Games - Working with Several Games at One Time
The Add Multiple Games form provides an easy way to ad several games at once. Using the spreadsheet layout you can quickly enter information that will then populate your monthly calendar and calendar list with new game information. You add multiple games using the Add button, available when viewing the calendar.
Category
Select the record category to which the games on this form will apply. Directra uses game categories to allow you to see your team record in various sections. For example, you may want to track individual tournaments, league games and playoffs. Once you select a category, enter games for that category only, then save your additions. To add games with a new category, re-open the Add Multiple Games form.
You have complete flexibility in the choices available on the Category list. You set them up for your team using the Record Categories option Template section on the Group Settings Page.
Game Data
Enter the following data for each game, one game per row.
- Date: You can enter the date manually, using mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy formats. or by clicking the calendar icon, then selecting the desired date.
- Time: You must enter a start time, but an end time is optional. Time formatting is flexible. For example, for 5 o'clock in the afternoon you may enter 5:00 PM, 5 PM or 5pm.
- Opponent: Enter the name of your team's opponent for this game.
- Type: Directra allows you to specify the type of game. For example the game might be a scrimmage, an exhibition game, a preseason game, or some other type. You have complete flexibility in the choices available on the Type list. You set them up for your team using the Game Types option Template section on the Group Settings Page.
- Note: This is an optional field where you can enter short text which will be displayed in parentheses when you view the game on your calendar. For example, if this is a playoff game you might want to indicate this is a semifinal game, and your Note would be semis or semifinals.
- Location: You can enter a location here or select a known team location from the drop-down list. You define team locations using the using the Locations section on the Group Settings Page. If you gave your locations labels, then all you need here is the label. Anyone viewing the game panel can click and get a Google map of the location.
- Court/Field/Rink: Fill in the particular venue for the game, if you know it. This is optional.
- Home/Away Status: If you know, check whether you're the home or the away team.
- Score: When the game is complete enter the score of the game, your team's score first followed by the opponent's score. Directra uses this information to automatically update your team record and to display the score on your monthly calendar and calendar list.