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Club Play & mini-leagues

Who does what — admin, captain, and members

Product
Club Rankings™ (included in Club Court Manager or standalone)
Audience
Boards, mini-league captains, and members
Operator
StoufferAI
Version
July 20, 2026
PDF
/docs/club-play-roles.pdf
One page: Share this at league kickoff. For step-by-step signup and scoring, use the Mini-league Playbook. Captains: Captain manual.

Glossary

TermMeaning
Mini-leagueSeason container — name, eligibility, captains, and season standings (e.g. Mighty Wonders · Spring)
Club PlayThe hub at /club-play and one dated play event inside a mini-league (day or evening) — signup, live courts, game scores
Session (result)Completed archive after you finish a Club Play — Rankings → Sessions

Members do not enroll in a mini-league for the whole season. They must be on the sport roster, then sign up for each Club Play (or get scored by a captain).

Intent — three layers

Club Play is the recommended way to run weekly or daytime league events. Manual captain entry is the backup if you did not use live play.

Admin → captain → members

  1. Admin Creates the mini-league (templates OK), sets eligibility, assigns captain(s).
  2. Admin Ensures players are on the sport roster and profile rules are set.
  3. Captain Creates a Club Play for that mini-league (date, format, courts).
  4. Members Sign up while status is registration.
  5. Captain Starts live play, enters per-game scores, completes the Club Play.
  6. Everyone Checks Mini-leagues (season rank) and Sessions (that event's box scores).

What the admin does

  1. Rankings → Admin → Mini-leagues — create the season (e.g. Mighty Wonders).
  2. Assign captain(s) by roster search.
  3. Roster + profile rules so members can sign up.
  4. Later: archive, reactivate, or permanently delete a mini-league; assign/remove captains; club-wide scoring settings.

Admins can also run Club Play themselves (site nav, Rankings Captain tab, or Admin → Club Play).

What the captain does

  1. Sees the Captain tab after assignment (admins see all active mini-leagues for the sport).
  2. Creates a Club Play for the mini-league — share the hub or session link.
  3. At the courts (phone or desktop): Start live playyou enter court scoresComplete — standings update. Members do not enter or confirm scores during live Club Play.
  4. Backup: Captain tab → enter W/L/points manually → Save & update leaderboard (also no peer confirm).

Captains may create additional mini-leagues after they captain at least one, and may tune description/custom weights. They cannot assign other captains, change eligibility on an existing mini-league, archive/delete, or run disputes/CSV import.

What members do

  1. Be on the sport roster with a complete profile.
  2. Open Club Play → sign up for an open event.
  3. Play; watch live scores on the same page (view only — the captain enters scores).
  4. After complete: Mini-leagues, Sessions, and (if enabled) the club Leaderboard.

Casual play (not Club Play): When there was no live Club Play night, members may use Rankings → Submit results; other players then confirm via the Confirm tab, wallet QR, or 4-digit code. That peer-confirm path does not run during a live Club Play session. Events linked to a mini-league are another optional path (admin scores the roster).

Where to click

WhoCommon entry
Admin setupRankings → Admin → Mini-leagues
Captain runs a Club PlayClub Play hub, or Rankings → Captain → Run Club Play
MembersClub Play (signup) · Rankings tabs (results)
PracticeTraining on clubcourtmanager.com (sandbox — does not change live standings)

Worked example — Mighty Wonders

  1. Admin creates mini-league Mighty Wonders, assigns a captain.
  2. Captain creates Saturday's Club Play under Mighty Wonders.
  3. Players sign up → captain runs live play → Completes the Club Play.
  4. Season table updates; the event appears under Sessions.

Archive Mighty Wonders to hide it from new Club Play pick lists (history stays). Permanent delete (admin only) removes the name and its Club Plays.

More detail: Mini-league Playbook · Captain manual · Club Rankings manual