This is the timeline that real directors run. Five blocks: 90 days out, 60 days out, 30 days out, tournament day, and post-event. Click any item to mark it done — your progress is remembered on this device.
90 Days Before Foundation
- ✓Tournament format locked (release vs. weigh-in, species, categories)
- ✓Venue and dock capacity confirmed
- ✓Permits and authority filings submitted (IMPESCA, local)
- ✓Tournament website live (registration page ready)
- ✓Registration open — announcement posted
- ✓Sponsor packages defined and outreach started
- ✓Judge recruitment started
- ✓Prize and trophy budget confirmed
- ✓Insurance confirmed
60 Days Before Operations setup
- ✓Rules document published on tournament site
- ✓Species, points, and scoring rules locked
- ✓Sponsors confirmed — placement agreements signed
- ✓Judges confirmed — training scheduled
- ✓Captain briefing agenda drafted
- ✓Ceremony venue confirmed
30 Days Before Final mile
- ✓Registration closed
- ✓All boats confirmed — entry fees collected
- ✓Captain briefing packages sent
- ✓DockScore configured — scoring rules, species, categories verified
- ✓Judge training completed — catch entry tested
- ✓Leaderboard URL published and shared
- ✓Sponsor logos uploaded to DockScore (Pro)
- ✓Social media content scheduled for event week
Tournament Day Game time
- ✓Captain briefing complete
- ✓Judges at dockside stations
- ✓DockScore catch entry tested — judges confirmed working
- ✓Live leaderboard URL shared to spectators
- ✓Jury queue monitored throughout day
- ✓Social posts scheduled or live-posted (Pro)
- ✓Ceremony screen tested before awards
Post-Event Week after
- ✓Final results locked and published
- ✓Official results exported (IMPESCA if required)
- ✓Sponsor report sent to all sponsors
- ✓Social recap posts published
- ✓Thank-you messages sent to participants
- ✓Next year planning started
DockScore automatically handles the scoring, live leaderboard, jury review, sponsor placement, and post-event reporting items on this list. About half your checklist, automated.
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Where to go next
If you're starting from scratch, read the complete how-to-organize guide. If you're putting together your sponsor packages, see how to get fishing tournament sponsors. If you need a starting rules document, grab the free rules template.