How to Create a Draw

Learn how to define your draw, manage game schedules, and use the interactive schedule maker.

1 Define the Draw

A draw is a specific period or segment of your season. To create one:

Navigate to your Season Admin page and click the "Manage Draws" tab.
Click "Create New Draw".
Name: Give it a descriptive name like "Round Robin 1" or "Playoffs".
Format: Choose the appropriate format (e.g., Round Robin, Bracket, or Box).
Dates: Select the specific dates from your season that will be assigned to this draw.
Current Draw: Check this box if you want this draw to be the active one shown on the public schedule page.

Once your draw is created, you need to group teams into competition pools (Boxes):

On the Manage Draw page, click "Add New Box".
Name & Rank: Provide a name (e.g., "Box A") and a rank (1 being the highest tier).
Assign Teams: Select the teams that will compete within this box. Use Ctrl or Cmd to select multiple teams.
Set Playing Order: Use the drag-and-drop list on the right to arrange teams in their specific playing or seeding order.
Crossovers: Enable "Crossovers" if you want teams in this box to be eligible to play against teams in other boxes.

After creating your boxes, click "Manage Schedule" from the draw's overview page. Here you can:

Import CSV: Quickly upload an entire schedule using a CSV file.
Add Manual Match: Click "Add Manual Match" to create a single game between two teams on a specific date, time, and sheet.
Conflict Detection: The system automatically highlights conflicts, such as a team being scheduled twice at the same time or multiple games on the same sheet.
Edit/Delete: Modify or remove individual matches directly from the list.

The Schedule Maker is an interactive drag-and-drop tool to help you visually arrange your matches:

Click "Open Schedule Maker" from the Manage Schedule page.
Matchup Pool: On the left, you'll see a pool of unassigned matchups (e.g., Team A vs Team B).
Drag and Drop: Drag matchups from the pool into the grid cells representing specific times and sheets for your selected date.
Auto-Assign: Use "Auto-Assign Pool" to quickly distribute unassigned matchups across the available slots.
Date Selection: Use the date selector to switch between the different game days you assigned to the draw.
Save: Don't forget to click "Save Schedule" to commit your changes!

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