Step 1
Calculate real venue capacity
Multiply usable court or field hours by the number of playing surfaces. Divide each surface’s window into match length plus turnover. Different venues or days may have different windows, so count those separately.
Step 2
Protect each team’s break
A game ending at noon should not lead immediately to another start. Set a minimum rest gap and check later-round dependencies, especially when the next opponent is the winner of an earlier game. Empty slots can be the right result.
Step 3
Review bottlenecks
A full preliminary round may fit the available courts while the final still starts too late. Check the latest possible finish, shared coaches and venue availability before treating a draft schedule as final.
Common questions
How many games fit on three courts?
Multiply the number of complete match slots per court by three, then subtract any blocked slots. For six hours of 90-minute games with no turnover, that is four slots per court or 12 games total, with up to three at a time.
Should a schedule fill every slot?
No. Gaps may protect rest, allow for delays or leave time to confirm which teams advance.