Configuring the parameters of a league or tournament is essential to ensure smooth organization, adapted to the needs of the competition. Here are some of the main reasons why:

1. Customize rules: Each league or tournament can have its own specific rules (competition format, game duration, ranking criteria, etc.). Configuring these parameters allows you to respect the particularities of your event.

2. Team and participant management: Parameters can be used to define the number of teams or players, eligibility requirements, and to ensure that registrations are carried out according to the rules.

3. Game scheduling: Configuring the times, locations and frequency of games facilitates coordination between teams, referees and organizers, avoiding scheduling conflicts.

4. Automated rankings and results: With the right parameters, the system can automatically calculate results, update rankings and determine which teams qualify for the next phases.

5. Transparency and communication: Well-defined parameters ensure that all participants (teams, spectators, officials) are aware of the rules and workings of the tournament, guaranteeing good communication.

6. Contingency management: By having back-up parameters (such as rules for ties, game postponements, etc.), you're better prepared to deal with unforeseen circumstances without disrupting the flow of the competition.

In short, these settings ensure that the competition runs fairly, transparently and efficiently.

So, before you start creating your schedules, you need to set up your organization parameters.

Organization settings

• Navigate to the Office section and locate your specific office. Click on it to select.

Open

• Once you've selected your office, go on the settings tab located at the top right corner.

• Click on Edit Settings at the botton to access your office's game settings.

Open

General tab

Within the General tabs, you can manage various aspects of your organization's settings:

Administrative Reports

• Choose which reports are sent to administrative roles.

  • Use the drop-down list to select the desired report types.

    • Penalty report

    • Score report

    • Affiliated player report

Team Reports

• Select which reports are sent to teams and team managers.

  • Utilize the drop-down menu to specify the report types.

    • Penalty report

    • Score report

    • Affiliated player report

Contacts

• Determine the default language for notifications.

Contact Visibility

• Decide where league and team contacts will be visible. Use the drop-down menu to select the preferred information visibility option:

  • Only in the member profile

  • In the team schedule and member profile

  • In the team schedule, team page, and member profile.

Scheduling tab

The Scheduling tab allows you to manage your organization's schedule settings effectively.

Conflict Enforcement

• We recommend choosing Show a validation error in all three columns (Games, Availability, and constraints) to receive notifications in case of conflicting games.

Drafts

• Defer conflict enforcement in the legacy draft

  • If you prefer conflicts to be applied to drafts only after they're published, toggle this option.

• Include legacy draft games during enforcement

  • Legacy draft games are excluded when searching for games to enforce against unless this setting is enabled

• Limit date change on shared draft games

  • Associations will not be able to change the date on shared drafts games

     

Scheduling

• Specify the default reservation time in minutes for all games in this schedule. This function is optional.

• In the draft scheduler, you have the option to select an organization whose rinks will be sourced from this organization instead of the home team's. This function is also optional.

Reschedule request

You must choose who will be the approvers required for these requests

• Team staff: Requires approval from both teams

• Team office: Requires the approval of both team office ( association)

• Schedule office: Requires approval of the schedule office ( league manager)

Scoresheet tab

• allows you to manage your scoresheet settings efficiently.

Scorekeeping

• Choose whether the home or away team will enter the results. Toggle the switch to make your selection.

Certification

Game Certification

• Toggle the switch if games are to be certified by the League after results have been entered.

Incident Reports

• Toggle this option if a game incident report will be required for all ejections.

Suspensions

• Select when a suspension should be automatically activated.

  • Manual

  • After game approved

  • After certified game

Lineups

• Include Registrations: Ensure this toggle is OFF. Otherwise, all players in a team's category will be displayed when a coach confirms their team's lineup for a game.

• Allow Extras: Activate this toggle. By doing so, you authorize a coach or official to add a player who is not registered to their team roster. The player or coach will only be added for the game and won't affect the League, administrator, or manager.

Scoring mode

It is possible to select a detailed mode for soring mode, allowing the official to indicate who scored the goal and when, or simply opt to record the final score.

Penalty mode

By default, detailed mode is activated, meaning that no other options are available and penalties must always be entered in detail.

Default Periods

• You can set the time for the different periods.

Team Stats tab

• allows you to manage points systems, team rankings, and hidden statistics efficiently.

Points

• Determine how points are allocated.

  • Use the drop-down menu to select the preferred point system.

Standing

• Specify the statistics to be utilized in team standings and the order of tie-breaking.

  • Use the drop-down lists to select Property, Order, and Type. Use the arrows for quick sorting adjustments.

  • Delete a line by clicking on the X button and add a new line by clicking on + Add.

Public Display

• Select the team statistics you wish to hide on the website.

  • Use the drop-down menu to choose the statistics to be hidden. Multiple statistics can be selected.

    • Standings Hidden Divisions: This setting determines which divisions will publicly display standings.

    • Hidden Team Stats: Hidden stats will apply to all schedules.

    • Box Score Hidden Divisions: This setting determines which divisions publicly display box scores.

Player Stats tab

• Allows you to manage player, goalie standings, and hidden statistics effectively.

Points

• Specify the number of points awarded for a goal and an assist.

Standings Order for Player and Goalie:

• Define the statistics for player and goalie standing and the order for tie-breaking.

  • Use the drop-down lists to select Property, Order, and Type. You can adjust the sorting order quickly using the arrows.

  • Delete a line by clicking on the X button and add a new line by clicking on + Add.

Public Display

• Choose the player and goalie statistics to be hidden on the website.

  • Use the drop-down menu to select the statistics to be hidden. Multiple statistics can be selected.

    • Player Stats Hidden Divisions: This setting determines which divisions publicly display player stats. Hidden player Stats: These hidden stats will apply to all schedules.

    • Goalie Stats Hidden Divisions: This setting determines which divisions publicly display goalie stats. Hidden goalie Stats: These hidden stats will apply to all schedules.