Age Groups allows association and club administrators to manage participants and registration numbers more effectively by tagging players with an age group. 

• Associations can quickly create age groups to identify players based on their date of birth.
• Associations and Clubs can filter, allocate and manage players easily based on their age group.
• Clubs can avoid accepting too many registrations by setting age and gender caps on registration forms. Registrations can also be closed for particular age groups. (coming soon)

Set up Age Groups

Admin Bodies and Associations can set Age Groups on a competition season. To set age groups, create a new season or edit an existing season:

1. From the menu, click Competition Management and select the appropriate Competition tile.
2. For an existing season, select the appropriate Season tile > Settings tab> General subtab.
   For a new season, click the Add Season button.
3. In Season Age Settings, click Set Up Age Groups. 
   
4. Configure Age Groups by selecting a date to calculate a player's age and the age groups to use.
5. Click the Update & Save button.
   
    

6. Select the minimum age in the youngest group and the age range in any open-ended groups.
   

   Age Group Notifications and Requirements

   If required, update any age groups that cause a notification. This may be due to:
   - Age groups added that fall outside of existing age restrictions in the season.
   - Gaps between age groups where some participants would not be covered by any age group.
   - Age group overlap. Players can only be in a single age group.
   
    

7. Click Create Season (or Update & Save for an existing season).

Set up Advanced Age Ranges

If age groups require a range that includes months or days (such as allowing ages 6.5 years), you can set these using advanced DOB age ranges.

Once age groups have been setup:

1. Click Set advanced DOB age ranges to display additional fields in the table.
2. Set the number of months or days in age groups that require them.
   
    
3. Click Update & Save.

View Participant Age Groups

Participant Lists

When configured, age groups are displayed for each player in participant lists. Filters are available to search for a participant based on Age Group.

Participant Profile

The age group will also appear on the participant profile.

Team Allocations

Administrators can easily find the right players when allocating players to a team using the Age Group filter.

Age groups will also appear when viewing a team.

Participant Reports

Administrators can also download a participant report that includes age groups.

Modify Age Groups

Edit or Remove an Age Group

To edit or remove an age group in a season:

1. From the menu, click Competition Management and select the appropriate Competition tile.
2. Select the appropriate Season tile > Settings tab> General subtab.
3. In Season Age Settings, click Edit Age Groups.
   
4. Configure Age Groups as required. Then click Update & Save.

Remove all age groups

To remove all age groups in a season:

1. From the menu, click Competition Management and select the appropriate Competition tile.
2. Select the appropriate Season tile > Settings tab> General subtab.
3. In Season Age Settings, click Remove.
   
4. Acknowledge the warning and click Remove Age Groups.