Dodgeball Tournament
Description
Host a dodgeball tournament at your school!
Individuals sign up (and pay an admission fee) and will be split up into 4 even sized teams for either a round-robin or bracket-style tournament. Encourage others to come watch, to participate in the raffle, and to buy t-shirts, food, and beverages.
Flyers
Flyers (make a copy of the document to edit)
Fill in your school's name and print!
Steps
Step 1: Pick a Date
Step 2: Find a Location
Step 3: Assign Roles
Step 4: Promotion
Make flyers to hang around the school (with date, time, and location, and maybe a QR code to scan to sign up as a form)
Make sign-up stand by the cafeteria or in a crowded place (each person signs up as an individual and you split those who signed up into either 2 or 4 teams depending on how many people signed up — $7-10 per person)
Step 5: Make big posters / banners (with sponsors’ logos) about SACH to hang up at the event
Step 6: Other ways to get more money
Reach out to local businesses to sponsor your tournament (business names on banners at event and back of t-shirts)
Make custom t-shirts (Participants can buy a t-shirt for ½ off (with sponsors names on the back))
Organize a raffle
As a prize, do a gift basket and a t-shirt or tickets to a sports game, and for every 5 tickets they buy, they get 1 free
Organize a food and beverage sale
Step 7: Supplies
10-12 Dodgeballs
Score Board
Buzzer / timer
First-aid equipment
Step 8: Set Details
Once everyone signs up, make a tournament bracket (2 or 4 teams) or round robin
Decide on time per game (20-30 minutes recommended)
Decide on the referee for the tournament
Figure out an audio system to play music and make announcements
Roles
1. Treasurer Committee
Secures and runs sign-up stand
Collects and keeps track of registration fees and event balance
Contacts and secures event sponsors (local businesses)
2. Marketing and Promotion Committee
Designs and hangs up flyers
Designs banners
Makes QR code linked to Google Forms for easy sign-up (optional)
In charge of securing prizes
3. Facility and Equipment Managers (3 people)
Secures facility
Secures all necessary equipment for dodgeball tournament
Sets up facility (with help of others)
4. Other Sales Committee (1 Person for each role)
In charge of Raffle
In charge of T-shirts
In charge of food and beverage stand
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5. Technical
In charge of sound system and other details to make sure event runs smoothly
Materials and Marketing
10-12 Dodgeballs
Scoreboard
Buzzer / Timer
First-aid Equipment