Managing Team Nomination

Team nomination is administrated by an association aimed at:

  1. Configuring and activating team entry by affiliated clubs/teams
  2. Viewing/downloading reports on number of team entries per grades, any particular grading requests, number of players registered per grade or view money owing by child organization per team entry. 
  3. Allocating entered teams to certain grades 

Navigation

Mode: Competition Management

Menu: Competition -> Team & Affiliates ->Team Nominations

Team nomination configuration

By navigating to Team Nomination, the following screen appears showing summary of existing team entries per nomination group; Configuration tab for setting up nomination categories and form; Allocate to grades tab. Categories and forms need to be set up so that the below screen becomes more meaningful.  

 

STEP 1 - Set up Nomination categories

 On above screen, click on Configuration -->Team nomination categories tab -->below screen will show up enabling to Add New Team Nomination Category or Edit existing categories. 


This opens the Team nomination category - Edit screen. Enter or change information as follows:

Team Nomination category edit

Category Name

This displays as drop down list for selection at team entry form (That is the form affiliated team enter details after these configuration completed)

Grade Type

The new category needs to fall under one of the following 6 grade types:

Senior Mens/Senior Womens

Junior Boys/Junior Girls

Veteran Mens/Veteran Womens

Normally, category nests under one of the above grade types and have different relevant fees structures depending on types of sports and demands.

Entry cost

Enter price for entering New team - This will show as one-off fee as nomination is confirmed by team/club. Otherwise, if it is free then leave the field blank

Entry Settings

At present, max entries are not a validation field which means by default unlimited team nominations. .

STEP 2 - Create Team Nomination Forms

From Configuration tab -->Switch to Team nomination form, Existing forms can be Edited or Add new Team Nomination Form to create new one

Both actions will open the Team nomination Edit screen. Enter or change information as below: 

General Settings

Entry Name*

This displays as drop down list at Nomination group to switch among for commissioning team/view reports. This is compulsory field

Season for nominations

Select the appropriate season from drop down list. Remember to check whether the season you want team entry for has been activated via Competition ->Competition Settings ->Current Season

Previous season nominations*

Similarly, previous season used for nominations need to be indicated so that system can define returning teams. This is compulsory field

Entries Open Date*

Click on Calendar icon or enter the date from which on the nomination process can start ie. child/affiliated organizations can view and nominate teams

If you want it takes effect instantly, days prior to form creation date or form creation date should be entered. Otherwise, future dates entered shall allow team entry from that date on.

Dates
New Team/Returning Team Dates

Enter or select date for the nomination process expiry.

*Entries Close is a mandatory field

Early Bird Close/Late Entry Begin

Team Participants
Allow Player NominationThough by default it is allowed, the box should be checked so that child organizations/affiliated clubs can enter players to team nomination procedures
Min Player NumIt is "0" by default - The total number of players can be allocated to a team nomination submission
Max Player Num

Value must be between 01 and 15 - The entered value will become the equivalent player slots for entering into a team entry at Add players step by child organization/affiliated

For example: 14 is entered --> When a child organization login/or being administrated by association, go team–>Team nomination and Add team nomination >>Add players -->See 14 slots for entering players

Player Text Field Name

Should be labelled to meaningful titles such as DOB, club ranking/state ranking/national ranking, years of sport playing into all four fields for information collection as these will appear at Add player table by Child organization/affiliated teams

Below images show Add player window at child organization after I label "Player Text Field Name" as DOB, Ranking, Years in Soccer, Years in club respectively

Display Text
IntroductionEnter brief introduction of the nomination process eg. for nominating the best teams to the national champion league. These lines will appear at the Introduction page when a child organization go submitting team. Though it is not a mandatory field, it is highly recommended for managerial purpose.
Instructions - Entry PageOptional
Notes - Entry PageOptional
Notes - Reports PageOptional
Nomination Form Display Options

If the following options are checked, they will appear at the team nomination entry by child organization. These are optional and used to collect additional information about team nomination.

Team Name
Team Coach
Team Manager
Home Venue
Draw Preference
Draw Requests
Preferred Starttime

Categories
Default CategorySelect if you want the category appears in all team lodgement form for selecting
Categories

Select by shifting all categories available in the left box to the right. This is must done so that child organization can choose otherwise, the nomination will not finish. The selected categories will appear in the nomination form entered by child organization.

Again, it is important that the above nomination categories must have been added at Step 1 so that they will appear at the "Available categories" Box to incorporate into this nomination form.

Remember to hit Update after all settings have been done at each step! 

The above two basic configuration steps for team nomination will enable the team entry if association administrates a child organization or a child organization logging in RV. Check guides for Team nomination - Child organizations/Teams for more information