This step-by-step guide is meant to assist registered member in properly filling out the tournament submission form. It is also available as a downloadable PDF:
Submitting a Tournament to the NAF – English guide French version – translated by Thot Spanish version – translated by Kafre
Before Submission
Before submitting a tournament to the NAF, it is best practice to check your proposed date in the NAF database and scroll through the approved NAF tournaments to ensure there are no competing tournaments already approved on your proposed date. Two tournaments will not be approved if they are within close proximity to one another (the definition of close proximity will vary depending on the region)
It is often a good idea to contact your local tournament staff member. They can offer help and advice with tournament rules, dates to avoid, local clashes and the submission process in general. The staff are always happy to help!
Submitting a Tournament
To submit a tournament to the NAF, follow the below steps. It is advisable to submit your tournament as soon as possible, even if you cannot complete every required field. When your tournament is in the database (even pre-approval), the approval staff can see your submission and begin to manage any local clashes that emerge.
- Go to the Members Area (https://member.thenaf.net) and login with your NAF account details
- Go to the ‘Tourneys‘ page and click ‘Add Tournament’ (circled in the below image)
- The following form will appear. Not every field on the form is important, but how to complete each MANDATORY and OPTIONAL field (as well as which fields to leave blank) is explained below.
Explanation of Fields
1. Tournament Name – MANDATORY
The name of your tournament. If you’re new to submitting NAF tournaments, even though you might not think so right now, this may be the first of many regular or yearly events. Make sure this is a unique name at least for your region. Many tournament names have already been used over the years (e.g. ‘Winter Bowl’).
It is encouraged that you make your tournament name unique by using a counter (‘Example Bowl I’) or a year (a real or Blood Bowl year) in the title. This manner of creating an ongoing history for events is also traditionally popular with attendees.
2. Organizer NAF Name – MANDATORY
Should be self-explanatory. The member who is submitting the tournament and will upload the results.
3. Organizer – MANDATORY
The name of the organizer(s). In some cases, the Tournament Organizer (TO) does not submit the tournament. In these cases, put the NAF name of the TO here.
4. Start Date – MANDATORY
The start date of the event. It is very important that the format YYYY-MM-DD is used. Otherwise your tournament might get lost and it will take longer to approve!
5. End Date – MANDATORY
The end date of the event. It is very important that the format YYYY-MM-DD is used. Otherwise your tournament might get lost and it will take longer to approve!
6. Type – MANDATORY
In almost all cases you should select ‘Open’. If your tournament is ‘Invitational’, please also contact the Tournament Director.
7. Variant – MANDATORY
Select the right Blood Bowl variant of your tournament. ‘Blood Bowl’ if you are using current BB2020 rules, ‘Classic’ for BB2016 rules, or any of the respective variant (e.g. Sevens, Deathbowl).
8. Variant Notes – LEAVE BLANK
This field is not currently used. Its content is not even visible to other members! Don’t use this field!
9. Style – OPTIONAL
You can enter tournament structure notes here like ‘Swiss-style’ or ‘resurrection’.
10. Scoring – OPTIONAL
You can enter your scoring system (e.g. 2/1/0) into this field, but it is also okay to write it in the Tournament Info section (20).
11. Cost – OPTIONAL
You can enter the cost of your tournament into this field, but it is also okay to write it in the Tournament Info section (20)
12. NAF Fee Included – OPTIONAL
Tick this box if the fee for new or renewing NAF members is part of the tournament cost.
13. NAF Discount – OPTIONAL
Tick this box if NAF members get a discount to your tournament.
14. Variant – MANDATORY
Enter a valid email address into this field that interested members can use to register for this tournament, and under which the approval team can contact the TO / tournament staff.
15. Webpage URL – OPTIONAL
If you ave a webpage or off-site rules etc. put the link into this field.
WARNING: Either post the link WITHOUT http:// protocol (e.g. www.thenaf.net) or use ONLY http:// (e.g. http://www.thenaf.net). Do not use https:// or other protocols (e.g. https://www.thenaf.net) as this field will always prefix http:// in front of the string in case it is NOT http:// and thus break the address.
16. Webpage Name – OPTIONAL
The name of the webpage behind the Webpage URL (15). If you do not enter something here the link in field 16 is invisible! Always fill this field out if you have a webpage, even if you just write ‘link’.
17. Address – MANDATORY
Should be self explanatory. People need to find the tournament!
18. Longitude/Latitude – LEAVE BLANK
This field is not currently used.
19. Tournament Info – MANDATORY
Paste all relevant information into this field. Even if the tournament has its own webpage or off-site rulespack that is linked in fields 15/16, it is strongly recommended that the TO inputs all of the most important information here anyway for ease of use. It is also worth mentioning in which languages any rules found at the off-site link are available.
Unless the tournament schedule and rules are contained in this field, the tournament will not be approved.
If required, the tournament approval staff will also use this field and will mark at the top which staff member is responsible for this tournament. If you have questions regarding the ‘pending’ approval of the tournament, you can contact the staff member written at the top of this box.
After Submission
After you have filled out each mandatory or optional field and pressed ‘Submit’, your tournament should now be listed with the respective date under ‘Your Tournaments’ at the top of the ‘Tourney’ page as long as you are logged in.
Please check to confirm that the submission has gone through. The status in the right column indicates that your tournament is NEW. Note that at this point your tournament is not visible to the general membership. Only when approved is it visible to all.
Keep checking the tournament listings in the NAF member’s area. If your tournament is approved, you will see the status change to APPROVED.
If the tournament approval staff member has any questions about the tournament, then they will try to contact you. The status of the tournament typically stays PENDING while this process is completed.
Please check the email address included in your submission so that any questions can be dealt with quickly and your tournament can be approved as soon as possible.
After approval, please do not change any aspect of your tournament without first contacting a tournament approval staff member. We don’t mind things changing, just ask first!
After the Tournament
- Please check this page to learn how to upload results to the NAF.