Competition Administration Overview

A competition within the SportsM8 platform is a single tournament or season long competition. The competition is associated to a single venue or entity, sometimes referred to as association in some sports.

In some sports they may run competitions over multiple venues, but within SportsM8 we would consider the venue a competition, but ultimately it comes down to how the venue/competition is administered. If it is independent of the other venue, or even parts of the administration is independent, then we would suggest it be a separate competition within SportsM8. Using our Entity hierarchy, future releases of SportsM8 will provide governance at an entity level allowing easy oversight of multiple competitions.

This article is targeted at the competition administrators and coordinators.

Competitions Management

As a competition administrator or coordinator you will be able to use the SportsM8 features to complete many of the tasks to run a successful competition.

Due to the complex nature of coordinating a competition please refer to the following child articles:

For a general overview of navigating the Competition Admin portal, please watch this video.

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Troubleshooting: Common mistakes

The following are some common mistakes and may help you troubleshoot any issues you have.

Scenario #1: When changing Competition Config, the expected behavior is different to what you expect. If you work in multiple tabs this can be common.

Solution: Make sure you fully refresh the page (F5)
Example: You change the default availability flag for a particular day, then import/edit members but the availability does not reflect that new setting.