In this article, learn how to create a team.
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Last updated: April 9, 2024
Quick Menu
Using the Teams feature inside the Upper Hand app allows you to have players register online and see their game/practice schedule.
Create a Team:
- Select the Teams (jersey icon) on the left navigational panel
- Select + Create Team
- Complete the 5 tabs of information to fit your needs/preferences
- Click the Save button to save all changes
- Click the Post button to update the event status to 'Active' and open for registration
Team Information Tab
- Team Name: Enter the name of the team
- Sport Type: Information necessary for insurance and data purposes, if you do not see your sport listed, select Other or if the event is multi sport, just choose one
- Team Type: Select or add a new Team Type for the team. Team Types are categories meant to help organize Teams and make it easier for clients to find the right team
- Seasons: Add a season name to a team to let your participants know what season the team is associated with
- Private Team: To hide a team from being registered by the general public, toggle Private Team on
Athletes Tab
- Roster Size: Set the maximum amount of participants allowed to register for the team
- Age: You can set the age range of the team to restrict registration for those who do not fall into the preferred age ranges
- Gender: You can select which gender the team applies to (Coed, Male or Female)
Pricing Tab
- Free Team: Allows the team to be priced completely free
- List Price: Add the price of team registration
- Payment Plans: The pricing automation allows you to create payment plans for the Team
- Note: You must hit Save before adding any payment plan automation and you must enter a List Price before Saving
- After initially saving, click Add Automation
- Click Add under Recurring Payments
- Click Create Plan
- Enter Plan Name
- Choose a Payment Date and enter Amount
- Click + Add Payment and repeat step until complete
- Click Save
- Payment Methods: Select which payment methods your clients can choose during checkout
- Note: Remove Pay Later as a selected option if you would like to require payment at time of registration
Marketing Tab
- Team URL: Every team will generate a custom URL Link that can be copied from the marketing tab
- Tip: Useful for Private Teams to give specific access for registration
- Team Description: The team description will be shown on the landing page to give clients an in-depth understanding of what the team is
- Team Image: Add an image that represents your team
- Note: Images must be smaller than 3 megabytes and cannot be a pdf
Registration Tab
The registration section allows you to choose what information you would like to collect about players when they register for a team.
- Choose a Registration Field Category
- Click the drop down underneath the category to see all options
- Note: If you do not see a registration field option listed that you need to use, you can request a new registration field be created by sending an email to support@getupperhand.com
- After selecting a field, it will appear underneath Team Form Fields
- To make a field required, click the check box next to the field
- Additional Notes:
- Client contact information will be collected during account creation and generally is not necessary for registration fields
- To access the registration field information input by a client, you will need to download the team registrations spreadsheet within the team