Step-by-step event creation walkthrough

Create an event when you want to set up a tournament or league in Good Game Sports. This walkthrough covers the usual order: choose the event type, add dates and location, set registration and pricing, choose visibility, add divisions, and create the event.

Creating an event through CourtReserve

If you are creating an event that you have set up in CourtReserve, and want players to sync from there, follow Create a GGS event from a CourtReserve event.

Create a new event

1. Go to your Club Page.

2. Click Create Event.

3. Choose your event type and format.

Add the basic event details

Fill in the event name, dates, and location details.

Set the schedule in Setting dates, location, and timezone so players and staff know when the event runs.

For leagues, enter the full start and end date range during setup. If your league runs across multiple days, use Manage League Dates to review the weekly round schedule.

Configure registration and payment

Choose how players register, then set pricing and refund options. For details on how base price and division price work, see How tournament pricing works.

For paid events, finish setting up Stripe payment before you open registration. If you accept free agents, review Free agent settings so you know when players are charged.

Choose visibility and division setup

Use the Unlisted Event option if the event should not be public. Then add divisions and set each division's rules in Creating multiple divisions within an event.

If you are running a team event, set up teams and captains in Team creation and captain settings before you publish.

Create the event

1. Review the event details.

2. Click Create Event ✓.

3. Open registration when you are ready for players to sign up.

Step away and come back

Create Event saves what you've entered as you go. You can open a help link, check another page, or close the tab, and your details are still there.

• Going back to Create Event from a page you opened over it, such as Learn about formats, returns you to the form as you left it.

• Opening Create Event again for the same club asks Continue your draft? Click Continue to pick up where you left off, or Start over for a blank form. If the draft's date has passed, it reminds you to pick a new one.

• On the web, refreshing, closing the tab, or using the browser's Back button before the event is created asks you to confirm first, so you don't leave by accident.

The draft is cleared once you create the event.

What to do next

After the event is created, configure Event settings for pricing, divisions, and other event options.