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Tournament Planning for Youth Baseball — Plan Your Whole Weekend

Rizzler's tournament planning tool lets coaches plan an entire multi-game weekend in advance — forecasting pitcher availability, calculating rest days, managing fatigue, and flagging rule violations before the first pitch is thrown. No other coaching app does this.

Rizzler tournament planning view showing pitcher availability and rest day calculations across three Saturday games

The Problem Tournament Planning Solves

Three games on Saturday. Two on Sunday. Your ace threw 65 pitches in game one. Your second starter is available but already caught two games yesterday. Your third guy hasn't started a tournament game before. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you're trying to remember whether 65 pitches means one rest day or two under Little League rules.

That's the reality of tournament baseball. And most coaches manage it with a whiteboard, a group text, and a prayer.

The math isn't hard for a single game. It's hard across five games in two days when every decision in game one affects what you can do in game five. That's what Rizzler solves.

How Tournament Planning Works in Rizzler

Add your tournament games. Enter the schedule — dates, times, opponents (if known). Rizzler creates a multi-game view.
Set your league rules. Select your governing body (Little League, USSSA, Perfect Game, or others) and Rizzler loads the correct pitch count limits, rest day requirements, and catcher-to-pitcher rules.
Build your game-one plan. Set your lineup, fielding rotation, and starting pitcher like you would for any game. Rizzler records the pitching workload.
See the downstream impact. This is where it gets powerful. As you assign pitchers in game one, Rizzler updates their availability for games two through five in real time. A color-coded grid shows you who's available, who's resting, and who's approaching their limit.
Plan all games in advance. Before the tournament starts, you can build game plans for every game — adjusting pitching assignments, catching workloads, and lineup construction across the entire weekend.
Adjust on the fly. Game one goes seven innings instead of six? Your starter throws 15 more pitches than planned? Update the actuals and Rizzler recalculates everything downstream. Open the app between games and you know exactly where you stand.

Rizzler tournament planner showing a color-coded pitcher availability grid across a five-game weekend

Key Capabilities

Capability	What It Does
Multi-game view	See all tournament games in a single view with pitcher/catcher workloads across games
Pitcher availability forecasting	Real-time calculation of who can pitch in each game based on prior workloads and rest rules
Rest day compliance	Automatic calculation of mandatory rest days based on your league's rules
Catcher-to-pitcher tracking	Flags catcher-pitcher pairing conflicts before they become violations
Fatigue indicators	Visual indicators when a player's cumulative workload (pitching + catching + innings played) is getting high
What-if scenarios	Model different pitching plans and see the downstream impact before committing
Lineup adjustments per game	Build different batting orders and fielding rotations for each game based on available arms
Cross-game playing time	Track total playing time across the tournament, not just individual games

Tournament Planning for Individual Coaches

If you're a head coach managing your own team through a tournament weekend, this is your planning cockpit.

The night before the tournament, sit down with your laptop and build the entire weekend. Assign your game-one starter, and watch Rizzler calculate who's available for the rest of the tournament. Try different scenarios: What if you limit your ace to 50 pitches instead of 70? That might free him up for a relief appearance in the championship.

Most tournament losses aren't about talent. They're about running out of pitching because nobody planned past game two. Rizzler makes sure that doesn't happen.

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Tournament Planning for Little League Organizations

Little League All-Stars is where tournament planning matters most at the rec level. Your pool of pitchers is fixed, the rules are strict, and one mistake can cost a forfeit.

Rizzler tracks Little League's specific pitch count and rest rules across every tournament game. Commissioners can see pitching workloads across all teams. Coaches don't have to memorize the chart — Rizzler does the math.

See how leagues use tournament planning →

Tournament Planning for Travel Clubs

When your club has teams in three different age groups playing in three different tournaments on the same weekend, chaos is the default. Rizzler gives your coaches a consistent system for tournament planning so every team shows up prepared.

Club admins can see pitching workloads and tournament plans across all their teams from the Organization Dashboard. If a 12U coach is burning arms, you'll know before Sunday.

See how clubs use tournament planning →

Travel baseball coach reviewing Rizzler tournament plan on an iPad in the dugout between games

Tournament Planning vs. Doing It Manually

	Rizzler Tournament Planning	Spreadsheet / Paper / Whiteboard
Plan all games in advance	✅ One view, all games	Possible but tedious and error-prone
Pitcher availability calc	✅ Automatic, real-time	Manual math, easy to miscalculate
Rest day compliance	✅ Automatic per league rules	Must look up chart and count days
Update when plans change	✅ Recalculates everything	Start over
Catcher-to-pitcher tracking	✅ Automatic flags	Easy to forget
Share with assistant coaches	✅ Instant, on their phones	Group text, photos of whiteboard
Playing time across tournament	✅ Tracked automatically	Good luck

Frequently Asked Questions

How many games can I plan in one tournament?

There's no limit. Whether it's a 3-game Saturday or a week-long event like Cooperstown, Rizzler handles it.

Does it work with Little League rules?

Yes. Rizzler has Little League pitch count rules, rest day requirements, and catcher-to-pitcher rules built in. It also supports USSSA, Perfect Game, and other governing bodies.

Can I change the plan between games?

Absolutely. That's the point. Update pitch counts or lineup decisions after each game, and Rizzler recalculates everything for the remaining games. More on adjusting plans on the fly →

Is tournament planning available on the Free plan?

Tournament planning requires the Pro plan ($14.99/mo) or League & Club plan ($799/yr). The Free plan supports single-game planning. Compare plans →

Can my assistant coaches see the tournament plan?

Yes. Any coach invited to your team can view the tournament plan on their phone or laptop. They see the same pitcher availability grid, lineup plans, and rule compliance status you do.

Tournament planning is one of Rizzler's deepest features. For the complete guide — including pitching strategy, catcher management, fatigue protocols, and age-specific advice — see the Tournament Planning Hub.