May 2026
The May 2026 update focuses on improving match official and coach workflows, strengthening fixture and appointment reporting, and making more SportsM8 screens easier to use on mobile devices. This release also adds season venue support, improves kiosk display options, and includes several backend reliability and permission fixes.
Highlights
Section titled “Highlights”- Match official and coach appointment views have been refreshed with a more mobile-friendly card layout.
- Fixture Grid and appointment reports gained improved filtering, display options, and name shading controls.
- Seasons can now include venue details that flow through scheduling, kiosk, appointment, and reporting views.
- Kiosk displays now support improved auto-refresh and display configuration options.
- Score card printing has been improved, including fixes for duplicated score card output.
Web App
Section titled “Web App”Mobile-first appointment views
Section titled “Mobile-first appointment views”Match official appointment screens have been redesigned around a reusable appointment card layout. The updated views make it easier for officials to review appointments, appointment responses, match details, and related context on smaller screens.
The same card-based appointment experience has also been extended to match official coach appointment views, giving coaches a more consistent way to review their appointments and match schedule information.
Match official coach schedule improvements
Section titled “Match official coach schedule improvements”Match official coach schedule and appointment editing screens have received UI refinements for clearer navigation and better mobile rendering. These updates help coaches and administrators work through appointment information with less horizontal scrolling and less visual clutter.
Fixture Grid and report display controls
Section titled “Fixture Grid and report display controls”Fixture Grid and appointment reporting received several display and filtering improvements. Administrators can use refined filters, improved shade name settings, and additional report configuration options to make fixture and appointment views easier to scan.
The Fixture Grid also gained a refreshed report view while preserving the earlier layout as a separate version, giving SportsM8 a safer path for continuing fixture grid improvements without losing the existing workflow.
Season venues
Section titled “Season venues”Competition seasons can now include venue details. Venue information is available across season setup, competition day configuration, kiosk views, appointment cards, match official and coach appointment views, and reports.
This helps competitions that operate across multiple venues show clearer location context throughout the scheduling and appointment experience.
Kiosk display and refresh options
Section titled “Kiosk display and refresh options”Kiosk configuration now includes improved display and refresh options, including display size, time format, auto-refresh timing, the number of upcoming timeslots to show, whether to hide past timeslots, and whether to show published appointment status.
These settings give administrators more control over how match schedule information appears on standalone kiosk displays and shared screens.
Score card printing
Section titled “Score card printing”Score card printing has been improved with updated print styling and layout handling. A duplication issue in score card output has also been fixed.
Profile and registration field handling
Section titled “Profile and registration field handling”Profile editing and member registration now handle parent and Working with Children fields more reliably. This reduces issues when updating older profiles or completing registration details that include these fields.
Interface feedback and loading states
Section titled “Interface feedback and loading states”Several smaller UI refinements were made across SportsM8, including updated loading indicators, improved snack bar feedback when there is nothing to save, and footer social links.
Backend & Integrations
Section titled “Backend & Integrations”Reporting and fixture data support
Section titled “Reporting and fixture data support”Backend support was added for the updated Fixture Grid, report filtering, shade name settings, parent information in appointment reports, and division details in appointment data.
Season venue support
Section titled “Season venue support”The API now supports season venue data across competition, season, kiosk, appointment, and report services. This allows venue information to be saved once at season level and reused throughout scheduling and reporting workflows.
Permission and profile reliability
Section titled “Permission and profile reliability”Several backend fixes improve permission handling for competition member lists and coach admin workflows. Profile-related fixes also improve reliability when loading and updating profile data.
Member and appointment data reliability
Section titled “Member and appointment data reliability”Member ordering has been improved in backend member services, and member merge appointment logging has been corrected so appointment history remains cleaner after merge activity.
Fixes and Improvements
Section titled “Fixes and Improvements”- Fixed an issue with the maximum-days configuration in competition app features and competition days.
- Improved default report configuration handling.
- Improved message notification behaviour in the navigation menu.
- Fixed match coach highlighting when moving appointments.
- Added clearer feedback when attempting to save match schedule changes where there is nothing to save.
- Improved handling for inactive match officials and coaches in relevant appointment and report workflows.