MySideline Admin: Create/Edit a Competition /

Step 1 - Log in to MySideline Admin and select the Competitions tab (under COMPETITION MANAGEMENT section).

Step 2 - Click the green + ADD COMPETITION button.

Step 3 - Fill in the required fields based on your Competition rules.  Hover your mouse over the (?) icons beside each field to provide more information about each.  For example:

• Competition Name - try to follow the standard rule of Season + Competition Name  + Distinguishing Value (e.g 2024 MyLeague Open Women Div 2)
• Team List Type (previously Competition Type) - this determines the Team List used in MySideline Manager.  Choose the relevant option for your Competition: e.g. "League Tag: 6-7 Years" for an U6 or U7 League Tag comp, or "Rugby League: 13 years and above" for comps aged 13+.
• Age Level - controls which players are eligible to participate in this Competition. E.g. If players are turning 12 in the competition season, select Under 12.

  Players playing up/down:
  - This setting prevents Players from being assigned to a match if they do not have a dispensation to play UP two (2) age groups or DOWN one (1) age group.
  - Players playing UP one (1) age group can still be assigned WITHOUT dispensation applied.

• Regular Season Rounds - how many rounds (excluding Finals) are played for this Competition?
• Final Season Rounds - how many rounds in your Finals Series, including your Grand Final?  If you are creating a non-competitive competition with NO finals, set this field to 0.
• Finals Type - OPTIONAL - we have prepared some Finals templates which work in conjunction with the "Automate Final Fixtures" feature.  You can see the templates by clicking the "Check Finals Fixture Template" button.
• Periods - is the game being played in halves (2)? Quarters (4)?  One continuous period of play (1)?  Enter the number of Periods of play here.
• Period Length - how long is each Period?  E.g. if each half is 30 minutes long, enter "30".
• Gender - is this a Male, Female, or mixed (All) competition?
• Allow Scoring? - this controls whether results will be recorded.  If set to NO, scores will not be able to be entered for any matches (e.g. Mini-Mod matches that are participation only).
• No. of Matches for Finals Eligibility - is there a minimum number of regular season matches a Player must play to be eligible for finals?  This can be set to 0 if there is no minimum requirement.
• Active - is this Competition Active this season?  If created by accident, "No" can used to hide the competition from the Active list in MySideline Admin.

The following fields are compulsory, but are used in conjunction with the Draw Builder:

• Default Start Day - enter the start date of your Competition.  This determines when fixtures will commence for Round 1.
• Default Start Time - enter the regular time matches in this competition will start.
• Days Between Rounds - If games are played every weekend, it will be 7 days between rounds.  Or for a carnival, it would generally be "0" if all matches are held on one day.

Step 4 - Once the required fields have been completed, click SAVE.

• More tabs will display once the basic Competition Details have been saved (e.g. Teams Allocation, Ladders).
• Your Competition will NOT appear publicly (e.g. PlayRugbyLeague.com) until the Display Options have been updated.

If the Teams have been created, you can start allocating them to your Competition.

Only Teams that meet the set Competition Age and Player Type criteria within the selected Association will appear for allocation.

You can create, review and edit teams in the Teams tab (under "ENTITIES") in the side menu.  For Rugby League, Teams can be created from Club Admin level and higher.

To allocate Teams to your Competition:

**If you have just created your Competition and are continuing through the steps, you can begin at Step 2**

Step 1 - Log in to MySideline Admin, select the Competitions tab (under COMPETITION MANAGEMENT section) and click the relevant Competition Name.

Step 2 - Click the Teams Allocation tab.

Step 3 - Choose the relevant Association (at Association level, only YOUR entity will appear).

Step 4 - Click to select individual Teams, or click the "Available" button to select ALL listed Teams.  You'll see a tick beside those selected.

Step 5 - Click the ADD TO COMPETITION > button.  The selected Teams will now appear in the "Allocated" section.

Step 6 - Ensure to SAVE to keep your changes. 

Can't find a Team to allocate to your Competition?

• Has the Team been created?
• Is the Team "Active"?
• Is the Team playing "Across Associations" and needs to be added from a higher level of access?

This tab allows you to select a Ladder Template to apply to your Competition (if relevant).

If your competition is non-competitive, you do NOT have to enable action this tab.

To set a Ladder for your Competition:

**If you have just created your Competition and are continuing through the steps, you can begin at Step 2**

Step 1 - Log in to MySideline Admin, select the Competitions tab (under COMPETITION MANAGEMENT section) and click the relevant Competition Name.

Step 2 - Click the Ladders tab.

Step 3 - We have added some standard templates to select from the Ladder Template drop-down.  You can choose one of these templates then edit as required, or fill in all the fields of the Ladder Settings per your Competition Rules.

• Points - enter how many Ladder points a Team receives for a Win, Loss, Draw, Bye, Forfeit (Receiving) [i.e. the Team that DIDN'T forfeit], and Wash Out.
  • If zero points are received for any of these options, enter "0".
• Forfeits:
  • Received Count as Wins - If Yes, the Team "Receiving" the Forfeit will receive the Win points entered in the Points section.
  • Given Counts as Loss - If Yes, the Team giving the Forfeit (i.e. the Team that Forfeited) will receive the Loss points (if any) entered in the Points section.
  • Default Score - Enter the match score that a forfeited match will show as. E.g. Enter 20 if you want the winner to receive +20 and the loser -20, for their For/Against and Points Difference.
• Count as Played - will these match outcomes count as if played for the Team and the participants? Wash Out, Bye, Forfeits.

Remember to hover over the (?) icons or field names if you need some help.

Step 4 - Ensure to SAVE to keep your changes. 

From this tab, you can manage which Competition Details will show to the public on the Match Centre and MyLeague app, as well as appear in MySideline Manager.

These settings only change whether these aspects will display to the public. If you need to make changes to your Competition or Ladder setup, you'll need to make the change in the relevant tab.

Once published, it may take up to 30 minutes for your Draw to be live on PlayRugbyLeague.com.

To set the Display Options for your Competition:

**If you have just created your Competition and are continuing through the steps, you can begin at Step 2**

Step 1 - Log in to MySideline Admin, select the Competitions tab (under COMPETITION MANAGEMENT section) and click the relevant Competition Name.

Step 2 - Click the Display Options tab.

Step 3 - 

• Public - Selecting "Yes" will show this Competition to the public (in the Match Centre and MyLeague App). If this is set to No, all other options will NOT show (Results, Ladders and Team Lists).
• Result / Ladder / Team Lists - Select "Yes" or "No" if you want these options to display publicly.  Remember - "Public" set to no will override these settings.

Step 4 - Ensure to SAVE to keep your changes. 

Hide Individual Rounds - if required, you can create a date range that your Competition details will NOT show to the public on playrugbyleague.com and the MyLeague App.

This option is often used when a full season draw has not been finalised and some rounds are hidden until the Association is ready.

Use the "Add Hide Date Range" button and follow the prompts to create your Date Range/s.  You can add multiple, if required.

The Player Points allocation feature is a 'Community Salary Cap' whereby points are assigned to players to address equalisation concerns to promote fairness in the sport.

Player Points is defaulted to "No", so you only have to follow this step if your Competition utilises this option.

To enable Player Points for your Competition:

**If you have just created your Competition and are continuing through the steps, you can begin at Step 2**

Step 1 - Log in to MySideline Admin, select the Competitions tab (under COMPETITION MANAGEMENT section) and click the relevant Competition Name.

Step 2 - Click the Player Points tab.

Step 3 - From the Use drop-down, select "Yes".

Step 4 - Set the MAXIMUM Player Points that a Player can have to play in this Competition.

Step 5 - Ensure to SAVE to keep your changes. 

You can link your Competition with a Referee Association so they can see the Matches and allocate the Referees/Touch Judges registered to their entity.

To request to link your Competition to a Referee Association:

**If you have just created your Competition and are continuing through the steps, you can begin at Step 2**

Step 1 - Log in to MySideline Admin, select the Competitions tab (under COMPETITION MANAGEMENT section) and click the relevant Competition Name.

Step 2 - Click the Appointments tab.

Step 3 - Choose the Referee Association from the Select a Referee Association drop-down that you wish to share this Competition with.  Ensure you select the correct Association.  At this stage, you CANNOT undo this request.

Step 4 - Click REQUEST.  The Referee Association can now action (Approve/Decline) the request from their MySideline Dashboard.

If Approved, the Referee Association will be able to see the draw and subsequent matches, and can assign Members who are registered to their entity.