Lesson 5: Tournament

What logistical variables are most critical when organizing a community-based sports event?

Seeding, Bracket, Double Elimination, Sportsmanship, Round Robin.

4.12.4 Chooses and participates in physical activity based on personal interests.

(DOK 2) Organize a 6-team bracket and explain why certain teams received "byes."

(DOK 4) Evaluate the success of the tournament based on player engagement, time management, and conflict resolution.

While these games are often associated with casual gatherings, they represent a multi-billion dollar professional industry and a lifelong pathway to social fitness. This unit challenges students to move beyond "playing for fun" and into the realm of advanced mechanics and sports management. Students will analyze the aerodynamics of a frisbee, the geometry of a bocce court, and the leadership required to run a community-wide event.

Backyard games are not competitive.

Group students of differing abilities
Provide different distances between frames

Students will design a tournament bracket and write a self-reflection on leadership roles during the event.

• Cornhole: 4 professional-grade board sets, 16 regulation bags (varying stick/slick sides).

• Spikeball: 4 Pro-level nets and balls.

• KanJam: 4 goal sets and 167g discs.

• Bocce/Horseshoes: 2 sets each.