Competition setup

This page covers class, round, team, and judge configuration.

1. Classes

Use Classes to create and organize competition classes.

Core operations:

  • Create classes from federation mapping
  • Reorder classes
  • Edit labels/codes
  • Merge or group classes when needed

Use Round guide to auto-generate a round tree based on class rules and participant count.

2. Rounds

Open a round from a class to configure execution details.

Main settings groups:

  • Basic: label, judging method, through count, heats
  • Schedule: schedule item, floor, beat, heat timing
  • Results behavior: hide rules, qualifiers, best placement rules
  • Priority logic: alternates or group-based priority

3. Round lifecycle

Run each round through this status flow:

  1. Open
  2. Ready
  3. Closed
  4. Confirmed
  5. Published

Common round operations:

  • Add pending teams to round
  • Send teams through targets
  • Prioritize teams for alternates/groups
  • Copy prioritized teams to another class when needed
  • Print heat, judging sheet, diplomas, and round result

4. Teams

Use Teams to manage participant records.

Key tools:

  • Add/edit teams
  • Search teams globally in the competition
  • Assign start numbers
  • Register into classes
  • Bulk delete selected teams
  • Generate random test teams for practice events

5. Judges and panels

Use Judges to manage both people and panel structure.

Core flow:

  1. Add judges
  2. Assign letters and metadata
  3. Create judging panels
  4. Assign judges to panels with judge types
  5. Assign class default panels

Panel and class locks apply once results are in.

6. Data tools

Use Data for controlled import/export/reset actions.

Use with caution:

  • CSV import can create/update class/team data
  • Export is intended for closed/archived result contexts
  • Reset and delete operations are destructive

Competition setup done checklist

  1. All classes exist and labels are validated
  2. Round trees are complete and tested
  3. Teams and start numbers are ready
  4. Judges and panels are assigned
  5. One full rehearsal round has been executed