TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR GUIDES

How to Submit Your FPUSA Tournament Entry Form(s)

  1. Several weeks in advance of your tournament you will receive a fillable PDF entry form from the Sport Committee
  2. Download and save the fillable PDF to your desktop/laptop computer (rather than mobile device)—the header is already supplied, as is the file name, so please do not change those—open the saved PDF and fill in the requested information for your tournament
  3. In the EVENT INFORMATION area, please provide:
    1. Name and e-mail address of the Tournament Director 
    2. Whether lunch is available for purchase (check yes or no) and the purchase price if available
    3. Any local hotel information if applicable
    4. Any other information you feel would be helpful to your guests
  4. After you complete filling in the requested information (everything except the names of the players), attach it to an e-mail and return to the National Sport Director at tournament@usapetanque.org
  5. Medals: in the body of the e-mail, please provide:
    1. The address where you would like the tournament medals shipped
    2. Expect your medals to arrive approximately two weeks before the event
  6. If you have any questions, please e-mail: tournament@usapetanque.org
  7. A printable PDF version of these guidelines is available by clicking the button marked "How to Submit an Entry…" below

How to File a Tournament Report 

  1. Click on the "Tournament Report Form" button for a downloadable Report Form, then save the form to your desktop/laptop computer (rather than mobile device)
  2. Open the saved form and fill it out. 
  3. In the "Tournament Directors Report'" provide the format of the tournament, a link to any software used (i.e. Challonge), information on any reportable incidents that occurred, and suggestions you may have for future tournaments. 
  4. In the "Umpires' Report" provide a report of rulings or incidents that occurred including the members of the jury with contact information, if one was designated. 
  5. Save your work.
  6. Attach the saved, filled-out PDF to an e-mail, along with a copy of your score sheets and brackets (a copy, phone pic, jpg, etc.) 
  7. Send the e-mail with its attachments to the National Sport Director at tournament@usapetanque.org
  8. A printable PDF version of these guidelines is available by clicking the button marked "How to File a Tournament Report"

Other Useful Documents and Links

These forms work best with the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat. Click the button below to download a free copy from the Adobe website.
Other useful links and PDFs include our waivers for adults and juniors, links to the regulations and rules. 

Tournament Admin Documents

We have provided several kinds of administrative documents: bracket and score sheets in printable PDF form and as downloadable Excel spreadsheets. The brackets bundle includes printable sheets for 4-, 8-, 16-, and 32-teams. The score sheet bundle includes printable 3- and 6-game score sheets. Both bundles are PDF documents that can be printed at variable sizes. Even if you choose to use a software program to manage your tournament, it's always prudent to keep a back-up set of paper documents. 
When printing, remember to adjust the size of the image to print within the tolerance of your printer's margins. For example, you may want to print the 32-team bracket sheet using the "fit" option, rather than at 100%. If you want to produce documents larger than 8½ × 11 inches, simply take a copy of the PDF to your local print service (Staples, etc.). ​
​We have also provided downloadable Excel spreadsheet versions of the 3- and 6-game score sheets and a randomized Swiss System score sheet. When using the Swiss sheet, make sure you expand the columns by double clicking the lines between them in the initial alphabetized row at the top of the Excel sheet, so that the text aligns properly. ​All of these Excel sheets can be filled in and saved.

FPUSA Tournament Prize Calculator

The clever calculator below was designed by Etienne Rijkheer of the Lamorinda Pétanque Club in Lafayette, California. After inputting a few of your tournament variables it will calculate the prize awards and even tell you how many tens, twenties, etc. to pick up at the bank!
Enter your registration fees, number of players, amount of club holdback, and number of players per team by overwriting the data in the pink boxes. The calculator does the rest. 

FPUSA Tournament Director All -In-One Tool

The TD All-in-One Tool includes the Tournament Prize Calculator, along with 3- and 6- game, and Swiss Excel scoresheets.
Click on the button below to download the TD All-in-One Tool.