Youth sports organizations have multiple competition formats at their disposal when organizing a league or tournament. This Maximize Demosphere session explains the pros and cons of a variety of formats including round robin and elimination. For more information on Demosphere's web-based league scheduling and tournament management tools, visit our website at http://www.demosphere.com.

1. Competition Format
Best Practices
Sam Brody - Senior Customer Support Specialist
Sean Rose - Vice President, Marketing
August, 2012
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2. Session Overview
Part 1: There IS a format for you!
Part 2: Multiple Formats, Multiple Options
Part 3: Understanding Settings
Part 4: How Demosphere Can Help
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3. Competition Formats are Important
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4. Your Event Today
When thinking about your annual league/
tournament...
the same format is used year after year.
very few new teams attend.
the event becomes stagnant.
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5. What Your Event Can Be
Future leagues/tournaments you organize...
offer event format(s) that make sense for
attendees.
listen to feedback and are constantly evolving.
are growing and vibrant.
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6. Demosphere Knows Events!
500+ events hosted
annually.
21+ years of experience
10 combined years of
experience.
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7. Multiple Formats & Options
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8. Round Robin
Most traditional event format.
Multiple varieties.
Many team sports @ Olympics use it as
basis for competition.
Soccer, Basketball, Gymnastics, etc.
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9. JUST Round Robin
Olympic Gymnastics
Image courtesy: Getty
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10. JUST Round Robin
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11. JUST Round Robin
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12. Round Robin + Finals
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13. Round Robin + Finals
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14. Round Robin + Seeded Finals
Olympic Basketball
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15. Round Robin + Seeded Finals
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16. Elimination
Olympic Judo
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17. Elimination
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18. Double Elimination
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19. Time/Field Based
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20. Understanding Settings
Tie Patterns
400+ options across all formats.
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21. Division Settings
Using different formats for different
divisions.
OR offering multiple formats PER division?
(8v8, 11v11)
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22. Display Options
Brackets vs.
list of games
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23. Conference Display
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24. Conference + Division
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25. Demosphere Can Help!
Manage applications & schedule games
Easy-to-use interface
Flexibility
Peace of mind
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26. Bonuses
Recommendations & Best Practices
based on 21+ years of experience
Best-in-class Support + Learning Tools
Growing library of tie patterns!
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27. Investment
$500 One Time Setup Fee
$4/team (Rec Scheduling)
$7/team (Tournament)
$7.50/team (Travel League)
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28. Wrap Up
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29. Sean Rose
srose@demosphere.com
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