Tournament Management
Valuable resources to assist you in managing and publicizing your tournaments. For additional assistance, contact the ACBL Tournament Department
Online Sanction Applications
Online sanction applications for sectional or regional tournaments are available only through unit or district tournament coordinators. Who is your coordinator? Click here for units. Click here for districts.
To sanction unit games, unit charity games, Grand National Teams and North American Pairs, click here.
Guidelines and Procedures
Resource Guide for Planning Sectional and Regional Tournaments
Caddy Master’s Guide for Training Tournament Caddies
Tournament Tools
Shop Bridge for Tournament Supplies
Tournament Publicity
The
Bridge Bulletin Rate Card
The best method to reach the entire ACBL membership. Four colors, two colors or black and white—all for the same low price.
ACBL
Sectional and Regional Tournament Calendars
Link your ad, unit and/or district web site and contact information. Ads are posted automatically if you advertise in the Bridge Bulletin. For other links, you need to contact webmaster@acbl.org.
Resource Guide for Planning Sectional and Regional Tournaments
Sample Tournament Press Release
Tournament E-mail Notices
New software has allowed the ACBL to reinstate the tournament e-mail notice program. Please send your notices to the Data Services Department. All notices must include a phone number and an e-mail address that can be used for replies. Replies to tournament notices no longer will be sent to the ACBL but to the tournament representative.
The ACBL is mindful of increasingly strong laws regarding Internet privacy. Members currently are able to opt out of messages. We are working on an “opt in” program that will allow members to accept tournament e-mails and other messages.
Notice Guidelines
Only one notice will be sent per tournament to the distribution criteria you select. You are responsible for your notice content, so please be sure to proofread it – twice. Keep your notices short and sweet and link to a flyer if you have one. Do not use photos or other graphics in your e-mail notices, as these make the notices more difficult to download.