All the coaches in our league agrgee that the funnest way to play Blood Bowl is to have a fixed schedule and all coaches play once a week on league night.
This is rarely possible these days
So, we have come up with two alternatives. The first, and the most popular, is a modified version of the open schedule. Teams meet once every two months on a Saturday for an all day tournament. On that day, all coaches play four games, and the top four teams go to the play-offs. The play-offs are held in a traditional 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3, winner vs. winner for championship format. After that, one or two more 'minor' tournaments are held through the summer, all comulating in the championship tournament, held in the same format at the end. The winner of that is league champion. Teams are allowed to play a set number of games between tournaments. The league commish determines the number of games allowed.
The above format works so well for us. Most of us are in our late 20's and have full time jobs, school, and families.
The second, and less popular method, is a fixed schedule of 10 or more games. But, only 8 games are required to make the play-offs. So, if a coach flat-out cannot make a game, you can still continue your season. This method is prone to abuse, so is only advisable for leagues of friends, as opposed a league with strangers at a store or club.
