Volleyball tournaments offer a great option when raising funds for a good cause. Smaller tournaments often don’t require much more space than a local high school gymnasium and are easy to set up. The best part? Volleyball is an action-packed and crowd-pleasing sport.
PlayDriven can help you organize your next volleyball tournament. You can get started by following these guidelines:
Make a game plan
Figuring out the structure of the tournament is the first step. Are you holding a 3-on-3 tournament? Do you want six-player teams? How many points will be needed to decide game and match winners? Put together written rules to govern the tournament. Find people to serve as volunteer referees who are not already participating as a player or coach.
Get the word out
Participation is the key in making your tournament fill your purpose. Use newspapers, TV stations and radio stations to inform your local community about your tournament and the cause it is serving. Set up a fee for each participating team to cover tournament costs. Ask a donation fee from fans who come to watch the tournament that can be given to the charity the tournament is benefiting.
Offer cool prizes
Print up T-shirts for tournament participants and volunteers. It will be a cheap way to advertise your tournament and the charitable cause behind it. The people involved will also enjoy having a fun, little memento to take home from the tournament. For the teams involved, purchase awards ahead of time to award to the champion, second-place team, third-place team and so forth. Take photos of players and teams and make them available for purchase for families of the players.
Usually, reserving a gym will cost a small rental fee. It will save you time on money on other logistical issues like parking and transportation. And, with the right amount of planning and promotion, you can cover any costs, raise awareness for a good cause and create a fun event.