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Tournament Directing
Hello Sensei-folks. It looks like I will have a chance to organize a small tournament for beginning players in a coffeeshop. Since go is not much played in my town, I am anxious for this event to set a nice precedent, and help build a playing community. I know that many of you have experience as Tournament Director. What do I need to know? Can you suggest ways and means for making tournaments "successful"? Are there resources on the Net somewhere -- an FAQ or the like? Shall we have a Tournament Director Manual here (with large friendly letters that proclaim "Don't Panic")? As a side note, the owner of the coffee shop is eager to include live music. He apparently has friends who play traditional Japanese instruments, and he thinks this will add the right note for a pleasant afternoon. I'm dubious about having music at a tournament; but then, this is not the Kisei. It might be fun. Thank you, - TakeNGive (11k)
As a tournament director, you should know the official rules according which you play, e.g. the But then again, this is probably not the answer to your question. As the president of a relatively small federation (100 members) I have seen our tournaments' attendance decreasing slowly but steadily. I launched an inquiry among our members about the why and what to do to turn the tide and the general answer seemed to be "the more fun, the more people". Our small tournaments had turned into much too serious business. Next year, I intend to change our club tournament into a one day of playing and one day of visiting the historical town. I will also include some side events. Therefor, go ahead with the Japanese music. Make it fun, don't care too much about noise or time constraints.
BillSpight: I agree wholeheartedly with Dieter. The main thing is to make it fun. These are beginners. In addition to struggling with the game, they should not have to worry about tournament stuff. I moved the explanation to a separate RoundRobin page --Dieter Oh, yes. Another thing that people liked was, before registration, to set up some problems on a couple of boards for people to look at and talk about when they were not playing. It especially helped keep people interested during the registration period. At the end of the tournament you show the answers. :-) Good luck! This is a copy of the living page "Tournament Directing" at Sensei's Library. (C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0. |