Best Practices for Organizing Esports Tournaments
January 13, 2026
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Esports Leaders
Are you looking to host your own esports tournaments? Join this session to learn from James Wood, the NASEF Scholastic Tournament Administrator with extensive experience running both small and large-scale online and in-person tournaments. He is also in charge of the statewide California high school championship, the CIF x NASEF Esports Initiative, where is responsible for hundreds of teams across a variety of titles. James will go over how to choose titles, create brackets, and manage gameday logistics - plus, how to incorporate additional career elements like streaming and shoutcasting. Join this session on best practices to ensure your event is successful and leaves a lasting impact.
Access Type
Session or Session+ or All-Access Registration Permitted
Session Type
Concurrent Session
Topic
Esports
Level
PK-12
Curriculum Area
Esports
Endorsements
Future Ready,NASEF
