Session Help

How To Run Live Sessions In Ladders

This guide covers the live manager workflow for sessions: start the event, select players, set courts, choose a format, generate games, lock the round, and keep scores moving until the session ends.

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Session Flow

Select

Choose players and define courts

Generate

Pick a format and create rounds

Run

Lock matchups, capture scores, and finish cleanly

Padel sessions

Padel sessions support Americano, Mexicano, King of the Court and Beat the Box. All four templates generate one round at a time from completed history. Fixed-partner round robin also works with padel scoring.

Use active, waitlisted, withdrawn and no-show attendance states, late arrivals and substitutes. Substitutes replace departing players only in uncompleted matches. Resume restores saved rules, template, rounds, results and attendance.

Enter complete results set by set. Session standings rank by match wins, then set differential, then game differential.

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1. Start

Launch the session

Open the group menu and choose Run Session.

2. Players

Select participants

  • For pickleball groups: Use gender-neutral or MXD mode if needed.
  • Review player ratings in the list.
  • Select the active players for the event.

3. Courts

Set up court logistics

  • Choose the number of courts in play.
  • Name or number the courts clearly.
  • Use those names to power assignment visibility later.

4. Format

Choose the session model

For pickleball groups: Available formats depend on the number of players, courts, and gender mode. Pick the one that matches your group structure.

5. Run

Generate and finish rounds

  • Generate games from the chosen format.
  • Edit if needed, then lock the matchups.
  • Enter scores, advance rounds, and end the session.

Supported formats

Pickleball sessions are flexible by design

King of the Court Round Robin Random Fixed Partners Manual

That flexibility lets you keep the session aligned with how your community actually wants to play instead of forcing a single event template on every group.

Live player experience

Players can follow the event instead of waiting for updates

Participants can see their court assignments and matchups on their own devices. When enabled, they can also enter scores directly after a match, which reduces admin load and keeps the session moving.

Dedicated help guides

Choose the Sessions guide that fits your role

Sessions now have dedicated walkthroughs for both managers and players, grounded in the current live selection, games, standings, and summary flow.

Managers

Sessions Manager Guide

Cover participant selection, court setup, locking, sit tracking, live standings, score capture, and clean session closeout.

Players

Sessions Player Guide

Show players how to use the live view, games tab, standings tab, score feedback, and post-session summaries.