Request for some Holiday Singles Tournament help.

[James Gress]

All,

I’ve started planning our annual Holiday Singles Tournament to be held on Saturday 12/13/25.  It’s not yet confirmed, but I’m hoping to hold it at Schnitz Ale Brewery in the upstairs event space where we regularly meet, and to include catered lunch.  I expect to know whether that will work out and have necessary details within a week or so.  I’m planning the tournament with a cap of 40 competitors.

So with that said, the purpose of this email is to ask for some help with organizing and running the tournament.  If you don’t plan to compete or know someone who doesn’t play but would like to help, that would be especially appreciated to help take some load off those who will be playing.  Here are some things we’ll need help with…

• Pre-Tournament preparation & logistics
• NCA Tier III Tournament registration
• Score sheets
• Awards
• Promotional stuff
• Coordination with the venue
• Tournament day
• Setup of tables/chairs for tournament configuration
• Leveling tables
• Competitor reception and registration
• Managing skills side competitions (making change, explanation, acknowledging winners, etc.)
• Time Keeping
• Scoresheet management
• Officiating (in/out and on the line calls)
• Compiling scores & seeding playoffs
• Taking video of selected matches - especially championship and 3rd place matches
• Running a single-elimination consolation bracket
• End of day cleanup - moving furniture back where it came from
• Post-Tournament
• Posting results to social media
• Forwarding video as needed for editing, narration, posting
• Forwarding results for NCA points and other rankings

If you’re interested in helping with any of these things (I know you are!), please email me directly at jlg...@ameritech.net, or text or call 440-668-0865

Let’s make this a great event!

Thanks in advance!

Jim Gress

[Dennis Brown]

My wife Marty said she would be willing to help on tournament day.

Dennis Brown

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[Rob Richardson]

I will be there for setup and cleanup.  Also, I have a good camera for video-recording and I have asked my daughter, who has done some video editing, to teach me how to add a scoreboard to a video recording.

In addition, I spoke to Zack Sherman a few days ago.  (I've begun going to him for eye care, as I've been losing trust in previous providers.)  He said he is planning to take that day off of work to help out (and play, I'm sure).

RobR

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[Zack Sherman]

Confirming Robb's reporting, I plan to play and help out for setup and cleanup :) 

Zack 

On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM James Gress <jlg...@ameritech.net> wrote:

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[Rey Rodriguez]

I can also help out in any way, count me in. 

- Rey Rodriguez

On Sep 30, 2025, at 9:15 AM, Zack Sherman <zcs...@gmail.com> wrote:



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[Ryan Buhr]

I am happy to help with whatever is needed.  I can bring the score sheets and help organize tournament structure if needed. Setup / tear down. 

I am currently on the NCA board so happy to help pass on the results. 

Thanks,

Ryan

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