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Add players to a roster

Build the active roster while avoiding duplicate player records and making sure each player can receive team messages.

6 min read

Team admin or captain

In this guide

1. Open the roster2. Search before creating3. Create a new roster spot
1

Open the roster

  1. Select your team, then select Roster in the team navigation.
  2. Select Add player at the top of the page.
  3. Keep Role set to Player. Choose Viewer only for someone who follows updates but should not appear in the roster, lineups, or availability checks.
Roster page with Add player highlighted
Add player is available to team admins and captains.Captured from the live CourtRoster interface
2

Search before creating

  1. Search by the player’s name or email address.
  2. If the correct person appears, select the result. CourtRoster can immediately link an existing user or reuse a prior roster identity.
  3. If no correct result appears after the search completes, select No match — create new.
Add player dialog showing the player search
Always search first to avoid duplicate roster entries.Captured from the live CourtRoster interface

Helpful tip

An existing CourtRoster account may be linked immediately. A prior unclaimed roster entry still receives a claim invitation.

3

Create a new roster spot

  1. Enter First name and, if available, Last name.
  2. Enter an Email address. It is required so CourtRoster can send the join link and let the player claim the roster spot.
  3. Optionally enter the player’s phone number for SMS availability and lineup messages.
  4. Optionally search for City, State and select a Google Places result.
  5. Select Add player and send invite. CourtRoster adds the roster spot and sends the claim invitation.
New player roster form
Enter the player details before creating the roster spot and sending the invitation.Captured from the live CourtRoster interface

Before you continue

Typing a city is not enough—if you enter a location, choose a suggestion before saving.

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