Adding players

Players are what teams bid on. Every player has a starting (base) price and goes through the auction in this order:

in queue → currently being auctioned → sold or unsold

Option A — Add players one by one

Best when you have a small list (under 30) and want to type them in yourself.

1. Click Players in the left sidebar
2. Click + Add player at the top right
3. Fill in:

4. Click Save

Option B — Import from Excel or CSV

Best when you have 30+ players already in a spreadsheet.

1. Click Players → Import at the top
2. Click Download template to get a CSV file with the right columns
3. Open the template in Excel or Google Sheets, fill in your players (one per row), save as CSV
4. Click Choose file, pick your CSV, and click Import

If any rows have errors (missing name, invalid number, etc.), we'll show you a list — fix them and try again.

Option C — Let players register themselves

Best when you want players to fill in their own details + pay a registration fee.

1. Click Seasons in the sidebar → click Public registration on your active season
2. Turn the toggle on, set your registration fee
3. (Recommended) Open the Form builder to add custom fields you care about — district, contact, payment proof, etc. See Customizing the registration form
4. Copy the public link (auctionball.com/r/abc123…) and share it with players

Submitted players show up in Pending for you to approve before they enter the auction queue.

Player categories — how to use them

Categories don't change the auction logic; they're just for sorting. Common patterns:

• Elite — A+ players, marquee names, foreign signings
• Regular — your main pool of players
• New — first-tournament / uncapped players

The big screen and rosters page sort and group by category.

Moving players around

You can move a player between statuses (queue → sold → unsold → queue) any time. Click any player in the list to edit them.

This is handy when:

• A sold player drops out and you want to re-auction them
• An unsold player becomes available later (someone canceled, you want to bring them back)
• You're rehearsing the auction and want to reset everything

When you reset a player, any bids on them are cleared and the buying team's budget is restored.

Next: Customizing the registration form →