How Do I Automate League Schedules?
You can easily create games for your season using our automated scheduler
How to Create a Schedule
- Select a Season To begin, navigate to the specific season card for which you'd like to create a schedule
- Choose Teams or Divisions From the dropdown, select either All Teams or a specific division you'd like to schedule. You can also choose individual teams if needed
- Set the Schedule Model Choose Round Robin Basic from the Schedule Model dropdown menu
- Game Details
- Input:
- Enter the total number of games each team will play during the season
- Specify how many games each team will play per week
- Set the standard game length (in minutes)
- Optional settings include:
- Back-to-back doubleheaders: Toggle this if you want teams to play consecutive games
- Add extra weeks at the end of the schedule to handle additional games
- Input:
- Add Scheduling Preferences If any teams have specific day-of-the-week preferences for their matches, you can mark these under Scheduling Preferences. When everything looks good, click Next
- Select Game Locations Choose the location where the games will be played, and if applicable, select a sub-location as well
- Define Season Dates Enter the start and end dates of the season. Afterward, click Add Interval
- Set Game Times The intervals will define game times. Enter the start and end times for the games
- If you need additional timeslots, click Add Interval and input the other times
- Choose specific days of the week for the games or toggle All Days if games can be scheduled for any day
- Add Tentative Time Slots Once the parameters are set, click Add Tentative Time Slots
- Preview and Adjust Time Slots A preview of the created schedules will appear on the right under Select Time Slots For Scheduler
- To remove any fixture, click the trash can icon
- If there aren’t enough timeslots, you can Remove Overlapping Timeslots to adjust accordingly
- Ensure the Total number of timeslots recommended matches the number of timeslots available
- Finalize Time Slots After confirming the timeslots, click Add to Selected Timeslots and then All Divisions. You will see a final preview of the timeslots to be added. You can delete any remaining fixtures here if necessary
- Create and Publish the Schedule When satisfied, click Create Schedule. On the following page, click Publish Schedule to set the fixtures and have them appear on the calendar