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Hi Anna, thanks for being one of our valued Tournament Directors.
Here's what's inside for May:
- Announcements
- Feature tips
- Ways to level-up your tournament
- Customer Support tools
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Tournament Best Practices Webinar May 20th 🎥
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Join us Tuesday, May 20th at 1pm CST for our live Tournament Best Practices webinar where we'll interview tournament experts located across the country. They'll touch on things like:
- Running a great tournament
- How to handle the unexpected
- How they design and price events
- How marketing is used to increase registrations
- Insurance: to-do or not-to-do and why
We'll have a "round-table" discussion with our panel of experts open for questions and answers at the end.
Register for webinar -->
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After you create a new tournament, look for the Round Robin Template from the Global Templates section.
The round robin template will create a basic tournament setup for you that includes events for:
- Mens Doubles
- Womens Doubles
- Mixed Doubles
Skils for each are 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 and the age of all events are set as any age.
Use the template to help you get started quickly and you can customize it as you go.
Look for more templates in the future!
Create a tournament -->
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Create Information Sections for Your Registration
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Just about every tournament has special questions, give-aways or policies they want their players to fill out or know.
PickleballTournaments give you the power to create specific questions with a range of options answer choices and display choices that your players will see as part of their registration.
In your tournament dashboard, click on the User Defined section to access this feature.
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Understanding the Live Console
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Running a tournament smoothly requires effective tools and the Live Console is an essential resource for setting up your tournament and managing matches efficiently. You can find the Live Console in your tournament dashboard.
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Here are some of the things you can do in the Live Console:
- Verify events
- Swap players
- Adjust match formats
- Handle last-minute changes
Our detailed videos and guide will equip you with everything you need to confidently navigate the live console and ensure your tournament runs without a hitch.
How-to video -->
Guided Help Doc -->
Contact support -->
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Easy Court Management for Your Tournament
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Court management can make or break your tournament’s success. Whether you're working around maintenance, planning for accessibility, or assigning brackets to specific courts, having a smart strategy ensures smooth scheduling and a better experience for players and staff alike.
Located in your tournament dashboard is the Manage Location Courts feature.
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Here are some of the key action items you can do:
(1) Setup your courts
(2) Temporarily exclude courts
(3) Designate wheelchair-accessible courts
(4) Assign brackets to specific courts
(5) Exclude courts from specific brackets
(6) Simulate and fine-tune the schedule
How-to video -->
Guided Help Doc -->
Contact support -->
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Get the Word Out About Your Tournament
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Marketing your tournament to players is critical. By using PickleballTournaments as your software solution, you have access to the largest community of pickleball players in the world (600K+)
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Ways our marketing can help you:
🎯 Geo-Targeted emails
♠️ First Card Placement
🔦 Featured Tournament
And, just by being a customer, you have the power of our geo-targeted emails behind you, for free, twice a month.
The 1st Thursday of the month we email our entire player database showing them open tournaments 150 miles from their address. The 3rd Thursday of the month, we email our players a list of tournaments near them whose registrations are closing within 2 weeks.
Learn more -->
Contact sales -->
Create a tournament -->
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Get Complimentary Goodies for Your Players
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As PickleballTournaments (PT) customer, you qualify for our free program called PT Perks, where you can receive free and discounted products for your players and tournament.
We’ve partnered with leading pickleball vendors to provide items like:
- High-quality balls
- Stylish drawstring bags from Pickleball Central
- Wristbands and serving bands
- Energy and hydration products
- Tasty snacks
- Fashionable hats and visors
- Convenient lodging options
- and much more
Learn more and sign up -->
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Protect Yourself and Your Tournament
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If you're running a tournament, you're responsible for what happens both on and off the court.
Protect your event, your people, and your peace of mind with pre-approved insurance from LIO.
1. Accidents Can and Do Happen
2. Many Venues Require It
3. Legal and Financial Protection
4. Adds Professionalism and Credibility
5. Covers the Unexpected
As a special benefit to our TDs - directly from your tournament dashboard, you can purchase LIO's pre-approved tournament insurance coverage.
Learn more -->
Coverage details -->
Guided Help Doc -->
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Thank you for using products by Pickleball Play Solutions (PPS) to build a community with your club and create play with tournaments and leagues.
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Remember, to access all of our Help Docs, DinkBot and Live Agent support, look for the chat icon in the bottom right of any product page on pickleball.com or click on "Contact Us" at the bottom of any page.
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Thank you for making us part
of your PickleballTournament story.
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