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Author Byl, John.

Title Organizing successful tournaments / John Byl
Edition Second edition
Published Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [1999]
©1999

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 MELB  796.069 Byl/Ost 1999  AVAILABLE
Description vii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Types and Selection of Tournaments -- Ch. 2. Single-Elimination Tournament -- Ch. 3. Multilevel Tournament -- Ch. 4. Double-Elimination Tournament -- Ch. 5. Round Robin Tournament -- Ch. 6. Extended Tournaments -- Ch. 7. Large Tournaments -- Ch. 8. Seeding and Byes -- Ch. 9. Planning and Conducting Tournaments -- Appendix. Tiebreaking Procedures
Summary Organizing Successful Tournaments makes the planning process quick and error-free by giving you everything you need to stage the most competitive match-up possible. By examining the advantages of each of the five major types of tournaments, this book helps you decide which type best suits your needs: single elimination, double elimination, multilevel, round robin, or extended. You'll find 39 draw sheets, playing schedules for varying numbers of entries and playing areas, and seeding charts including byes. Just photocopy a draw sheet, plug in the participants' names, and you're ready to play! You'll also learn how to handle large numbers of entries, break ties in games and tournaments, and much more to make sure your event goes off without a hitch
Notes Erratum sheet tipped in
Subject Sports administration -- Management.
Sports administration.
Sports tournaments -- Management.
Sports tournaments.
LC no. 98011714
ISBN 0880119551