Discuss the most important competencies of recreational sport professionals is the ability to understand both the science and the art of tournament and league scheduling.

Discuss the most important competencies of recreational sport professionals is the ability to understand both the science and the art of tournament and league scheduling. This assignment will require students to design a sport tournament using both round-robin and single elimination elements based on information provided. Tournament schedules should be comprehensive and adequately balanced. The project dropbox appears in the Lessons page after Lesson 19. This assignment must be completed before continuing in the course. Based on the tournament/league structure, students will be required to create a balanced budget, order supplies and equipment, assign staff, put together a guide to participation (including policies and procedures addressing league play), and recommend a set of standardized rules for play (along with appropriate modifications). The attached document provides a detailed description of the tasks to be completed. You should complete these tasks before turning the project into the appropriate dropbox. WEIGHT: 200 points (20% of the final grade in SRA 375) ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW: Sport tournaments and events are the signature programs for most sport organizations. Quality tournament and league design impacts everything from participant satisfaction, program integrity, facility reservations, equipment ordering, staffing levels, sponsorship opportunities, and media coverage. You have been hired as the Director of Sport Programs for a small sport organization. Choose an organizational setting, sport, and age group that you want to work with (two examples: Director of Intramural Sports, Clemson Campus Recreation, intramural basketball, college students primarily ages 18-25, or Youth Sports Director, City of Ogden, Utah, youth hockey, boys and girls ages 8-14). Use the information below to design and structure a league/tournament for the sport you intend to offer. You should expect to have both genders represented in this tournament. Interests/skill levels can range from primarily recreational/instructional to highly skilled/competitive. Based on past participation patterns, you expect more male teams than female teams will register, and there will probably be interest in co-recreational play. Remember – good recreational sport programs provide maximum choice to participants in a variety of areas. Organize your tournament/league using common sense and appropriate developmental characteristics and philosophy for the age group/sport/organizational setting that you are working for. YOUR INFORMATION: You have reserved a facility and are in the process of determining how you will format your tournament. The information you must work with is included in the attached document above. There are no conflicts for major holidays or religious observations. YOUR TASKS: Tournament Design (50 points) Program Rules and Guide to Participation (30 points) Equipment & Supplies (25 points) Program Staffing (30 points) Marketing & Promotions (35 points) Program Budgeting (30 points) This is should be a comprehensive tournament design plan. Just as in recreational professional practice, there is no specific “page number” expected from this assignment. Each tournament design assignment will be somewhat different, but it is expected that all aspects of the assignment are covered in a professional, neat, accurate, and well-packaged way. This is an example of an exact task many recreation professionals do frequently at work. If you do a rushed, half-attempted, poor job, it reflects on you, your education, and your employer poorly. Use your creativity to produce a professionally organized tournament design within the parameters given in the assignment. This assignment is 1/5 of your grade in this class, and is worth just as much “point-wise” as both the midterm and the final exam. It’s a lot of work, but it’s incredibly useful, and great experience as a future recreation professional. Make sure this is something you are proud to include in your undergraduate academic portfolio. GET STARTED EARLY, and please feel to ask lots of questions- just not at the last second. I’m happy to help you be successful and a confident, effective sports programmer. Have fun with this assignment! Looking forward to seeing your work.

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