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Division Management

Create and configure divisions, import rosters, move players, and jump into seeding, brackets, and pools.

Overview

These answers match the in-app Help button on the related admin page. Use them while you work, or share this article with co-organizers.

1.What is the Divisions manage page for?

It is the admin hub for creating divisions, setting format/capacity/fees, viewing pool and bracket progress, and opening seeding, brackets, pool schedule, and team views. On each division card, Settings is under More; Brackets stays visible once setup is past mid-roster for Club Dual.

2.How do I add players to divisions?

Players can pick divisions during online registration. Admins can Import Players (CSV — manual-import events only), Add Player, or use Move Players (Admin submenu) to reassign existing registrations.

3.What does Delete All Divisions do?

From the Division Management header, Delete All permanently removes all divisions and associated teams, brackets, matches, pools, and standings. This cannot be undone — only use it when resetting the entire competitive structure.

4.Can I reset one division’s brackets without deleting the division?

Yes. Use reset/delete bracket actions on a division that already has pools or brackets. That clears competition structures while keeping the division and teams (unless you delete teams separately).

5.How do I move a team to a different division?

From Manage Players, open Move Players (or Admin → Move Players).

Pick different From and To divisions. Drop into Move here to relocate without pairing, onto a Looking for partner name to move and form a team, or onto a team to join it. Staged rows highlight in amber until you Save changes.

Use Manage Players for refunds, withdraw, payments, notes, and single-player partner edits. Avoid Add Player for people already on the roster.

6.How do I sub a partner and remove the old one?

Fastest on Manage Players: change the Partner column on that division’s row (or Actions → Remove partner name for placeholders).

For bulk pairing in one division: Move Players — set To to None. Drag one looking-for-partner player onto another to pair, onto a team to join, a team into Looking for partner to split, or one team onto another to swap partners (leaders stay; partners switch). Staged changes highlight until Save.

To move someone into another division while pairing, pick a different To division.

To drop the old partner from the division: on Manage Players use Actions → Manage divisions → Remove division (or Withdraw for refund history).

7.When should I use Manage Players vs Move Players?

Manage Players is the roster desk: add players, payments, refunds, withdraw, notes, check-in status, and per-row partner changes.

Move Players is the bulk board: To = None for partners; a different To to move between divisions. Save once. Deep links: ?mode=partners|move&from=divisionId&to=divisionId.

8.How do I swap partners between two teams?

Open Move Players. Set To to None. Drag one complete team onto the center of another team until it highlights (not just reorder in the list).

Leaders stay on their teams; the non-leader partners switch. Both rows highlight as Partners swapped · unsaved until you Save changes.

9.How do divisions relate to waitlists?

Division max capacity counts complete teams only. An unpaired doubles/mixed player looking for a partner is a player, not a team, and does not fill a team slot. Promote people from Admin → Waitlist.

10.Should a Club Dual division have exactly 2 teams?

Yes for a single fixture: two opposing sides. Maximum Teams defaults to 2 (or unset, which also means 2).

For a multi-club season (round robin then playoffs), raise Maximum Teams to 4+ in division Settings. When the card shows Edit teams, rename or delete sides there; delete a side to free a slot before adding a replacement.

11.How do I add teams for a Club Dual division (e.g. Ladies B)?

Admin → Manage divisions. On each Club Dual card, Add teams creates empty named sides (no players required). A fixture is capped at 2 teams by default; raise Maximum Teams to 4+ in Settings (More → Settings) only for a multi-club season. Then Add players or Import to fill the roster. While teams/roster are incomplete, Brackets is under More.

These are team names for the dual (e.g. Banbury TC 1), not Brakto Clubs at /clubs.

The public Teams tab lists named teams even before players exist (awaiting roster). Manage Players stays empty until you add or import players.

12.Why do Teams / Manage Players show 0 while Brackets show team names?

Club Dual can save named teams with no players yet. Brackets and Manage divisions show those sides. Teams lists them as awaiting roster. Manage Players only lists people — it stays at 0 until you add or import players.

Division Management counts players and teams separately (never treats empty teams as players).

13.How do I rename Club Dual lines (Men’s 1 instead of Line 1)?

Open the division’s Club vs Club settings. Use the ? next to Line template to see what each starter lineup means. Pick one (the 5-line combined set is Men’s 1, Men’s 2, Ladies’ 1, Mixed 1, Mixed 2) or edit any line name. Save. Scoreboard and TV displays use those names; existing fixtures update without wiping scores.

14.Are voting contests handled differently?

Yes. Voting contests use categories/polls instead of traditional bracket scheduling, skip CSV import on this hub, and link into voting-specific admin tools.