The traditional teacher model used by school zones and clusters is generally used due to budget constraints, and to a lesser extent because of a lack of alternative options. Sharing the Tournament Manager role amongest the schools in the group, so that each school is responsible for at least 1 tournament, can adversely affect the delivery perfomance.

Our stakeholders are not just the teachers and students, it is also the parents and grandparents that provide transport, coaching, refereeing and sideline support. For many of them they are also taking paid/unpaid leave from their jobs. A poorly organised tournament creates frustration at the event, which leads to negative feedback fueled by social media, and also reduces the likelihood of them volunteering to help at future tournaments. We all know how challenging it can be for schools to arrange enough transport and supervision at the best of times.

Unfortunately many school groups do not realise how important their tournaments are and how many stakeholders are involved. A well organised tournament delivers an enjoyable experience for all stakeholders, and results in opportunities for more students to participate.

If your Zone or Cluster is answering YES to any of these questions below, then why not give us a call?

1) Large events take at least 12 hours to prepare. Plus the tournament day is long and very busy with few opportunities for a break. Can your teachers  manage this on top of their classroom workloads?

2) Do your teachers have experience managing the challenges of large events?

3) Are the tournaments suffering from ineffective management systems?

4)  Are you losing experienced tournament managers due to staff turnover?

5) Is the standard decentralised model resulting in inconsistent performance standards?

6) Do schools in the group want to enter more teams, but they are constrained by the skills of the tournament manager & their classroom workload?