It’s off to the north west for this case study, as MAN v FAT Bolton’s Nik Bryant gives us the lowdown a local tournament ran by the lads.
What is your inspiration for holding the tournament each year?
After the first tournament I was asked if we would do it again and it just kind of turned into an annual thing. I think there is a big love of 6/7 aside tournament style football within the community.
The first year was supposed to be a one off and it just was really well received so we went again. It’s always good to have something for those that don’t want to play 11s and getting to meet MAN v FAT players from other clubs.
How did you organise the event?
I spoke with our league pitch hosts and tried to find when they had availability for us to take over for a day and I have a really good connection with them as we host regular games for 11’s and extra weeknight football too.
Once the pitch was secured, I reached out in the WhatsApp groups and Facebook for teams who would be interested in playing. The wider community is something to be used and is always pretty friendly.
