diff --git a/src/de/steamwar/misslewars/MWTeam.java b/src/de/steamwar/misslewars/MWTeam.java
index 4cd09ee..a609f3d 100644
--- a/src/de/steamwar/misslewars/MWTeam.java
+++ b/src/de/steamwar/misslewars/MWTeam.java
@@ -19,16 +19,18 @@
 
 package de.steamwar.misslewars;
 
-import org.bukkit.*;
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+import org.bukkit.GameMode;
+import org.bukkit.Location;
+import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.enchantments.Enchantment;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.Inventory;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.ItemMeta;
 import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Team;
 
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.*;
 
 public class MWTeam {
 	private static final ItemStack bow = new ItemStack(Material.BOW);
@@ -49,11 +51,7 @@ public class MWTeam {
 	private final Location spawn;
 	private final int portalZ;
 
-	private Set<Player> players = new HashSet<>();
-	
-	public Set<Player> getPlayers(){
-		return players;
-	}
+	private LinkedList<Player> players =  new LinkedList<>();
 	
 	MWTeam(ChatColor color, Location spawn, String teamName, int portalZ) {
 		this.teamName = teamName;
@@ -69,6 +67,35 @@ public class MWTeam {
         sbteam.setColor(color);
 	}
 
+	public void givePlayerItem(ItemStack item) {
+		Player p = players.removeFirst();
+		players.addLast(p);
+
+		Inventory inventory = p.getInventory();
+		for (int i = 0; i <= 35; i++) { //35 is the last normal inventory slot
+			ItemStack itemStack = inventory.getItem(i);
+			if (itemStack != null && itemStack.isSimilar(item) && itemStack.getAmount() != itemStack.getMaxStackSize()) {
+				itemStack.setAmount(itemStack.getAmount() + item.getAmount());
+				inventory.setItem(i, itemStack);
+				p.updateInventory();
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		for (int i = 0; i <= 35; i++) { //35 is the last normal inventory slot
+			ItemStack itemStack = inventory.getItem(i);
+			if (itemStack == null || itemStack.getType().equals(Material.AIR)) {
+				inventory.setItem(i, item);
+				p.updateInventory();
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	public int size() {
+		return players.size();
+	}
+
 	public int getPortalZ() {
 		return portalZ;
 	}
@@ -77,20 +104,19 @@ public class MWTeam {
 		return spawn;
 	}
 
-	public void join (Player p) {
+	public void join(Player p) {
 		players.add(p);
 		p.teleport(spawn);
 		p.setGameMode(GameMode.SURVIVAL);
 		p.getInventory().setItem(0, bow);
 		sbteam.addPlayer(p);
 		p.setDisplayName(color + p.getName());
-		if (MissileWars.getFightState() == FightState.WAITING && !enemy().getPlayers().isEmpty())
+		if (MissileWars.getFightState() == FightState.WAITING && !enemy().players.isEmpty())
 			MissileWars.startRound();
 	}
 	
-	public void leave (Player p) {
-		if(!players.contains(p))
-			return;
+	public void leave(Player p) {
+		if (!players.contains(p)) return;
 
 		players.remove(p);
 		sbteam.removePlayer(p);
diff --git a/src/de/steamwar/misslewars/countdowns/ItemCountdown.java b/src/de/steamwar/misslewars/countdowns/ItemCountdown.java
index 35ca32f..8831365 100644
--- a/src/de/steamwar/misslewars/countdowns/ItemCountdown.java
+++ b/src/de/steamwar/misslewars/countdowns/ItemCountdown.java
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
 
 package de.steamwar.misslewars.countdowns;
 
-import de.steamwar.misslewars.*;
+import de.steamwar.misslewars.Config;
+import de.steamwar.misslewars.FightState;
+import de.steamwar.misslewars.MissileWars;
+import de.steamwar.misslewars.StateDependent;
 import de.steamwar.misslewars.items.Missile;
 import de.steamwar.misslewars.items.SpecialItem;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
@@ -29,7 +32,10 @@ import org.bukkit.inventory.Inventory;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitTask;
 
-import java.util.*;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Random;
 
 public class ItemCountdown extends StateDependent {
 
@@ -41,43 +47,13 @@ public class ItemCountdown extends StateDependent {
 	}
 
 	private void run(){
-		int items = Math.max(MissileWars.getBlueTeam().getPlayers().size(), MissileWars.getRedTeam().getPlayers().size());
-		List<ItemStack> itemList = new ArrayList<>();
-		for (int i = 0; i < items; i++) {
-			itemList.add(SpecialItem.getRandomItem());
-		}
+		int itemCount = Math.max(MissileWars.getBlueTeam().size(), MissileWars.getRedTeam().size());
 
-		giveTeamItem(MissileWars.getBlueTeam(), itemList);
-		giveTeamItem(MissileWars.getRedTeam(), itemList);
-	}
+		for (int i = 0; i < itemCount; i++) {
+			ItemStack itemStack = SpecialItem.getRandomItem();
 
-	private void giveTeamItem(MWTeam team, List<ItemStack> itemList) {
-		List<ItemStack> itemStackList = new ArrayList<>(itemList);
-		for (Player p : team.getPlayers()) {
-			ItemStack itemStack = itemStackList.remove(random.nextInt(itemStackList.size()));
-			givePlayerItem(p, itemStack);
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void givePlayerItem(Player p, ItemStack item){
-		Inventory inventory = p.getInventory();
-		for (int i = 0; i <= 35; i++) { //35 is the last normal inventory slot
-			ItemStack itemStack = inventory.getItem(i);
-			if (itemStack != null && itemStack.isSimilar(item) && itemStack.getAmount() != itemStack.getMaxStackSize()) {
-				itemStack.setAmount(itemStack.getAmount() + item.getAmount());
-				inventory.setItem(i, itemStack);
-				p.updateInventory();
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-
-		for (int i = 0; i <= 35; i++) { //35 is the last normal inventory slot
-			ItemStack itemStack = inventory.getItem(i);
-			if (itemStack == null || itemStack.getType().equals(Material.AIR)) {
-				inventory.setItem(i, item);
-				p.updateInventory();
-				return;
-			}
+			MissileWars.getBlueTeam().givePlayerItem(itemStack);
+			MissileWars.getRedTeam().givePlayerItem(itemStack);
 		}
 	}