Adding athletes via the Members Module allows you to upload athletes in bulk and add them to their respective teams. This will save valuable time uploading a larger roster at an organization level instead of individual rosters for each team.
Watch this quick tutorial to see how it's done!
Steps to Upload Athletes in Bulk:
Important First Step:
Before beginning, be sure that the teams have been created in Bridge before beginning the bulk upload of athletes to the listed teams.
1. Navigate to the Members module.
2. From the Manage Members dropdown menu, select Add Athlete and choose No Team.
3. Click on Upload Athlete CSV and download the provided Excel template.
4. Fill in the template with up to 800 athletes. Be careful not to change the formatting and instead paste values only into the appropriate cells. Changing formatting will result in an unsuccessful upload.
Required fields: First Name, Last Name, Email, and Team Name.
The Team Name must exactly match the teams that already exist in your platform. You can assign up to three teams per athlete.
5. Save your completed file as a csv and click Upload Athlete CSV to upload it.
6. After clicking Upload, you will be prompted to send an email invitation. This will be the last step before the upload takes place.
If you select No, you can send invitations later either from the Roster on the Team Page or through the Members Module for all unregistered users.
7. Next, a confirmation pop-up will appear stating that the specified rows (or number of athletes) uploaded successfully.
Click Close and you will be redirected back to the Members Module.
Important Considerations
Unsuccessful Uploads:
The upload will fail if there are typos in email addresses or if you modify the format of the CSV file.Managing Team Affiliations:
You can update an athlete’s team affiliations anytime from the Members module.