complies with all COPA and SOPIPA regulations.

View UGC’s Privacy Policy.

In addition, the UGC platform offers a “Coach Only” mode which will be enabled for our league and tournament play. This mode allows for a team to be registered in a competition without requiring ANY student registration or data. Listing students on your roster is optional and up to each individual district. 

For Coach-Only Mode, the following exceptions apply:

• For League of Legends: The Main Accounts of each player on the roster (Including Substitutes), must be listed and kept up to date. It is the responsibility of the coach to ensure that there are no “Smurf” accounts listed (A “Smurf” account is one used by a higher ranked player to play in a lower rank). Only the in-game names of the players on the roster need to be shared. This is done to allow for scouting and a high level pick/ban phase to be a part of the event, as it is an integral part of League of Legends gameplay.
• For SSBU: A 5 person roster that only shows the fighter chosen for each player will be submitted. This can be done within the coach notes section of UGC.

The fall open tournaments are open to all NASEF Clubs and CIF Member Schools.

The CIF Esports Initiative Varsity League is open only to CIF Member Schools. 1 team per CIF School.

The JV League is open to all CIF Member Schools with an unlimited number of teams per school.