SCHEDULING RECOMMENDATION GNASH
Agenda League Structure Regular Season Schedule Weighted Schedule Tournament
League Structure 1 League - 3 Tiers – Purpose Create competitive balance Make all games meaningful – Based on Season Results Tournaments and Regular Season Equally Weighted – Placement is for scheduling purposes only
PRESEASON RANKING – 3 TIERS GNASH
Tier 1 Ravenwood (1) Brentwood (2) Centennial (3) Hendersonville (4) Pope JPII (5) Father Ryan (6)
Tier 2 Franklin-Oakland (7) Mt. Juliet-Wilson Central (8) MBA (9) FRA-Lipscomb (10) Independence-Summit (11) Station Camp-Beech (12)
Tier 3 Blackman-Stewarts Creek (13) Ensworth-Goodpasture (14) Hume Fogg-Page (15) White House-MLK (16) Centennial B (17) Supplemental Team (18)
REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE GNASH
HANDOUT Regular Season
Tier Play – teams to play the others in their bracket 3x – total of 15 games Upon completion of 15 game schedule, teams are “re-seeded” to play “weighted” schedule based on the points earned from games played against teams within their Tier
Points Tier 1 Games – All games worth 4 points Win = 4 points Tie = each team earns 2 points Plus one point for win in shoot-out
Points Tier 2 & 3 Games – All games worth 2 points Win = 2 points Tie = each team earns 1 point Plus one point for win in shoot-out
HANDOUT Weighted Schedule
Tier 2 versus Tier 1 – Team playing up earns 1 point for each game regardless of outcome – A win by a Tier 2 team nets them an additional 3 points. A tie, nets them 1 additional point, plus one more for shootout win – Tier 1 team only earns points by winning or earning a tie (4 for a win)
Weighted Schedule Tier 2 versus Tier 3 – Team playing up earns 1 point for each game regardless of outcome – A win by a Tier 3 team nets them 1 additional point. A tie does not earn them any additional points. – Tier 2 team only earns points by winning or earning a tie (2 for a win)
Final Standings Points from Regular Tier and Weighted games are added up The top 6 teams from Tier 1 and top 2 teams from Tier 2 (based on points earned) to play for the Pred’s Cup. The next 4 teams (by points in earned) in Tier 2 and the top 2 teams from Tier 3 to play for the Hines Cup. The bottom 4 teams in Tier 3 to play Consolation Tournament
TOURNAMENTS GNASH
Pred’s Cup 8 Team Double Elimination Tournament See Handout
Hines Cup 6 Team Double Elimination Tournament See Handout
Consolation 4 Team Round Robin
Summary All games in regular season are meaningful Crossover games are played when teams will be ready for the challenge - end of season – Result is a better use of ice time – fewer games reaching run time/mercy rule Teams have an incentive to improve