League guides
Guides
How to run a league, step by step.
Formats, schedules, rules, and tiebreakers, written for the person who ends up running the league. Useful whatever software you use.
- How to run a pickleball leagueA plain, step-by-step guide to running a pickleball league: picking a format, grouping players by skill, scoring, a sample weekly schedule, subs, rainouts, and standings.
- How to run a platform tennis leagueHow to run a platform tennis league: how team matches and courts work, what to decide before the season, captains and lineups, a sample winter schedule, scoring, and tiebreakers.
- How to make a league scheduleHow to make a round-robin league schedule by hand: how many rounds you need, the circle method, byes for an odd number of teams, home and away, holidays, make-up weeks, and a sample schedule.
- How to run a tennis ladder or leagueHow to run a tennis ladder or a tennis league: when to choose each, ladder challenge rules, league flights and formats, team tennis, a sample weekly schedule, and standings.
- How to run a youth soccer leagueHow to run a youth soccer league: age groups, team and field sizes by age, registration and forms, coaches and referees, a sample season schedule, weather rules, and standings.
- How to collect league dues onlineHow to collect league dues online: working out the fee, one fee per player or per team, due dates, refunds, cash payers, reminders, card fees, and keeping track of who has paid.
- How to run a tennis or pickleball tournament (bracket formats explained)How to run a tennis or pickleball tournament: single elimination, consolation brackets, a three-match guarantee, round robin, pools then playoffs, and double elimination compared, plus seeding, byes, court time, scoring, and a sample day.
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