Reflections of a Sectional
Image via Wikipedia The last two Saturdays we had the honor of hosting sectional tournaments. For those that don’t know, the Little League tournament you see on TV starts at the individual district level and about two months later concludes in Williamsport. It is the greatest tournament on the planet! Likewise, this tournament is held for every division.
The sectional is the portion of the tournament that follows districts. In our section, we have three districts. They play a 3 team, one day, round robin tournament . The first game is 1v2, then the loser plays 3. Then the winner plays 3. The games are at 10, 1, and 4. Needless to say, it is very hot!
What we did right:
1. We had a fantastic city worker to prep the fields for each game
2. We had a fully stocked and staffed concession stand
3. We assigned 2 hour concessions slots to all-star teams that played in the districts
4. We iced down drinks in coolers
5. We had a full blow public address system
6. We played lots of music in between innings and games
7. We sold roster t-shirts to offset the costs of the tournaments
8. We raised concessions prices for the senior boys tournament
What we did wrong:
1. We underestimated the demand for t-shirts for senior boys
2. We overestimated the demand for t-shirts for major girls
3. We didn’t raise concessions at the major girls tournaments
All in all I think we did a fantastic job! While the sectionals tournaments are money losers because you have to purchase the banner, medallions, and pins, they are an opportunity to show off your facilities, city, and an audition for the lucrative state tournaments that come around every few years.
Additionally, our District Administrator gives all of the rain outs and championship games to us for our district top team tournament and all-star tournaments when we host the sectionals for him. We have done very well over the last couple of weeks having to make many trips to Sams!
As I watched the people leave they sincerely thanked us for hosting their kids and had smiles on their faces. That is all that really matters isn’t it?
What is the best thing you have every done hosting a tournament?
What is the worst thing you have ever done hosting a tournament?
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