Creating Events Manually

The manual scheduling interface gives you complete control over your schedule. Use the calendar view to create, edit, and move events with drag-and-drop simplicity.

Manual scheduling calendar view showing schedule workspace — The scheduling interface provides a calendar view for creating and managing events manually

Getting Started

To begin manual scheduling:

Click Scheduling in the sidebar (or go to /scheduling)
Click the Manual Scheduling button (or “Build Schedule”)
Click Select Version and choose an existing version, or click Create New to start fresh
The calendar workspace opens with your season’s date range

[!INFO] Schedule versions let you create multiple draft schedules before publishing. You can compare different approaches and publish the one that works best.

Creating a New Event

Click any empty time slot on the calendar to open the event form:

Create event form dialog — Click any empty time slot to open the event creation form

Required Fields

Event Type: Match, Practice, Tournament Block, or Blackout
Date & Time: When the event starts
Duration: How long the event lasts
Location: Which venue hosts the event

For Matches

Home Team: The team hosting the match
Away Team: The visiting team
Court: Specific court at the venue (if multiple)

For Practices

Team: Which team is practicing
Recurring: Option to repeat weekly

Using Drag and Drop

The calendar supports intuitive drag-and-drop:

Move events: Drag an event to a new time slot
Change duration: Drag the bottom edge to extend or shorten
Copy events: Hold Ctrl/Cmd while dragging to duplicate

[!TIP] When you drag an event, MatchGrid automatically checks for conflicts. A red outline indicates the new position would create a conflict.

Calendar Views

Switch between views using the toolbar:

View	Best For
Week	Detailed scheduling, seeing all time slots
Month	Overview of the season, spotting gaps
Day	Focusing on a single busy day
Table	List view sorted by date/time

Calendar view selector toolbar — Switch between Week, Month, Day, and Table views using the toolbar

Editing Existing Events

Click any event to open the details panel:

Edit: Modify any field
Delete: Remove the event
Duplicate: Create a copy on another date
View Conflicts: See any issues with this event

Click any event to view details and access edit, delete, or duplicate options

Event Types Explained

Match

A competitive game between two teams. Requires home and away teams, scored and tracked for standings.

Practice

A team practice session. Only requires one team. Useful for blocking facility time.

Tournament Block

A multi-hour block for tournament play. Contains multiple matches but is scheduled as a single unit.

Blackout

Marks time when scheduling should be avoided. Can be for a team, location, or organization-wide.

Quick Tips

Bulk operations: Select multiple events with Shift+Click
Conflict warnings: Yellow = soft conflict, Red = hard conflict
Undo: Press Ctrl+Z to undo recent changes
Keyboard shortcuts: Press ? to see all shortcuts