LESSON SIX:  HOW TO ENTER YOUR ROSTER

 

Overview:  The Summer Teams Database allows you to input your roster and add information about each player on your team, including their game by game statistics.  In order to complete the roster information, you will need the following information about your players:  Name, uniform number, birth month and year, height, weight, position(s) played, bats right, left or switch, throws right or left and other types of optional information that you would like to enter about the player. (How much information you enter about a player is up to you and your coach.  At a minimum we would like to have name, uniform number and positions played.)

 

1.  From the Admin Menu select "Players" under "Team Setup." 
2.  Select your Division and your Team from the drop-down menus.  Then click on the "Add Player" button at the right side of the blue bar below the Team Name.
3.  This takes you to the "Player Editor - Add New Player" screen where you can enter various types of information about the player.  Start by putting in the Player's First Name, Last Name and birth month and year.  Please leave the day of the birth month left at "1" for privacy reasons.  Display of the birth month and year are optional, although it is likely that this is information that a college recruiter would like to see.  If you do not want to display these, leave the birthdate set as "January 1, 1900" and the birthdate will not appear on the website.  For positions, please use the following abbreviations:  P, C, INF, OF and Util.   If you want to be more specific and use positions such as 1B, 3B, LF, that's up to you.

4.  If you are planning to enter and display statistics for each player, then check the "Display Statistics" box (See Lesson 10 for more information on entering stats).  You also have the option to display an individual picture of each player.  This could be either a posed "headshot" or an action photo.   If you elect this option, it will require that a digital image file  for each player be uploaded using the "File Uploads" process that is discussed in Lesson 8.  Each player photo file will need to be named so that you can readily identify the team and player, such as PrimeTime_Jones.jpg.   The Photo Filename dropdown selection list on the Player Editor will show you all files on the system.  You can then choose the file for this player.  Set the photo width to "150" for a nice wallet-size photo.

5.  The "Comments" box is a large "free form" area when you can display information about the player such as baseball honors and awards, other personal achievements, such as Eagle Scout or Honor Roll, and possible career interests or personal objectives.  All of this information is optional and may be formatted as you choose.  Please note that just like the "Comment" boxes that we have seen in other lessons, this one will accept html code for adding hyperlinks and other kinds of special formatting (bold, etc.)  This is an area where you can be creative and dress up your site.  Please be mindful that this information will be available world-wide on the internet.  Therefore, use appropriate precautions regarding the disclosure of personal information.  Do not publish player's email addresses, phone numbers, addresses or parent's names.  The type of information published should not be more personal than would typically appear in a newspaper interview article about the player. 

6.  When you have completed entering information about the player, click "Save" and go on to the next player.  You can edit Player Information at any time by selecting the player's name on the "Players" page and selecting "Edit."  Make the desired changes on the "Player Editor" page and click "Save."

 

End of  Lesson Six

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