Add, Export & Search Team Leagues
Add, export and search team leagues from Team Leagues main page.
Add a Team League
As a club admin/organization, you can create a Team League and also specify the players eligible to compete in it.
To add a new Team League, navigate to Team Leagues from Workspaces:
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Click on +Add New Team League on the top right corner of the screen, you’ll be redirected to the next page – Add Team League.
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Enter the name of the Organization you’re planning the create Team Leagues for in the Search bar, it’ll generate the organization/club you typed if its created. (If you don’t find the Organization name you typed, you’ll get – No Options – as a result. To continue, you have to create said organization, or you have to enter the Organization’s name already registered with Pickleball Inc.)
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Select the Organization from the Search results, click on Continue, it’ll redirect you to the next page.
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Go through the each of the sections in the page to create a new team league (each section and option is explained for your convenience) -
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Approval of player trades or moves – This option allows you to trade or move a player from a league to a different club and league. You can trade players (switch one player for another), or move player (move player to a different league).
a. No approval needed – selecting this option allows you move or trade a player from the league without need for approval from a higher authority.
b. Commissioner must approve all player moves – selecting this option allows you to move and trade players but the move request must be approved by the commissioner first. If the commissioner denies the move, it won’t be successful.
c. Only commissioner can initiate player moves – selecting this option restricts player trading and moves by anyone other than commissioner. Only the commissioner has the authority to move and trade players.
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Challenges – This option allows captains to challenge game scores from previous Game Days. Selecting the
Allow Challenges
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Test Mode – This option allows you to create a demo team league and test its options and features taking it live (displaying to public). Turning the
Test Mode
on will allow you to work with your newly created team league in test mode. Note that, if the Test Mode is enabled, you won’t be able to turn on the Show to Public and Show on Search radio buttons. To turn them on, turn off the Test Mode for the team league. -
Show on Search – This option will display the team league’s information to the public when searched. Turning the
Show on Search
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Show to Public – This option will display the team league’s information to the public. Turning the
Show to Public
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Inactive – This option will make the active team league as inactive so that no player or member are able to join it. Turning the
Inactive
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Organization – allows you to select the team league’s organization.
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Country – allows you to select the team league’s country/country of the organization.
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State – allows you to select the organization state.
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Localization – allows you to select the team league’s local language – language spoken by the local public.
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Time zone – allows you to select the team league’s time zone – time zone the team league will take place in.
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Currency to collect – allows you to select the valid currency to collect for the team league – depends on the country, state, and localization.
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Title – allows you to set the team league’s title – must be under 100 words.
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Abbreviation – allows you to set an abbreviation for the team league’s title – a short (up to 5 words) according to the title.
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Rating Options – This option allows you to select the rating the team league matches will use, both for player and match scoring.
- DUPR – Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating – is the most commonly used rating system in Pickleball matches.
- WPR – World Pickleball Rating – provides you with a comprehensive player tournament rating system.
- Count games toward DUPR – checking the
Count games toward DUPR
radio button will count player’s scores towards their DUPR ratings. - Count games toward Club Ratings – checking the
Count games toward Club Ratings
radio button will count player’s scores towards their Club ratings.
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Contact Info - This option displays the contact information Pickleball Brackets uses to contact the team league. League members and other club members won’t have access to this contact information.
- Primary Contact - allows you to add the main contact person for the team league. You can add a primary contact person for the team league by clicking the +Add Contact button.
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Commissioner – This option displays the team league’s commissioner and their information.
- Add Commissioner - allows you to add the league’s Commissioner from the club/organization. You can add a commissioner for the team league by clicking the +Add Commissioner button.
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Primary Manager – This option displays the team league’s primary manager and their information.
- Add Manager - allows you to add the league’s Primary Manager from the club/organization. You can add a primary manager for the team league by clicking the +Add Primary Manager button.
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Click on the Save button once all the necessary information is filled. On successful team league creation, you’ll see a success notification pop-up on top of the screen. Your new team league is created, you can now begin to add players, create plans, and much more from the Team Leagues section.
Adding Team League FAQs
How does someone add/create a new Team League?
Team Leagues can only be created by an organization or club owner/admin. Moreover, if a club manager has the permission to add a new Team League, they can do so from the admin side of pickleball.com, or from the public side of the website.
A player or club member can't create a Team League, however, they can participate in a Team League created by their club/organization or a Team League they're invited to.
- For admin side of pickleball.com
- For public side of pickleball.com
- Log into your pickleball.com account.
- Click on Team Leagues on the top Navigation banner. It'll redirect you to Team Leagues side of pickleball.com -> pickleballteamleagues.com
- Click on + Create New League, you'll be redirected to the Manage Pickleball page. Once there, follow the steps mentioned in - Add a New Team League
To add a new Team League as a club owner/admin, or manager, follow the steps mentioned in - Add a New Team League
To add a new Team League as a club owner/admin, or manager from public side of the website, navigate to pickleball.com:
How can a member register/participate in a Team League?
A player or club member can participate in a Team League they are invited to.
But, they can also join an upcoming Team League if they're interested.
To join a Team League, a player/member can go through these steps -
- Log into your pickleball.com account.
- Click on Team Leagues on the top Navigation bar. It'll redirect you to Team Leagues side of pickleball.com ->
pickleballteamleagues.com
. The new page will display the most recent and trending team leagues available in your area (based on your pickleball.com's set location). - To search for a team league of choice, click on Find Team Leagues, you'll be redirected to the Search Leagues page. Enter the Team League's name in the Search by area, location in the where area. If you want, you can also distill the results even further by adding additional Search filters - age, gender, skill, status, etc. - click on Apply to apply the filters. Then, click on the Search button to initiate Team League search.
- Click on the Team League of choice, it'll open up to a new page with all the details about the selected Team League - Standings, Teams, Players, Districts, Details, Captain Dashboard, Registrations, Details, Description, Divisions, Fee Structure, Refund Policy, etc.
- Click Register Now to register for the selected Team League. It'll redirect you to the Pickleball Brackets page.
- Enter the following additional information asked - Country, State, Zip/Postal, Timezone, Phone Number, Emergency Phone Number, Birth Date, Gender, Self Rating (Singles, Doubles), etc. Once all the required details are filled, click on Save to save entered details.
- On successful entry, you'll get a message - Information Updated Successfully. Click on Click here to continue to go to Team Leagues' page. You've now successfully registered for the selected Team League. You can now access other TL details and also add/update your own details as needed.
You can only register for Team Leagues yet to happen. You can't register for an ongoing Team League or a League that has closed its registration.
Export Team Leagues Data
Using the Export option, you can download team league's data to your personal device/PC as a backup.
As a club admin/organization, you can export/download the created team league's data to your PC for future reference/usage.
To export your team leagues data, navigate to Team Leagues from Workspaces:
- Click the Export button/option in the Team Leagues page, it'll open a pop-up prompt - Select format type to Export.
- Select the File Format you want from the dropdown – CSV, XLSX, Text, click on Download to download the data in a file.
- Once clicked, a file will automatically be downloaded to your device containing details of the team league in selected format.
Search for a Team League
You can initiate a search to find a specific team league you’re looking for. The search option allows you to search for any team league in your club/organization.
You can even add certain parameters to narrow down your search results.
To search club for team league details, navigate to Team Leagues from Workspaces:
- Enter the name of the team league in the Search box.
- You can add search parameters – Organization, Waiver Checked, Logo, Country, State, Active, etc. – to narrow down your search results.
- Click on Apply to start your search. (Note: Check the
Save filters
checkbox to save the search filters for future use.) - If the team league details are found, you’ll get the results displayed. In case the team league details are not found, you will get – No Results – as a message.
To start the search process/parameters again, click on Reset.