26 Tournaments

From the Tournaments Details form, you can add new tournaments and view existing tournaments.

26.1 Field Details

Tournament ID		Use a standard naming system. See hint below.
Tournament Name		Try to use the year first so each year’s tournaments are grouped together. The name you choose here will be what shows on reports about this tournament.
Primary Surface		Choose the surface that most matches will be played on.
Start Date		First day of the tournament
End Date		Last day of the tournament
Tournament Notes		Enter any anecdotal information you wish to retain about the comp.
Category		Choose a category for this tournament. Usually junior, open or veterans.
Main Contact		Choose the person to contact for information regarding this tournament.
Tournament Phone		Enter the phone number for tournament enquires
Address		Address for tournament entries

26.2 Entering a New Tournament

Before starting a tournament you will need details about the tournament including the dates, the events and the contact person. If available entry forms showing which players are entering which events

1. Choose the Tournament button on the Tournament menu.
   
   
2. Then choose the Add button and the cursor will appear in the Tournament ID field.
   
   
3. Enter the Tournament details into the white data entry boxes.
   
   

   TIP: Develop a standard ID system for coding your tournaments. Eg 9501-J-AGC. This shows the tournament was in Jan 1995. By placing the year first the most recent tournaments show up in selection boxes at the top of the list. By including J for a Junior tournament or O for Open tournament or V for Veterans etc it is easy to distinguish the type of tournament. This will allow the interchange of results of specific categories of tournaments. Then an abbreviation of the tournament name.
   

4. When all details have been entered, choose the left side bar to save your data. The pencil will change to a triangle, indicating saved data.
   
   

5. To enter another Tournament's details, commence the procedure at point 2 by choosing the Add button .
   
   
6. To close the Tournament Details form, choose the Close button .