How Do I Create a New Season?

To create a new season, log in to the Playbook Back End of your website (mywebsite.playbookapi.com/control_panel). Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Seasons
   From the top navigation bar, select Programs, then Seasons.
   
2. Create a New Season
   On the Seasons page, click Create Season. You can either:
   1. Start From Scratch: Begin a new season with fresh settings
   2. Clone an Existing Season: Create a copy of a previous season with the same descriptions, settings, and restrictions
      For now, select Start From Scratch to open a pop-up where you can enter the basic program information (name, start date, and end date). Click Save to proceed to the newly created Season Card
3. Season Setup
   1. Settings Tab: This is an expanded view of the Start From Scratch form. You can specify the Sport/Activity, set an Early Signup Deadline, and adjust other details
   2. Payments Tab: Configure all pricing details
      1. Team Payment Methods:
         1. Standard Team Pricing: Allow groups to register as teams. Set the price and any early discounts
         2. Don’t Allow Teams: Prevent team creation if you want to assign teams yourself
         3. Variable Team Pricing: Refer to the article for more details
      2. Individual Sign-ups: Toggle Signup as Individual Player on or off. If enabled, set the individual price, early discounts, and available add-ons. You can also allow Signup as Player Group if individual sign-ups are enabled
      3. Toggle Show Price and whether to allow credits for registration. You can also enable Allow Partial to permit players to be verified without paying the full fee upfront
4. Optional Info Tab
   1. Add more details for your program, which will be visible on the front-end to registrants.
   2. Use Tags for further filtering (refer to the Tags article)
   3. Provide a Description for your program, an address under Location Summary, and a Time Summary for scheduling
   4. In (Advanced) Optional Info Settings, you can add Registration Notes that customers will see during the registration process
5. Notifications Tab
   Admins can enable email and/or text notifications when someone registers for the program
6. Custom Email Tab
   Set up detailed email templates with attachments, header/footer images, and the sender email address
7. Fields Tab
   Add custom questions for the registration process. You can choose to display specific fields for different registration types, such as Free Agent, Captain, Team, and Join Team
8. Waiver Section
   Upload waivers that participants must agree to during registration. Waivers must first be uploaded in Site Settings before adding them to a program