Touch football tournaments, sorted from draw to drop-off
Fast games, tight turnarounds, multiple divisions. PlayMetric automates pool draws, field rotations, and live standings so your touch carnival runs smoothly.
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Running touch football tournaments shouldn't be this hard
Division-heavy carnivals overwhelm manual scheduling
Touch football events routinely run 8–12 divisions (Mens, Womens, Mixed across Open, 30s, 40s). Scheduling all of them across shared fields without clashes or back-to-back games for the same team is a massive coordination effort.
Drop-off rule and interchange tracking adds complexity
Touch football allows unlimited rolling substitutions and uses the drop-off rule to reduce team numbers after consecutive touchdowns. Keeping track of squad eligibility and match rules across divisions is tedious without a system.
Multi-round carnivals need results entered fast
With 20-minute halves and games finishing every 30 minutes across 4+ fields, getting scores into the system quickly enough to calculate pool standings before the next round begins is a constant scramble.
How it works
Three steps to a better tournament
Set up your carnival or league
Create divisions (Mens Open, Womens 30s, Mixed, etc.) and choose formats — pool play into finals, round robin, or straight knockout. Set field count, game duration, and changeover times.
Teams register by division
Share one registration link. Teams select their division, submit their team list, and pay entry fees online. You see all registrations by division in your dashboard.
Run the event with live scoring
Enter touchdowns and results field-side. Pool standings and finals brackets update instantly. Referees, teams, and spectators see live results on any device.
Formats
Every touch football format, covered
Pool Play + Finals
Teams play round robin in pools, then top finishers progress to semi-finals and finals. The standard format for touch football carnivals and representative events.
Round Robin League
Every team plays every other team across a season. Standings by competition points, then point differential. The default for weekly touch football comps.
Straight Knockout
Single-elimination bracket for small draws or championship finals rounds. Automatic seeding and byes based on team count.
Plate/Bowl Consolation
Teams that miss finals qualification play in a consolation draw, keeping every team active for the full event. Common at multi-day carnivals.
Double Chance
Top qualifiers from pool play get a second chance in finals — lose the semi and drop to a preliminary final rather than being eliminated outright.
Built for touch football organisers
Whether you're running a local club night or a regional championship, PlayMetric adapts to how you organise touch football.
- Weekend carnivals and gala days — Touch football associations and clubs running one or two-day carnivals with 30–60 teams across multiple divisions and fields, needing tight scheduling and instant results.
- Weekly social competitions — Local touch football comps running Tuesday or Thursday nights over a 12–16 week season, with automated draws, bye rounds, and ladder updates.
- Representative and state-level championships — Regional and state touch football championships where accurate results feed into selection trials and representative team announcements.
No app install. No special hardware. Just a browser.
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