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Box leagues, ladders and club competitions

Box leagues, ladders and club championships: picking a format, writing the rules and running the season.

Tracking player stats and records at your club

Most clubs keep their results. Far fewer keep a record for each player, and that is where the stories are. Here is what to track, the rules that keep the numbers fair, and how to use them without anybody playing for their stats. · 7 min read

How to level up your tennis box league

Your box league runs. The question now is whether it grows or drifts. Here are nine upgrades that make it better to play in, bring new members to the club, and take most of the admin off the organiser. · 10 min read

How to seed and draw your club championships

The club championships are the one competition every member notices, and the draw is where most arguments about them start. Here is how to choose the seeds fairly and how many a draw takes. Then how to make the draw so nobody can question it, and what to settle before the first ball. · 4 min read

Tennis round robin formats for 4 to 16 players

A round robin is the simplest way to give everybody the same number of games. Here is how many rounds and courts your numbers need, with schedules to print for the common cases. Then how long the evening takes, and the tie-break rules to agree first. · 7 min read

How to run a squash box league

A box league keeps squash members playing every week, at their own level, between team matches. Here is how to set one up, score it by games, and keep it going round after round. · 3 min read

Box league spreadsheet template for your club

Most box leagues start on a spreadsheet, and a good one can run a league for years. Here is what a box league spreadsheet needs and how to lay it out so the table works itself out. Then the mistakes that break one, and the signs it is time to move on. · 6 min read

How to make a tournament draw with byes

An odd number of entries is the normal state of a club championship. Here is how to work out the draw size and the byes, place the seeds, and finish with a draw nobody can argue with. · 4 min read

How to run a tennis box league: rules and scoring

A box league gets members who never enter the club championships playing every week. Here is how to set one up, the rules and scoring to agree first, and how to keep it going round after round. · 10 min read

Ladder or box league: which suits your club

Both get members playing each other through the season. They suit different players, and the choice usually comes down to whether your members want a fixture list or want to pick their own matches. · 3 min read

Ladder rules for a tennis club: how to run one

A ladder lives or dies by a page of rules. Too few and every challenge becomes a negotiation. Too many and nobody plays. Here are the ones a club tennis ladder needs, with a set to copy. · 4 min read

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