This text should simplify the process of organizing five types of team and individual sports tournaments. Types of tournaments covered include single and double elimination, multilevel, round robin, and extended events. Also contained are tips on choosing the best type of tournament.
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“I have not seen a book that is this thorough! An excellent resource for anyone involved in tournaments.”
Don L. Clawson Jr. Director of Baseball Operations Pony Baseball/Softball
“John Byl has provided the world of sport with a clear and comprehensive reference that can guide the organization and administration of successful tournaments. It is useful to both novice and experienced event administrators.”
David C. Epperson Executive Director The Volleyball Festival
About the Author
John Byl is an associate professor of physical education and men’s volleyball coach at Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ontario. In this position, he has instructed classes on organization of intramurals, athletics, physical education, and various sports.
Byl directed high school and college intramurals for twenty years and also coached a variety of sports at the community, high school, and college levels. He is a member of the Ontario College Committee on Campus Recreation and the Ontario board of the Canadian Intramural Recreation Association.
Byl received his PhD in Organization, Administration and Policy, specializing in the Social-Foundations Division, from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He earned a Masters of Human Kinetics degree from the University of Windsor and a Bachelor of Physical Education degree from the University of British Columbia.
Author of Organizing Successful YMCA Tournaments, Minor Games Manual, and the first edition of Organizing Successful Tournaments, Byl has also contributed chapters to several other books and has published many articles and proceedings on sports and physical education.
A member of the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA), Byl is also active in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA). He lives in Hamilton, Ontario.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent resource for Tournament Directors,
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This review is from: Organizing Successful Tournaments-2nd Edition (Paperback)
Organizing Successful Tournaments is a great book for any budding tournament organizers or directors to build a library upon. John Byl does a very nice job of defining and discussing the various types of tournament, and how each one may or may not apply to the needs of the organizers. Included worksheets make this job even more simplistic and go a long way towards making the tasks of the tournament director less stressful. If there is any area that this book did not cover it would be that Mr. Byl focused mainly upon sporting tournaments instead of also including more game oriented events, such as cards, chess and the like. However, the tips, information, planning and worksheets make this book appicible to almost all events with very little alteration. A very nice job, and highly recommended!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great help in tournament planning,
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This review is from: Organizing Successful Tournaments - 3rd Edition (Paperback)
Very handy source for competition planning. Within a week of purchase we held a 14 team round robin that was much easier to set up with the book's guidance.
Our tournaments generally conform to the number of teams that show up, so a reference that allows very flexible formats is appreciated by the event co-ordinator
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The reasons for you, the tournament director, to organize people at play in a tournament or league are varied. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
preferred seeding method, tiebreaking procedures, seeding chart, four playing areas, six playing areas, extended tournaments, seeding approach, one playing area, ladder tournament, tied entries, successful tournaments, tournament type, one bye, large tournaments, playing site, tournament director, double elimination, single elimination, draw sheet, tournament day, entries play, tournament format, playing schedules, round robin tournament, final standings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Three Playing Areas, Five Playing Areas, Organizing Successful Tournaments, Tournament Round Date, Seven Playing Areas, Tournament Date Round, Eight Playing Areas, John Byl, Human Kinetics New!
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The reasons for you, the tournament director, to organize people at play in a tournament or league are varied. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
preferred seeding method, tiebreaking procedures, seeding chart, four playing areas, six playing areas, extended tournaments, seeding approach, one playing area, ladder tournament, tied entries, successful tournaments, tournament type, one bye, large tournaments, playing site, tournament director, double elimination, single elimination, draw sheet, tournament day, entries play, tournament format, playing schedules, round robin tournament, final standings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Three Playing Areas, Five Playing Areas, Organizing Successful Tournaments, Tournament Round Date, Seven Playing Areas, Tournament Date Round, Eight Playing Areas, John Byl, Human Kinetics New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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