How to Start an Air Hockey Tournament (0 comments)
Find a Location
The first thing you'll want to do is try and find a location to play, and there are plenty of factors that determine what makes a good location. Finding a location that has a good air hockey table available is always a good idea, as then you won't have to try and convince the establishment to buy or upgrade tables in order to make it a viable tournament spot. As long as it has one sanctioned (non-Hot Flash) Dynamo table then you can hold a tournament there right off the bat. Atmosphere is also key to a good location. The type of establishment will dictate what kind of people will be playing in the tournament. Bars will draw a different crowd of players than arcades, for example. The more popular a venue is, the more people you will have the opportunity to recruit to play in the tournaments.
Talk to the Establishment
Once you've picked out a location, try to get a conversation going with one of the owners of the establishment. Tell them you're interested in finding out if there's any local interest in air hockey - they're usually pretty cooperative about getting more regular patrons into their facility, because that usually means more business. Ask if you can post a few flyers around advertising a one-time tournament, about two or three weeks in advance. Make sure to put a couple of the flyers around the air hockey table where people can see them, so that the people that come around during the week and are playing on the table will see them. I'd even go so far as to put your email address on there so that they can contact you for more information. We'll also post a message on the website about your tournament on the website, just email us here: admin@airhockeyworld.com.
Run a Tournament
Show up at the day of the tournament with tournament brackets (which you can get from the airhockeyworld.com), and see how many people show up. If enough people show up, have the tournament and talk with the people to start planning the next tournament. If only a few people show up, then get their contact information and talk with them about trying again - at least you'll know a few more people that are interested in playing.
Go for Weeklies
If you can get a weekly or bi-weekly tournament established, you'll be more likely to convince the establishment to get another table. If you do start getting regular tournaments going, send us an email at admin@airhockeyworld.com and we'll set up a place for you to enter in your tournament results. By doing this, you'll be able to give everyone at the tournament access to view their standings on the website, as well as be able to print out the standings and results for everyone to see at the establishment.
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