📖 How It Works
Everything you need to know about playing with Kickoff Manager.
🔐 Registration & Approval
- Register using Google Sign-In or an email + password.
- New accounts start in Guest Mode — you can browse the site but cannot sign up for games or post comments.
- An admin must approve your account before you can participate.
- Once approved you will be notified and gain full player access.
⭐ Core Players
- The admin selects a squad of Core Players — the committed regular members.
- When a core player signs up for a game they are instantly confirmed — no waiting list.
- If a core player has not signed up 24 hours before kick-off, their reserved slot is released and waiting players are automatically moved up.
- Core status is shown with a ⭐ badge on the confirmed players list.
📋 Sign-ups & Waiting List
- Each game has a maximum player limit (e.g. 10 players).
- Core players who sign up → immediately Confirmed
- Non-core players who sign up → Pending (waiting list)
- Pending players are confirmed by an admin/moderator manually, or automatically when a slot opens up within 24 hours of kick-off.
- Sign-ups open when a game is Scheduled or in Picking status.
💡 Tip: Sign up early. Core players are confirmed instantly; everyone else is first-come, first-served on the waiting list.
🚪 Drop-out Rule
- You can withdraw from a game at any time more than 6 hours before kick-off.
- Dropping out within 6 hours of kick-off is not allowed — contact an admin or moderator if you have an emergency.
- When you drop out, your slot becomes available for the next waiting player.
⚠️ Please respect your team-mates. Late drop-outs make it very hard to find a replacement. Give as much notice as possible.
🎮 Game Lifecycle
Scheduled →
Picking →
Confirmed →
🔴 Live →
Completed
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Scheduled | Game is created and sign-ups are open. |
| Picking | Sign-ups are still open; admin is arranging teams. |
| Confirmed | Teams are finalised. Moderators/admins can still sign up at this stage. |
| 🔴 Live | The game is in progress. Goals and assists are being recorded. |
| Completed | Full-time. The result is confirmed and stats are updated. |
| Cancelled | Game called off. No stats are recorded. |
⚽ Teams & Scores
- An admin or moderator picks teams by dragging players into two squads.
- Each team can have a designated captain.
- During or after the game, the admin records Goals, Assists, and Own Goals with the minute they happened.
- The final score and winning team are confirmed — or the game is marked as a Draw.
- All events are visible on the game page under the Events tab.
📊 Stats & Ratings
Every player's lifetime stats are tracked automatically:
🎮
Games Played
🏆
Wins
🤝
Draws
😤
Losses
⚽
Goals
🅰️
Assists
😬
Own Goals
%
Win Rate
⭐ Player Rating (1.0 – 5.0)
- Automatically calculated once you have played at least 3 games.
- Based on your goals per game, assists per game, and win rate.
- Ratings are shown on the Players page and on individual profiles.
💬 Game Discussion
- Every game has a Discussion tab where approved players can chat.
- You can delete your own comments at any time.
- Admins and moderators can delete any comment.
- Guest/pending accounts cannot post until approved.
❓ Got a question or issue?
Reach out to an admin or moderator through the game discussion or in person.