The concept of sports boards is relatively simple, but without a basic knowledge of its parts and design it can seem very complicated. A sports board is a promotional tool used in conjunction with a selected sporting event where the results of the event dictate the outcome of the promotion. There are too many varieties of sports to discuss them all in detail, but luckily they all follow the same basic concept. Numbers are selected, paired up to score, this corresponds to a square, and the player on that square wins a prize. All sports boards are basically set up in the same way with a body containing the squares, the teams, the event title, and the reference area that dictates how the prizes will be distributed.

Body of Sports Councils

• Event Title: Clearly displays the event or team that sports boards are centered around, i.e. Event: Superbowl, World Series, or Team: Dallas, New York
• Team placement: The home team is always placed at the top of the grid and the away team is always placed on the left side of the grid.
• Board Numbers – These are the numbers that are randomly selected and placed in the squares above the “Home Team Location” and the squares to the left of the “Away Team Location”.
• Player Squares: These are the squares that players write their name in once they have selected one. In this example there are 100 squares which is the most common, other styles include 25 squares and 48 squares.
• Value Square – This is the large square in the upper left corner of the grid, it is the responsibility of the person managing the group to assign a value to it. This value is linked to the reference area and the prizes awarded.

Sports boards reference area All good sports boards have a clearly visible reference area to show players what potential prizes they can win. These are known as winning and touching squares.

• Payout intervals: This is dictated by the sporting event, for example, on the football or basketball boards there are four quarters which equals four winning opportunities. Baseball boards have nine chances due to the nine innings; Hockey boards have three opportunities, corresponding to the three periods. Winning and moving boxes are also displayed in this area. This will instill confidence in the players as they will know in advance the value of each prize before the event.
• Winning Squares – These squares are selected when the numbers on the board that match the game score and where they intersect reveal the player’s square.
• Touching Squares: These squares are directly above, below, to the right, and to the left of the winning square. At no time is a diagonal square in contact with the winning square. The values ​​of the touching squares are always less than the winning square similar to a consolation prize.

tip of the week: Do your homework; Knowing the sporting event and the rules of sports promotion is very important. Be sure of one thing, you will get numerous questions on both.