> Announcement, registrations, schedule, referees, venue, catering, first aid and prizes – planned back from the tournament day.

Source: https://contals.com/en/templates/tournament/  
Language: en

# Run a tournament

Announcement, registrations, schedule, referees, venue, catering, first aid and prizes – planned back from the tournament day.

Sports clubs

-   5 lists
-   15 cards
-   7 checklist items

 [Use this template](https://app.contals.com/templates/use/turnier)  [Contals for sports clubs](https://contals.com/en/for/sports-clubs/) 

Opens Contals: you choose the workspace, the date and the language, then the board is yours.

Run a tournament

### Preparation

-   Teams
    
    Set the date, categories and format
    
    8 weeks before the event
    
-   Venue
    
    Book the hall or pitch
    
    50 days before the event
    
-   Teams
    
    Send out the announcement
    
    6 weeks before the event
    
-   Finance
    
    Budget and entry fee
    
    6 weeks before the event
    

### Organisation

-   Teams
    
    Confirm registrations
    
    3 weeks before the event
    
    Checklist: Registrations (3)
    
    -   Entry fee received
    -   Team list complete
    -   Confirmation to the teams
    
-   Teams
    
    Draw up the schedule
    
    2 weeks before the event
    
-   Teams
    
    Book the referees
    
    2 weeks before the event
    
-   Catering
    
    Plan the catering
    
    10 days before the event
    
    Checklist: Catering (4)
    
    -   Menu and prices
    -   Shopping
    -   Cash box and change
    -   List allergens
    
-   Safety
    
    First aid and emergency plan
    
    7 days before the event
    
-   Finance
    
    Order trophies and medals
    
    3 weeks before the event
    

### Tournament day

-   Venue
    
    Set-up: goals, nets, signs
    
    on the day of the event
    
-   Teams
    
    Record results as you go
    
    on the day of the event
    
-   Teams
    
    Award ceremony
    
    on the day of the event
    

### Afterwards

-   Teams
    
    Publish results and photos
    
    2 days after the event
    
-   Finance
    
    Accounts
    
    2 weeks after the event
    

### Done

Video: on a template, the date of the event moves two months later – every due date of the preview counts back from it.

Dates count back

## What is on the board

Every list and card the template creates. Labels, dates and checklists come with them; nothing is assigned to anyone yet. Due dates count from the day of the event, which you pick when you create the board.

### Labels

-   Teams
-   Venue
-   Catering
-   Safety
-   Finance

### Custom fields

-   Owner
-   Number of teams

### Power-Ups switched on

-    [Due dates](https://contals.com/en/power-ups/#due-dates) 
-    [Calendar](https://contals.com/en/power-ups/#calendar) 
-    [Package tracker](https://contals.com/en/power-ups/#package-tracker) 

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