tournament experience

[fullor30]

Anyone ever run travel/middle school tournaments? An opportunity has come up and need some advice and guidance.

PM me

Thanks

[BillyMac]

[Sharpshooternes]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

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[Mark Padgett]

Are you talking about being the tournament director for scheduling the teams and getting the venues, etc. or being the referee coordinator for a tournament?

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Are you talking about being the tournament director for scheduling the teams and getting the venues, etc. or being the referee coordinator for a tournament?

The whole enchilada

[Welpe]

In that case I recommend a hip flask of Jim Beam. I used to run intramural tournaments so if you have any questions, let me know and I can try to help.

[grunewar]

Gee BillyMac, tell us what you really think!

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Been there, done that?

I've never actually run a tournament. Back when I was coaching middle school, my team entered a post season, fund raising, middle school tournament every year at my high school alma mater. The director would share his trials, and tribulations, with me. I would occasionally fill in when he needed an official at the last minute. Back at my own school, I would organize a pre-season intramural schedule for players to get ready for tryouts. I would also organize a three on three fund raiser tournament for the American Heart Association every year. My daughter played AAU basketball, and I noted the difficulty that her AAU director, who was also her coach, had in running his AAU tournament every spring.

Nothing's ever easy.