Tournament+Supplies+&+Set-up

=Tournament Supplies and Layout=

Northwood Classroom:
 * Used to explain rules and procedures to participants
 * Used room 133 or 135 (Mrs. Rukin's Room)
 * Consideration for room choice: ease of furniture arrangement, whether contains sensitive equipment (Promethan board), proximity to registration table, ability to hold 50 to 70 students

Northwood's Large Gym:
 * For 3rd - 6th grades four courts can be used. The bleachers should be closed with pads on top of them so spectators can sit on them. One row of chairs should line each wall that doesn't have a bleacher
 * For 7th & 8th grades two courts can be used.
 * // Should the curtain be drawn? Do the courts need to be taped? //

Northwood's Small Gym:
 * Some of the baskets have bent rims, so it's best to use only the two bigger courts. Keep the wall open and set up the bleachers.
 * Ideally use this gym for championship games in addition to regular division games.

Tape for Gym Floors
 * Only tape specifically manufactured for gym floors can be used to mark the courts.
 * It must be ordered several weeks in advance.
 * Ideally the color will be unique so the lines are easy to see.
 * If the courts need to be taped, they should be taped at least 1 hour prior to start of play

Score and Time Keeping
 * The scoreboards in each gym can score only one game. They also only reflect the time for one game unless multiple games start at exactly the same time.
 * In Northwood's small gym, the championship gym, use the scoreboard and a table top electronic score board (which we borrowed from the Park District of Highland Park).
 * In Northwood's large gym, use the score board, 3 stop watches (Mrs. Mandel has these), and 3 flip chart scoreboards (Mr. Carlini has these)
 * Consider having one or two stop watches and flip charts as back-ups in case an electronic scoreboard fails
 * MAKE SURE AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO USE THE ELECTRONIC SCOREBOARDS ARE WORKING THE TOURNAMENT AT ALL TIMES!

Whistles
 * Each referee needs a whistle on a lanyard (so they don't fly out of the official's mouth)
 * Because whistles are not purchased in bulk, the Park District of Highland Park can not purchase these at a discount.
 * Any referee that doesn't has his/her own whistle should be provided with one. They can keep the one we provide.
 * Try and find out in advance which refs will need whistles
 * Play It Again Sports sells plastic ref whistles on lanyards for $2.50 to $3 each (fall 2009)

Referee Shirts
 * In 2008 it was hard to tell who was a referee and who was a player
 * In 2009 we gave referees a tournament shirt that was printed on a different color shirt (grey for refs/officials & white for participants)
 * Referee shirts should be given to refs, Director of Basketball, Silent Auction Coordinator, Concession Stand Coordinator, Marketing Coordinator, Sponsor Coordinator, Event Chair, and anyone else who puts a lot of time into planning the event.

Awards**
 * In 2008 we gave nice medals engraved with NJH 3-on-3 2008 1st Place or 2nd Place
 * In 2009 we gave nice medals engraved with North Shore Madness 1st Place or 2nd Place. Because no year was included we can use the left over medals in 2010.
 * We have 20 left over 2nd place medals and 17 left over 1st place medals