SKED allows you to add default settings for each grade, such as the duration of a game and the size of a venue. For grades that share the same setting, they can be added in bulk with Bulk Edit option. Whenever you create a new competition, these settings will automatically be used by default, but you can change them locally within the competition if you wish.
Ensure changes to Grade Defaults are saved when updates are made.
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Setting Grade Defaults
1. Go to Organisation Settings.
2. Click the Grade Defaults tab.
3. If your organisation has multiple sports, you select the sport to update the grade defaults for. If you only have one sport, this will be automatically displayed.
Click the Select Sport drop-down to choose the sport you want to view the grade defaults for.
4. Select the sport.
Only sports enabled for your organisation will be displayed.
5. Click Grade Defaults to view the default grades for that sport.
Add or modify settings to individual grades, or use Bulk Edit to modify grades sharing the same settings, then click Save.
Options for selection
Grade
The grade names cannot be changed within SKED for existing grades. To update a grade name is through TeamBuilder grade attributes or Admin settings > Manage grades. See this support article
Total Game duration
For a fixture to be created in SKED, there must be a game duration added to either Grade Defaults or Phase Settings.
Set the usual total playing time of a game for each grade. Game duration can be broken down into 1, 2 or 4 periods of any number of minutes. Having the number of periods set to be included in the total game duration will enable scores submitted via a Scoring App to be recorded in periods e.g., a half time and fulltime score.
Note: Periods must be recorded in whole minutes. I.e., they cannot be set to e.g.,12.5 minute halves.
The change-over time or down-time expected between games or during a game can be recorded as a separate value set as the Time between games and will be included in the Total game duration calculation. Time between games will include the ¼, ½ and ¾ time breaks if the game is set to contain more than one period.
Note: Total game duration determines the total amount of time that a game occupies a venue and when the following game can be set to start
Preferred venues
Some competition organisers want certain grades to play at set venues. Alternatively, games may be played on a home/away basis, where teams play at their ‘home ground’. For each grade, either nominate which locations or venues are preferred or set as Home/Away.
Venue size
For grades that play on a reduced size venue, these can be set as half, third, or quarter. SKED will auto-assign the number of fixtures as set to a full sized venue. Refer to: Small Size Games
Preferred times
Select the preferred start time(s) of games for each grade. (e.g., 10th grade games all start at 9am). For grades containing more than one section, the preferred times can also be modified in Comp Builder when generating the draw if required.
Show in ladder
Some competition organisers do not wish to display a standings table. For example, junior grades where the focus is on participation rather than results. Show in ladder will be automatically ticked on for all grades, and can be unselected for non-competitive grades.
Points template
The points template determines how points will be allocated for games per win/draw/loss for the purpose of calculating the standings table. There are several templates available to choose from. See the list available in Organisation Settings > Grade Defaults > Points Template. If you require a different template, please contact Sportsground.
When a points template is changed mid-way through a draw, the new template will be applied to all fixtures including games that have already been played.
Ladder Calculation
Ladder calculation will determine how teams are ranked in SKED standings. Options are Differential, Percentage and Differential (H2H).
Advanced Options
Important: To view all Advanced Options, a competition must first be selected in SKED Draws & Results or Comp Builder.
- Team that wins by default scores
When a status of a fixture is recorded as defaulted, a score can be applied to the winning team which will automatically update the standings for/against/differential or percentage.
The score will automatically populate against the fixture and will not assign game events to players.
Refer to: Set a final score to automatically populate against defaulted fixtures.
- Team that loses by default scores
When a status of a fixture is recorded as defaulted, a score can be applied to the losing team which will automatically update the standings for/against/differential or percentage.
The score will automatically populate against the fixture and will not assign game events to players.
Refer to: Set a final score to automatically populate against defaulted fixtures.
- Teams per draw
Often the number of teams in a grade requires the grade to be split into more than one section. The Teams per draw value will determine how many teams will populate each section when using the Go icon to place teams in sections.
- Teamsheet required in App
For organisations using a Scoring App, if ticked on, a team scorer must submit the team sheet before the game can be started/scored.
- Disabling players from higher grades playing down
By default all players from all grades, higher or lower, are available to be selected in team sheets. This can be turned off by unticking it for each grade.
Refer to: Preventing Players Playing Down
Football Specific Advanced Options
- Disciplinary Sanctions - No monetary fines invoked
Competition administrators can identify if a competition is classified as Youth, and therefore no monetary fines should be generated for players if they receive a red or yellow card.
- Prevent non-contracted players from selection in match day lineup
Checking on this option prevents players from being selected to a Game Day team if they do not have an approved Player agreement. Player Agreements must be approved by a Federation.
If a grade allows people on the day of the game to participate, tick the checkbox to enable this.
Refer to: Player Agreements
- Limit total players in match day lineup
Competition administrators can nominate the maximum number of players that can be nominated to the Game Day team. When team selection is at capacity, App users will receive an error when attempting to add additional players
Note: this is also specific to Football (School Sports)
- Limit team staff in match day lineup
Competition administrators can nominate the maximum number of team officials (coaches/managers etc) that can be nominated to the Game Day team. When team selection is at capacity, App users will receive an error when attempting to add additional team officials.
- Limit foreign players in match day lineup
Competition administrators can nominate the maximum number of foreign players that can be nominated to the Game Day team. When team selection is at capacity for foreign players, App users will receive an error when attempting to add additional players that have been identified as a foreigner based on Country or Birth and/or Nationality.
- Limit youth players in match day lineup
Competition administrators can set the minimum and maximum number of youth players allowed on Game Day teams and define the age threshold that determines youth status. Users will receive an error if they attempt to add youth players beyond the maximum limit. Similarly, they cannot submit their team selection if they haven't met the minimum required number of youth players. Youth status is calculated based on the player's age as of January 1, using their date of birth from their registration record.
Note: these settings are also available for the sport of Rugby League and Football (School Sport).
Netball Specific Advanced Options
- Allow game day players
Some Netball Centres allow players not associated with a team to register as a Game Day Player. If a grade allows this, tick the checkbox to enable. See Game day (walk up) players
- Game Format
For the sport of Netball there is the option to select different competition game formats. This enables the different competition formats to be used in the scoring app.
- Prompt to remove non participants
For the sport of Netball there is the option to invoke a pop up reminder in the scoring app prior to the final score being submitted. The scorer will be prompted to review players that did not have a game event associated with them (Goal or Substitution) to ensure all players submitted on the final team sheet took the court for eligibility purposes.