One of the first questions every organizer asks: "How long will this take?" The answer depends on four things — how many matches, how long each match takes, how much time you need between matches, and how many courts or pitches you have running at the same time.
Need a round-robin schedule? Here are complete round-by-round pairings for the most common team counts, from 4 to 12. Each template shows every match in every round, ready to use.
Every tournament needs a clear set of rules, published before the first match. When something goes wrong — a disputed score, a late arrival, a team that brings an ineligible player — you want to point to a document, not make it up on the spot.