--- title: How to Manage Your Club Sanction Requests last_updated: 2026-08-04 description: Review and approve club sanction requests from tournaments and team leagues in one place, if your club is a governing body. url: https://pickleball.com/docs/en/article/how-to-manage-your-clubs-sanction-requests --- # How to Manage Your Club Sanction Requests If your [Pickleball Clubs (PC)](https://www.pickleballclubs.com) club is a governing body, you can review and respond to sanction requests from tournament and team league organizers all in one place. Go to your organization menu and select **Sanctioning and Ratings** to see every pending, approved, and declined request together. From there, you can approve, decline, or leave a request pending — with comments — without hunting through individual events. *** ## Before You Begin - Sanctioning is only available to clubs designated as a **governing body**. It must be turned on for your club by a Pickleball.com admin — email [support@pickleball.com](mailto:support@pickleball.com) if your club is interested in becoming a sanctioning body. - You must be signed in as the **primary manager**, an Owner, or a manager with **Can Edit Club** permission. *** ## What Sanctioning Is Organizers running Team Leagues, Tournaments, and other events can request sanctioning approval from official governing bodies — like DUPR, Minor League Pickleball, LIFE TIME Pickleball, or your Club — directly from their event's own Sanction & Ratings tab. If your Club is set up as a governing body, those requests land in your Sanctioning and Ratings dashboard for you to review. > **Note:** Sanctioning is turned on per Club by Pickleball.com — it isn't a setting you can enable yourself. Reach out to support if you'd like your Club considered as a sanctioning body. *** ## Access your Club's Sanctioning and Ratings tab 1. Log in to Pickleball.com and click **Manage** in the upper right corner. 2. Select **Organizations** and open your Club. 3. In your organization menu, scroll down to **Sanctioning and Ratings**. 4. This opens the **Sanctioned & Approved** view of all requests submitted to your Club. *** ## Review sanction requests The Sanctioned & Approved view lets you browse every request submitted to your Club as a governing body: - Use the **Event Type** dropdown to filter by product — for example, Team Leagues or Tournaments. - Toggle **Show test events?** to Yes if you want test events included; it defaults to No. - Use the tabs — **Pending**, **Approved**, **Declined**, and (for some event types) **Completed** — to browse requests by status. - Each row shows the event title, date, and the organizer's name, phone, and email. *** ## Approve, decline, or comment on a request 1. From the Pending tab, click **View** next to the event you want to review. 2. You'll be brought right to the tournament or league page where you can approve or deny. 3. In the Sanction / Approval status window, select a **Status**: Approved, Pending, or Declined. 4. Add any notes in **Comments**. 5. Click **Save**. The event moves to the matching tab (Approved or Declined) once you save your decision. *** ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do I get my Club set up as a sanctioning body? Email support@pickleball.com. This is enabled per Club by a Pickleball.com admin — it isn't a self-service setting. ### How do organizers request sanctioning from my Club? From their own event's Sanction & Ratings tab, organizers check a box for each governing body they want to request — including your Club, if you're set up as one — alongside options like DUPR VERIFIED, Minor League Pickleball, and LIFE TIME Pickleball. ### Can I change my decision after approving or declining a request? Yes. Open the request from the Approved or Declined tab, click View, and update the Status. ### What does "Show test events?" do? It controls whether test events appear in your list. It's set to No by default so test events don't clutter your real sanction requests. ### Why do some event types show a Completed tab and others don't? Tabs vary slightly by event type. Tournaments, for example, add a Completed tab and a Level column, since tournaments have levels and a defined end date that team leagues don't track the same way. *** ## Related Resources - [The Club Menu in PC](https://pickleball.com/docs/en/article/the-club-menu-in-pc) - [What is a DUPR Club and How Does it Work with My Club on Pickleball.com (PC)?](https://pickleball.com/docs/en/article/what-is-a-dupr-club-and-how-does-it-work-with-my-club-on-pickleballcom-pc) - [Understanding Manager and Owner Roles in Your Club](https://pickleball.com/docs/en/article/understanding-manager-and-owner-roles-in-your-club) *** Questions about sanctioning for your Club? Email [support@pickleball.com](mailto:support@pickleball.com).