Playoffs / Tournaments - Set up (Simple version)

Overview:  A Tournament or Playoff competition can be created by "cloning" or copying an existing season or competition, or by creating one from scratch.

Cloning an existing competition is most common and effective, as it allows you to automatically copy over all existing teams and rosters. 

Simple Version: Run playoffs just like the regular season, but using Placeholder Teams for TBD game slots. This is currently recommended for small leagues with uncomplicated tournament set-ups. 

Steps:

1. Clone a Competition (eg. regular season):  Rename the Competition to Playoffs, update your date, and leave the "Playoffs" flag OFF.
2. Update Set up tab of the Playoff competition:   by adding your Teams and any game Placeholders needed.
3. Update Locations: Review and update any Locations or facilities (as needed).
4. Import/add your Schedule: Add your game schedule as normal, instructions here, but keep in mind your placeholder team names must be in the system prior to importing and the names must identically match what's in your import file.
5. Run your tournament and update your Placeholder teams with the actual team names (winners) as they become apparent.

Visual Steps:

1. Clone Competition from the Set up tab of an existing Competition.

2. Update Set up tab with Placeholder teams as needed.

3. Go to Teams tab and update Placeholder (TBD) teams with a placeholder flag. This will prevent them from showing up in the Stats/Standings pages.

4. Review your Locations and facilities.

5. Import your schedule. 

6. Run your Playoff/Tournament and update Placeholder teams for each game (as winners advance).