How to Run a Sports Board, Part Two - Random Number Selection
The random number system is used with football boards, baseball boards, basketball boards and hockey boards.
The random number system is derived from the following numbers 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.
These numbers are chosen randomly and placed in the number grid above or to the left of the team participating in the sporting event promotion.
Each number is used only once.
Suggested methods for choosing the numbers:
Cards:
- Ace (1) through 10 (0)
- Pick a red suit and a black suit and designate red = HOME and Black = AWAY.
- Shuffle the cards and place them in a pile face-down
Numbered Balls or Pieces of Paper:
- 20 pieces (balls or paper)
- Home team numbering: H-0 thru H-9
- Away team numbering: A-0 thru A-9
The process of registering the numbers on the sports boards:
- 100-square sports boards:
- HOME Team 100 squares: One level of 10. Begin at the top and start at the left, moving 1 square at a time, moving to the right
- AWAY Team 100 squares: One level of 10 on the side, starting at the top moving one square at a time, moving toward the bottom.
- 25-square sports boards:
- HOME Team 25 squares: Two levels of five begin at the top-most level and start at the left, moving one square at a time moving to the right. Then move to the second level just below and repeat the process.
- AWAY Team 25 squares: Two levels of five begin at the left-most level and start at the top, moving one square at a time moving to the bottom. Then move to the second level just to the right and repeat the process.
Once one set of numbers is completed, repeat the process with each set of numbers on multiple set of numbers boards.
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Lily Allard for SBC
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Added: October 12, 2008