| Many professional sporting events are thought to | | | | whether it be because of who they are or how |
| always be surrounded by team events and end | | | | much money they have donated, the VIP's should |
| with a championship event. In most cases there | | | | meet the person in charge. |
| are playoffs to determine which teams are | | | | 4. Computer Skills: A tournament takes many |
| allowed to participate to be the overall champion. | | | | months of planning but comes and goes quicker |
| However, there are many sports, even sporting | | | | than imaginable. Computer skills give the director |
| events that are overlooked but still declare a | | | | the ability to stay organized with a variety of |
| champion. | | | | tournament processes. It could range from the |
| Tournaments are held in several different forms, | | | | players entered in the tournament to |
| which include round robin, double elimination, | | | | sponsorships coming in. Regardless, staying |
| Olympic format and most popular, single | | | | organized is an essential to being a tournament |
| elimination. Tennis is the most popular annual | | | | director. |
| sporting event that stands by single elimination | | | | 5. Assist in soliciting and gaining sponsors: Without |
| Tournaments as their regular format. However, | | | | sponsorships a tournament is not going to |
| sporting events such as the World Cup for soccer | | | | succeed. There are more than enough things to |
| and rugby have round robin tournaments, which | | | | be sponsored at a tournament, and it is the |
| are arguably the biggest round robin tournaments | | | | directors responsibility to assist putting together |
| in the sporting world. Other organizations, such as | | | | packages and getting sponsors. |
| the National Collegiate Racquetball Tournament his | | | | 6. Detailed oriented and self starter: A tournament |
| held in Olympic format, which isn't something you | | | | director needs to have every detail, down to the |
| see every day. Tournaments are a unique way of | | | | minute of which something is going to happen at |
| running a sporting event and need a certain | | | | the sporting event. However, there also has to be |
| person to be the director of such event. | | | | a backup if there is a weather infringement or an |
| The following are a list of skills one must possess | | | | event lasts longer than anticipate. |
| to be a successful Tournament Director. | | | | 7. Team Player: The tournament director is the |
| 1. Solicit member feedback on potential future | | | | person who leads the project at hand. However, |
| improvements: Unlike seasonal sports, tournament | | | | without a team there is nothing to lead. Without |
| directors get one chance to make it a big | | | | good team camaraderie, the tournament won't be |
| success. In which case, the director has to see | | | | a success. |
| how the tournament runs and then take surveys | | | | The tournament is head man, the boss, the |
| to see how they can improve for an event in the | | | | decisions maker and coming with that comes the |
| future. | | | | price of going above and beyond the start and |
| 2. Be on call, all the time: If there is ever an issue | | | | finish of the actual event and requires great |
| due to a problem that occurs, it is your | | | | discipline. A tournament director needs to also |
| responsibility to be able to make a decision | | | | remember there is more than just the event |
| 3. Be able to meet and greet any VIP's that | | | | itself, but to take care of its players. Tournament |
| come to tournament: Any tournament is going to | | | | Director is a unlike any sports position to which |
| have people who should be recognized as VIP, | | | | someone runs a league. |