{"Status":true,"Message":"","Response":{"post":{"postuid":"72000633576","tenantuid":"45a0010e-ec76-43e9-9914-4376bfa80903","projectuid":"4025e8c9-71ea-4557-850d-662c78598919","title":"How to use the Manage Event Court Counts \u0026 Start Times tab","slug":"72000633576-how-to-use-the-manage-event-court-counts-\u0026-start-times-tab","html":"\u003Cp\u003EUsing your 3-line menu, select the Manage Event Court Counts \u0026amp; Start Times tab:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u0022595\u0022 data-height=\u0022250\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/45a0010e-ec76-43e9-9914-4376bfa80903/4025e8c9-71ea-4557-850d-662c78598919/c754d83a4c47963fee6f101ef9fc4a84.png?v=-1655320809\u0022 style=\u0022max-width: 595px;\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll events that you have for your tournament will be listed here and will indicate how many players are in the event (both full teams and single players for doubles event). \u0026nbsp;You will be able to change the venue location below the event name (if you have more than 1 venue).\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u0022552\u0022 data-height=\u0022231\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/45a0010e-ec76-43e9-9914-4376bfa80903/4025e8c9-71ea-4557-850d-662c78598919/2a42ec3568768a32d03883e3ddd90cdb.png?v=-1656322926\u0022 style=\u0022max-width: 552px;\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you are wanting to limit the number of courts for a bracket, you can use the \u0022Needed Courts\u0022 section to select how many courts you want the planner to issue to that bracket. \u0026nbsp;All would use the maximum number of courts needed for the event.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u0022377\u0022 data-height=\u0022269\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/45a0010e-ec76-43e9-9914-4376bfa80903/4025e8c9-71ea-4557-850d-662c78598919/eeb746163f51a2ce243fa9cbc26f445f.png?v=-1652719680\u0022 style=\u0022max-width: 377px;\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExcluded Courts can be used to designate exactly what courts the event is scheduled on when using the daily planner or simulator. \u0026nbsp;If you want the software to schedule your planner for an event only on courts 1 \u0026amp; 2, then remove the checkmark from court 3 \u0026amp; 4. \u0026nbsp;Now the planner will generate that event only on those designated courts 1 \u0026amp; 2 (Simulator view shown below). \u0026nbsp; If you are wanting to use the daily planner as an actual guide for running the tournament, this too is very helpful in organizing the events directly on courts. \u0026nbsp;In addition, you can use the \u0022players enter scores\u0022 feature and still run your events on designated courts by using this feature. \u0026nbsp;Please see our help article on \u003Ca href=\u0022https://pickleball.com/docs/en/72000646262-how-to-enable-player-scoring-and-auto-run-your-tournament\u0022\u003Eplayers entering their own scores.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u0022560\u0022 data-height=\u0022507\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/45a0010e-ec76-43e9-9914-4376bfa80903/4025e8c9-71ea-4557-850d-662c78598919/efb6b35590e836991ddbb516b338708a.png?v=-1653690407\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u0022756\u0022 data-height=\u0022367\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/45a0010e-ec76-43e9-9914-4376bfa80903/4025e8c9-71ea-4557-850d-662c78598919/98640765d59361ed5585f25bf1a2b635.png?v=-1654500903\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you know the exact starting times you want for your event you can set them here. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u0022144\u0022 data-height=\u0022309\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/45a0010e-ec76-43e9-9914-4376bfa80903/4025e8c9-71ea-4557-850d-662c78598919/5402ff5c34d4c466f53f60488ffbbecf.png?v=-1659485414\u0022 style=\u0022max-width: 144px;\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce they have been added, and you KNOW your schedule is finalized, make sure to save your work. \u0026nbsp;Then, you can send each player an email with their event starting times by using the blue \u0022Send Start Time Emails\u0022 tab at the top of the page.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u0022422\u0022 data-height=\u0022112\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/45a0010e-ec76-43e9-9914-4376bfa80903/4025e8c9-71ea-4557-850d-662c78598919/044ebdddfef65a015e10a6a3ded0707e.png?v=-1660224323\u0022 style=\u0022max-width: 422px;\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIMPORTANT\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you are unsure of your starting times we highly recommend using either \u003Ca href=\u0022https://pickleball.com/docs/en/72000615599-how-to-estimate-and-set-my-schedule-using-simulator\u0022\u003Ethe Simulator (if events have not been verified)\u003C/a\u003E or the \u003Ca href=\u0022https://pickleball.com/docs/en/72000617751-how-to-set-starting-times-using-daily-planner\u0022\u003EDaily Planner (after events are verified)\u003C/a\u003E to plan out the tournament. \u0026nbsp;Both tools can help you determine the best starting time for your tournament so it runs smoothly without excessive waits for players.\u003C/p\u003E","publish_status":0,"post_type":"Article","authoruid":"42b786ed-5ff2-467c-9593-d828908ee6d2","author":{"authoruid":"42b786ed-5ff2-467c-9593-d828908ee6d2","name":"Christy Cook","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/christy-cook-texas/","photo_url":"https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/45a0010e-ec76-43e9-9914-4376bfa80903/4025e8c9-71ea-4557-850d-662c78598919/4fd2cf59-047a-4a00-8a6d-2d9c6c9f91fe.jpg?v=1114665229","linkedin_url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/christy-cook-texas/"},"featured_image_updating":false,"meta_description":"Using your 3-line menu, select the Manage Event Court Counts \u0026 Start Times tab: All events that you have for your tournament will be listed here and will indicate how many players are in the event (both full teams and single players for doubles event). \u0026nbsp;You will be able to change the venue location below the event name (if you have more than 1 venue). If you are wanting to limit the number of courts for a bracket, you can use the \u0022Needed Courts\u0022 section to select how many courts you want the planne ...","display_toc":true,"has_workingcopy":false,"allow_indexing":true,"total_views":30,"date_published":"2025-12-22T11:43:00","date_updated":"2026-04-27T16:03:41.613","date_created":"2026-02-28T20:39:02.263"}}}