Tournament+Overview+and+Timeline

= Tournament Overview & Timeline =


 * 1) Choose a day for the tournament Feb - March
 * 2) Finalize Director of Basketball & Tournament Committee - Spring
 * 3) Brainstorm How Tournament should flow (Announcements, Awards, Cheering, Special Events, How to engage crowd) - Spring - June
 * 4) Contact Special Events organizations (cheering, dj, etc) to secure commitment - Spring and early summer
 * 5) Finalize Division Brackets, Choose Date, reserve Northwood: July
 * 6) Review and Edit Tournament Rules: July
 * 7) Finalize flow of event, division timing, registration form, number of teams allowed per division - June - August
 * 8) Order Enough Tape to Tape Gym Floors for Tournament - August
 * 9) Contact Park District about Ordering Tournament Medals - August
 * 10) Finalize Source for T-Shirts - August
 * 11) Finalize T-Shirt Design & Place Order- September/Early October
 * 12) Get Commitment for Refs & Scorekeepers - End of Sept/Early October
 * 13) Purchase whistles for Refs if necessary - End of Sept/Early October
 * 14) Confirm Ref & Scorekeeper volunteer hours, request they review rules - 2 weeks before tournament
 * 15) Tape gyms as necessary day before Tournament

= Choosing a Tournament Date = When choosing the tournament date, keep the following in mind.
 * Space it at least a few weeks away from the Fun(d) Run, which is strongly supported by the district. The PE teachers at the schools will not encourage registration for both events at the same time.
 * Find out the bar/bat mitzvah schedules at all middle schools and choose a date with the least number of afternoon parties.
 * Do not run duing basketball season. Participants historically have been involved in other basketball programs and conflicts would increase if run during season.
 * The majority of participants come from District 112, plan it late enough in the school year to have time to publicize within the district.

= Tournament Rules =

Rules for 2009: Rules for 2010:

Registration Form
See Registrar for historical forms


 * 2010 Registration form:[[file:North Shore Madness Registration form 2010.pdf]][[file:La Locura de North Shore forma de registro 2010.pdf]]**