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Schedule Setup

Set time slots, manage court availability, and view daily schedules.

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Written by Sabrina Butt
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Setting up your schedule is the first step before you choose manual scheduling or auto-scheduling. In this view, you can pick a venue and date, add time slots, and block courts or times you cannot use.

Here’s how:

  1. Go to Scheduling and open your event.

  2. Click Schedule.

  3. This controls what you see on the schedule grid.

    • Venue: Select one facility, or multi-select to view more facilities at once.

    • Date: Select one date, or multi-select to view more dates at once.

  4. Click Manage Time Slots to add or edit your game times.
    You can build your daily schedule using three option or a combination:

    • Apply default time slots:
      This is best when many of your events use the same game times, since defaults can be reused and save setup time. You create each time manually, but default slots save setup time because you can reuse them across events.

      • If Timeslots are listed, review and then Apply to add them onto the scheduling grid.

      • If it states Not configured yet then follow the steps below to create defaults.

        • Tap the link to Settings Page

        • Click Create Default Timeslot

        • Tap under Time and pick the game time using the clock picker. Make sure to select AM or PM.

        • Click Create to save it

        • Repeat for each standard game time your event uses

        • Click Save.

        • Return to the Scheduling tab, finding the Schedule within your event.

        • Click Manage Time Slots once again, then Apply to add your new default time slots to your scheduling grid.

    • Create custom time slots:
      This is best when your schedule won’t match a standard template, since custom slots give you flexibility to create a full set of game times for that specific event. You manually choose the start, end, and game length, and Fastbreak automatically generates all the individual slots for you in one step.

      • Click Manage Time SlotsCustom Timeslots

      • Pick your start time, end time, and game length

      • Click Generate to slots between those start and end times matching the requested increments.

      • Click Apply to place them onto your schedule grid

    • Add single time slots:
      This is best when most of your schedule is already set, and you only need to drop in an extra game time here and there. You create the time manually, and single slots let you add it without affecting the rest of your schedule.

      • Click Manage Time SlotsCustom Timeslot

      • Click the time field to open the clock picker. Choose the exact time you want (for example, 5:00 PM), then click OK.

      • Click Add Time Slot to add it to the scheduling grid.

  5. To mark courts or times you cannot use, click Court Availability Configuration Mode. Use this when a court is closed, shared, or unavailable for part of the day.

    • Use the toggle to turn off a courts scheduling availability for the venue and day selected.

    • Tap on specific cells to turn off or add availability for that court and time slot.

    • Tap Apply on the popup to save your changes.

  6. To remove a time slot completely, click the Trash icon next to the time slot, click Accept to save your change.

💡Create a restore point before continuing to save a blank schedule as a fallback. If auto-scheduling or manual changes don’t go as planned, you can restore the empty grid and start fresh in seconds.


Quick Check

Before continuing on to scheduling, you should have:

  • Teams added to each division

  • All matchups created

  • Time slots added (default, custom, or single) [this article]

  • Any unavailable courts or times blocked [this article]

  • The correct venue and date selected [this article]

  • Restore point created of your blank finalized schedule


Next Up: Choosing a Scheduling Option

Once setup is complete, you’re ready to schedule your games.

  • Choose Manual Scheduling if you want full control and prefer to drag and drop games onto the grid.

  • Choose Auto-Scheduling if you want Fastbreak to place games for you using your rules and preferences.

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