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title: Understanding the Captain Dashboard
last_updated: 2026-04-24
description: The Team League software utilizes roles such as Captains, Co-Captains and Managers. If you are assigned one of these roles, you have a special dashboard to manager your team. Captain, Co-Captain and Manager Permissions: Add and invite players to the team Create a team invite code See team roster information Assign co-captains Assign a player strength Submit online lineups for matches Enter match scores See and manage the captain dashboard The difference between a captain/co-captain and a manager: the pe ...
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# Understanding the Captain Dashboard

The Team League software utilizes roles such as Captains, Co-Captains and Managers. If you are assigned one of these roles, you have a special dashboard to manager your team.

## Captain, Co-Captain and Manager Permissions:

- Add and invite players to the team
- Create a team invite code
- See team roster information
- Assign co-captains
- Assign a player strength
- Submit online lineups for matches
- Enter match scores
- See and manage the captain dashboard

To access your Captain Dashboard, login to your [Pickleball.com](//Pickleball.com) account and navigate to your Team League. From the main league page, access your Captain Dashboard by clicking the black button labeled "**My Dashboard**" and then the "**Team Dashboard**" option that follows:
![Understanding the Captain Dashboard](https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/45a0010e-ec76-43e9-9914-4376bfa80903/4025e8c9-71ea-4557-850d-662c78598919/60c0bca9ee775d1d5fc915c4475c1f14.png?v=-283348440)
## Captain Dashboard Components

The team league software allows for someone to manage, captain or co-captain more than one team in a season, so you will see all of your teams you manage in the dashboard, or you can choose a specific division from the drop down filters.

You will also see different tabs and buttons explained below.
![Understanding the Captain Dashboard](https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/45a0010e-ec76-43e9-9914-4376bfa80903/4025e8c9-71ea-4557-850d-662c78598919/7749b3f5eeb53b55d185ab7f157c678f.png?v=-284492675)
- **Season filter**: sort by season (current season is the default)
- **Division filter**: (all divisions is the default)
- **Active teams**tab: rostered players with DUPR, balance and role information
- **Player activity** tab: invited players and their status and payment updates
- **Schedule** tab: your team's published schedule for the season
- **+Add or move player** button: add, drop, move, replace and trade players
- **Send text**: select rostered players to send a text message to (cannot be replied to)
- **Invite with Code**: used to create a team specific code for inviting players to join

## Creating and accessing invite code capabilities:

Next to the team name, click on the "pencil" icon.
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Turn the Inactive/Active toggle to the "on" position to make the code "Active".

Type in your own code (must be 6 unique characters) or use the "click to generate" button for the system to create a unique code for you.
![Understanding the Captain Dashboard](https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/45a0010e-ec76-43e9-9914-4376bfa80903/4025e8c9-71ea-4557-850d-662c78598919/abe5e69fc056e11bb75552a75a277e51.png?v=-282888011)
## Assigning Co-Captains:

## To assign a captain, co-captains or player status, click the "Edit" button next to a player in your Active teams tab . The default role is "player" unless they created the team.

## Understanding Status descriptions in the Player activity tab

- **Done - Added**: player was invited using the +Add Player by captain or league commissioner and player accepted invitation and completed registration.
- **Done - Joined**: player was invited when the team was created and player accepted invitation and completed registration.
- **Pending - Player must approve Add**: player was invited using the +Add Player by captain or league commissioner and has not accepted invite by completing registration.
- **Pending - Player must approve Join**:  player was invited when the team was created and has not accepted invite by completing registration.
- **Done - Dropped**: player was dropped using the +Add or move player button.

## Accessing your team Schedule:

Click on the "Schedule" tab to access your team's schedule.

> **Recommended:** For the Schedule tab to become active, you must select the division from the division drop-down for the team you want access the schedule for.

- Select the month's schedule you would like to view from the drop-down.
- Use the "Schedule" drop down to display it bey week.
- Click on the match in the schedule you would like to access in order to set your lineup, print the scorecard, enter scores and complete matchups.

## Assigning Co-Captains:

To assign a captain, co-captains or player status, click the "Edit" button next to a player in your Active teams tab . The default role is "player" unless they created the team.