Tucson Turf Elite Football

Tucson Turf Elite Football · tucsonturfelite.org

Tucson Turf Elite Football

Getting started

Two short guides: one for coaches setting up a team, one for families joining it.

For coaches For families

For coaches

From your first sign-in to a full roster

  1. Set your password Program leadership adds you with your email address. You get an email from us with a Set your password button. The link works for seven days; if it has lapsed, ask leadership to send it again.
  2. Sign in Go to tucsonturfelite.org/sign-in, or tap Sign in at the top right of any page. Use your email and password. You land on the Coaches page, and My account at the top of every page brings you back to it. Forgot the password? Tap "Lost your password?" on the sign-in screen.
  3. Find your way around The Coaches page has a tab for each team you coach and a Coaches tab every coach shares. A team tab holds Invite players, the Coach view only box, and below it the team page exactly as families see it. Customize hides or reorders the blocks to suit you.
  4. Invite your players On your team tab open Invite players. Paste the parent emails, one per line, edit the message if you like, and tap Send the invite. Or tap Copy the text and paste it into a text or group chat. Every invite carries the link to the team page with the Team Zone password already applied. Sent invites are listed under Sent.
  5. What families do next They open the link, land on the team page, and tap Register on SportsConnect, where the team code is already filled in. They pay the registration and pick a payment plan: pay in full, or autopay on the 1st or the 15th of the month. Their steps are at tucsonturfelite.org/help if anyone asks.
  6. Build the schedule On the Coaches tab open Schedule Builder, then One team. Pick your team, tap the tournaments you are playing (tap one again to mark it tentative), and tap the red Save to (your team) page button. The team page lists them, and families who added the team calendar see every change on their own. The same screen makes a flyer to text or post. A tournament missing? Add or edit tournaments.
  7. Run your team page The Coach view only box has the Roster and Team finance (who is paid up, brought in from SportsConnect by leadership), Edit team details (your name and GameChanger link), and Settings: Stay to play (families log hotel nights), Collect player info (sizes and the like), and Team links (hotel blocks, sign-up sheets, files).
  8. The rest of the Coaches tab Field time (reserved fields), Coach resources, Uniforms (hand pieces to players and check them back in), Insurance (proof for renting fields), and How to (adding a fee on SportsConnect, running GameChanger).
Everything you can do on the site

Your players

  • Invite players by email, or copy a prewritten text into your group chat. You can change the wording.
  • See who has been invited and when.
  • View your roster with parent names, emails, and phone numbers.
  • View what each player has paid, owes, and is overdue on.
  • Families register through a link that opens SportsConnect on your division with the team code already filled in.

Your schedule

  • Build and save your team's tournament schedule, and come back to update it any time.
  • Mark a tournament tentative so families know it is not committed yet.
  • Publish the schedule to your team page.
  • Make a flyer of the schedule to text or post.
  • Parents can connect their calendar app (Skylight, Google, iPhone) to the schedule; it follows your changes.
  • Coaching more than one team? Plan up to four side by side, with weekends where they split up flagged.
  • Add a tournament to the shared list, or fix one that is wrong.

Your team page

  • Post links and files for families: hotel blocks, discount codes, sign-up sheets, documents. Or keep a link between coaches only.
  • Track stay-to-play hotel nights: parents enter theirs when they book, and the page shows the count against the minimum.
  • Collect gear sizes (shirts, cleats, gloves) or anything else you need, and download the answers.
  • Families see Tucson Turf sponsor deals on the page.

The program

  • See the Turf uniform inventory, and track uniforms checked out to players and returned.
  • See the field reservations.
  • Open plays, videos, and program documents shared by leadership.
  • Get the proof of insurance for renting a field.
  • Follow the steps for adding a fee on SportsConnect and for running your team on GameChanger.
  • Up to four coaches can share a team; ask program leadership to add your assistants.
  • Hide or reorder the blocks on your Coaches page to suit you.

Payments stay on SportsConnect: registration, payment plans, and fees. This site takes you there when a step needs it.

Stuck? Email lifeathletix@gmail.com.

Sign in → One-page version to print or send →

For families

From the invite to game day

  1. Open your invite Your coach sends an email or a text with a link. It opens your team page with the Team Zone password already applied. No link? Go to tucsonturfelite.org/join and type the password your coach gave you.
  2. Register on SportsConnect On the team page tap Register on SportsConnect. Log in, or create an account with a parent's name and email. Add your player with their real birthdate and fill in the forms. The team code is already filled in.
  3. Pay and pick your payment plan At checkout pay the registration, then pick one for the rest of the season: pay in full and save $100, autopay on the 1st of the month, or autopay on the 15th. The amounts for your team are on your team page under Registration & payments.
  4. Keep your team page handy Bookmark it. It has the tournaments your coach picked, notes from the coach, links and documents, and answers to common questions. Manage payments opens your SportsConnect account to change a card, see your balance, or pay for extras.
  5. Put tournaments on your calendar On the team page, under Tournaments, tap Copy calendar URL and paste it into Skylight, Google Calendar, or your phone's calendar. When your coach changes the schedule, your calendar follows on its own.
  6. Game days: GameChanger Install GameChanger Team Manager, sign in with the email you used on SportsConnect, open the team, and turn on notifications. Subscribe to the team calendar from the app so games and practices land on your phone.

Questions? Text or email your coach.

Join your team → One-page version to print or send →