How to Make a Tournament Bracket for Free
From format selection to byes, make the important decisions before the first game begins.
Read the guideRegistrations · Scores · Brackets
Run a dek hockey tournament: registration, brackets and live scores
A dek hockey tournament means dozens of games across multiple rinks. Rally generates every pool matchup, keeps standings (points, differential, goals for) and builds the knockout bracket in one click once pool play ends.
What a dek hockey tournament looks like
- Typical format
- One pool for 6 to 8 teams, two divisions (A/B) beyond that, then semifinals and a final on Sunday.
- Field size
- 6 to 12 teams of 5 skaters plus a goalie, with 10 to 14 rostered players to survive 4 or 5 games in a weekend.
- Scoring
- Two 12-minute periods, 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw; tiebreakers are points, then differential, then goals for.
Scheduling · Rescheduling
Something goes sideways at your dek hockey tournament?
Move one match: nothing else shifts. Pick a court and a time, and Rally checks the move before writing it, telling you exactly what blocks it. Finished matches, matches in progress and the ones you locked never move.
Rally spreads games across your rinks and time slots, factoring in game length, rink turnaround and the minimum rest between two games for the same team.
- Dozens of games across two or three rinks over a weekend: that is where the spreadsheet gives out first.
- A team playing back-to-back complains before the first game is over: minimum rest is part of the maths.
- A rink goes unavailable in the afternoon: move its games, and the other rinks keep their schedule.
Practical guides
Plan your dek hockey tournament
How Many Games Are in a Round Robin Tournament?
Use the formula, round count and full table to decide whether an all-play-all tournament fits your day.
Read the guideWhich Tournament Format Should You Choose?
Compare formats by team count, available time and playing areas, and the games guaranteed to each team.
Read the guideHow Long Does a Tournament Take?
Turn games, courts, transitions and delay buffers into a tournament schedule that can actually fit the day.
Read the guideTournament Tiebreakers Explained
Set a transparent order for two-team ties, mini-tables, point differential and forfeits before play begins.
Read the guideBuild a Conflict-Free Round-Robin Schedule
A checked method for separating games, rounds and time slots, then assigning eight teams across three courts.
Read the guidePrintable Tournament Score Sheet
A black-and-white A4 or Letter template for confirming every result and keeping an offline backup.
Read the guideTournament Delays, No-Shows and Forfeits
An adaptable policy, decision tree and four messages for handling disruption without improvising.
Read the guideFAQ
Running a dek hockey tournament
How do I set up the games for a dek hockey tournament?
Pick the round robin format: Rally generates every pool game, then builds the finals stage from the standings in one click. To assign rinks and start times, configure your rinks and time slots, then request schedule generation once the tournament is launched. This step is optional; you can then move a game without shifting the others.
Do standings handle points and goal differential?
Yes. Standings apply a win/draw/loss point system with tiebreakers by points, differential and goals for, updating with every finalized score.
How do teams follow the tournament?
Every team follows the public spectator link: upcoming games, standings and the bracket, live. A scorekeeper link also lets a volunteer enter scores.
Your turn
Your next dek hockey tournament starts here.
Create the tournament, open registration and let scores, standings and the bracket keep themselves up to date.
Create a tournament for free
Three steps, zero spreadsheets
Configure the format
Round robin, single or double elimination, team size and capacity: the wizard sets up the tournament in a few clicks.
Share the links
Online registration, spectator link and scorekeeper link: nobody needs an account, and you keep final approval.
Follow it live
Every score updates standings and the bracket, all the way to the champion. Everyone follows along on their phone.