Managing tournament games

After a tournament schedule has been generated, you can manage specific game information, including entering game scores or points.

Prerequisite Components

Prior to managing tournament games, the following data points must be configured:

Tournament Schedules

Location

    1. Select the Administration tab.

    2. Select the following menu links: League Settings > Leagues.

    3. Search for and select the desired tournament.

    4. Select the Manage Schedules link.

    5. Search for and select the desired schedule.

    6. Select the Manage Games link.

Managing Tournament Games

The Manage Games page shows a tournament bracket display of the games.

 

Games which have not yet been played are shown in green, game placeholders are shown in orange, and completed games are shown in blue.

 

Clicking the Edit First Round link displays a dropdown list where you can edit which teams will play each other for their first game.

 

Note that this functionality only applies to tournaments and teams that are playing their first game in the tournament (the game does not have to be in the first round as long as its their first game).

 

There are also several hyperlinks that allow you to address specific areas of the game information:

 

By default, when you come to the Manage Games page, the Customize Schedules functionality is displayed.

 

To edit an existing game, click the corresponding Edit link to go to the Change Tournament Schedule Pairing page where you can modify the following fields, with the option to Save or Delete at the bottom of the page:

Name of Field Type Description

Detail Information

Winning Team Dropdown list Team that won the game, as selected from the list of teams that played.
 
The winning team will be automatically advanced to the next appropriate game.
Winning Team - Points Numeric

Points awarded to or scored by the winning team.

Losing Team Dropdown list Team that lost the game, as selected from the list of teams that played.

 

For single elimination tournaments, the team will be eliminated from the tournament.

 

For double elimination tournaments, if this is the team's first loss, they will automatically be dropped to the losing bracket. If this if the team's second loss, the team will be eliminated from the tournament.

Losing Team - Points Numeric

Points awarded to or scored by the losing team.

Start Date Date

Date the game starts; entered in month, day,  year format or by clicking the calendar icon and selecting a date from the pop-up calendar.

Required.
End Date Date

Date the game ends; entered in month, day,  year format or by clicking the calendar icon and selecting a date from the pop-up calendar.

Required.
 
Note: The End Date is automatically updated to match the Start Date. You only need to change this date if the game ends on a different date.
Start Time Time

Time the game starts; entered in HH:MM AM/PM format.

Required.
End Time Time

Time the game ends; entered in HH:MM AM/PM format.

Required.
Game Site Dropdown list

Game site where the game is taking place, as selected from the list of game site facilities previously selected for the tournament schedule.

Scheduled Officials

Available Officials Listbox

List of available officials who can be assigned to officiate games in the league schedule.

 

Select a desired official, then click on the right-arrow button to add to the Selected Officials listbox on the right.

Selected Officials Listbox

List of officials already assigned to officiate games in the league schedule.

Select a desired official, then click the left-arrow button to remove from the Selected Officials listbox.

Dressing Room Assignments

Seed X / Winner of (X) / Loser of (X) Dressing Room
Dressing Room Dropdown list

Select the dressing room to assign to the seed / winning / losing team.

Start reservation Numeric

Enter the number of minutes before the start of the game at which to start the dressing room reservation.

End reservation Numeric

Enter the number of minutes after the end of the game at which to end the dressing room reservation.

 

Note: When a game is modified, it is validated to ensure that the game site is available on the date and time specified, and does not create a conflict for either team or the officiating team. The game site is also reserved, if necessary.

 

The Game Distribution link reports for each team the number of home games, number of away games and total number of games.

 

The Time Distribution link reports for each team how many games are played during the different available timeslots and their total number of games.

 

The Game Site Distribution link reports for each team how many games are played at each of the available game sites and their total number of games.

 

The Team vs. Team Distribution link reports how many times each of the teams play each other.