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nickerjones · 08-31-2012, 03:02 PM

The team I run/play on/ pay for is hosting a tournament in OKC this weekend. I have pretty much had to do all the work myself , since my teammates are pretty much bums. My main goal when I started was 8 adult teams. Hockey is scarce around here but I figured I could plant the seeds and try to grow this into a big event. (The crappy thing is I did all this work and now cant play bc my injury)

I ended up getting 10 teams in 2 divisions. Now my fear is the divisions are way uneven. There are 4 states represented in this tournament so it makes it hard for me to know how the other teams matchup skill level.

My question for this thread is other than the hockey , what can you do to make this Adult tournament fun? I would love for the teams to go back home and brag about our tourney. We want to host another one in Feb/March and then this one again next Labor Day weekend.

Right now I planned a free cookout for the players . This includes free Burgers/dogs/ KEG of beer. We also have TVs hooked up to watch football. It is Oklahoma and OU players tomorrow, so this will be like a big tailgate.

Because funds limited us to just buying for the players. We also have a huge Mobile BBQ trucks coming out to sell food to anyone else who wants it.

As far as the tourney goes , We will have an All tourney team in each division.

What else do you guys think would make an Adult Tournament fun. Things we can implement with this tournament and future ones.

1. Hookers and Blow. There I said it , got it out of the way, and will consider it.

Thanks

08-31-2012, 03:02 PM	#1
nickerjones Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oklahoma - Where they call a puck a ball... Exp:	What makes a good hockey tournament? The team I run/play on/ pay for is hosting a tournament in OKC this weekend. I have pretty much had to do all the work myself , since my teammates are pretty much bums. My main goal when I started was 8 adult teams. Hockey is scarce around here but I figured I could plant the seeds and try to grow this into a big event. (The crappy thing is I did all this work and now cant play bc my injury) I ended up getting 10 teams in 2 divisions. Now my fear is the divisions are way uneven. There are 4 states represented in this tournament so it makes it hard for me to know how the other teams matchup skill level. My question for this thread is other than the hockey , what can you do to make this Adult tournament fun? I would love for the teams to go back home and brag about our tourney. We want to host another one in Feb/March and then this one again next Labor Day weekend. Right now I planned a free cookout for the players . This includes free Burgers/dogs/ KEG of beer. We also have TVs hooked up to watch football. It is Oklahoma and OU players tomorrow, so this will be like a big tailgate. Because funds limited us to just buying for the players. We also have a huge Mobile BBQ trucks coming out to sell food to anyone else who wants it. As far as the tourney goes , We will have an All tourney team in each division. What else do you guys think would make an Adult Tournament fun. Things we can implement with this tournament and future ones. 1. Hookers and Blow. There I said it , got it out of the way, and will consider it. Thanks __________________ Beer League Players Association - Home of the adult "athlete"