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Player Registration System: Quick Start Setup Guide

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Create a User Profile

Before the launch of your system, our Support Team will provide you with a username and password to grant Administrator-access to the system.

  1. Change Login Credentials

    • Start in My Account

    • Make sure you are in the My Profile Information tab

    • Click on Manage Profile

    • Continue with the Manage My User Profile button

      • All User Profiles are managed in the same platform - allowing one universal login to all OTTO Sport-powered platforms you may utilize.

    • In the Login & Security section, you can:

      • Update Username

      • Change Password

  2. Delegate Administrator Roles

    • Start in Settings > Permissions > Org Roles

      • Add Full Admin Users To Existing Roles:

        • Make sure the Full Admin Access option is highlighted

        • Click on Add User to Role button

        • Enter Login Email & Name

    • Add Limited Access Users To Custom Roles:

      • Click on Add New Role button in the User Roles section

      • Click the Create New Role button

      • Check off desired permissions for the new role

Customize your Default Registration Settings

It’s time to begin building your registration settings. These settings will apply to ALL programs and seasons unless otherwise customized in the Season Settings section. Once these are set, you shouldn’t have to return to this section unless you have updates.

Customize Your Registration Settings

  • Start on the Registration dashboard

  • Click on the Registration Settings tab

    • Registration Welcome Message: Registration Settings: Welcome Message

    • Default Registration Waiver: Registration Settings: Default Waiver

    • Registration Payment Options: Choose the forms of payment your organization will accept. Note: If the credit card options are greyed out, it means your merchant account has not yet been set up. This usually takes a couple of days to set up on our end. Any inquiries about this can be sent to billing@ottosport.ai. You can also choose the accounting code to track processing fees paid with a specific code.

    • Registration Confirmation Message: Registration Settings: Confirmation Message

    • Registration Confirmation BCC: This feature allows an admin to set up email addresses that will be BCCed on ALL registration confirmation messages. If you wish not to receive these emails, please leave this default setting blank.

    • Manage Check/Cash Status: Options to decide if you prefer to have registrations that come in as cash/check registrations, but not yet paid, as either Pending Payment (default) or Active.

    • Volunteer Opt-Out Fees: Volunteer Opt-Out Fee

    • Default Volunteer Message: Compose a custom message to display during the registration process to encourage families to volunteer, along with details about volunteer/team staff opportunities and related club policies. Similar to the registration welcome messages, there are two message levels available to customize: an overall site default and individual seasonal messages, which vary from season to season.

    • View Public Registration Link: When your organization is ready to accept registrations and/or donations, copy and paste these links into a member email and/or post them on your website.

    • Manage Team Type Values: Displays team types as determined and assigned by your organization.

    • Seasonal Data Synchronizations: Report of all programs/seasons that have been synced with another organization (e.g, your State Association/League). Run this report to view any synchronizations that have been established across your entire organization.

Set Accepted Payment Options

  • Start in Settings

  • Click on the Registrations > Participant Reg

  • Click on Registration Payment Options and select Edit Settings.

    • Check off the forms of payment your organization will accept

    • If the credit card options are greyed out, it means your merchant account has not yet been set up. This usually takes a couple of days to set up on our end. Any inquiries about this can be sent to billing@ottosport.ai



Setting up your Season

Now that you’ve set up your default settings that will appear for ALL members, regardless of what program/season they may be registering for, it’s time to customize some of your settings for specific seasons (which may override the general registration settings).

  1. Create a Program

2. To Create a Season Within a Program:

  • Select a Program

  • Click on Season Info > click on the mini menu and select Add New Season

  • Enter the Season Name and set it as the current season

3. Customize your Season Settings

  • Start in Programs > choose your program and season

  • Click on Seasonal Setup

Seasonal Registration Settings

  • Seasonal Date & Time

    • Click on Edit Dates/Times

    • Set dates with the adjustable calendar function

    • Set specific times with hour/minute slider

    • Set a season-end date ​

  • Contact & Medical Info

    • Click on Edit Options

    • Select Y/N to collect parent information, additional emergency contact info, and medical insurance information

  • Seasonal Welcome Message

    • Click on the Edit Welcome button

    • Type the message content directly to appear for the welcome message

  • Seasonal Confirmation Message

    • Click the Edit Confirmation button

    • Type the message content directly to appear for a confirmation message

  • Seasonal Waiver

    • Click the blue Edit Waiver button

    • Enter seasonal waiver. If no seasonal waiver is entered, then the domain default waiver will be used for the season.

  • Included Printable Forms

    • Click Edit List to add/manage forms

    • These Printable Forms will be included during registration

  • Installment Payment Options - if applicable

    • Click on the Edit Payments Options button

    • Select up to 15 total installments

    • Choose between default dates & custom dates

      • Default Dates: Payments depend on the initial registration date

      • Custom Dates: Every registrant pays on the same date

      • Pay by Date: Site Admins can select a specific day to charge the installment.

  • Multiple Registrations Option

    • Edit Option button

      • Allow multiple registrations for this season from the same registrant

      • Deny multiple registrations for this season from the same registrant

  • Financial Aid - if applicable

    • Click the blue Edit Options button

    • Toggle button ON to allow registrants to apply for financial aid

      • You can approve/deny requests as they come in

  • Previous Season

    • Option to automatically add players and teams based on assignments from a previous season. If set to yes, there is also an option to automatically add the player’s previous uniform number.

  • Seasonal Data synchronization

    • Click Add a Seasonal Sync

    • Choose programs/seasons to be synced with another organization (e.g, your State Association/League).

Set your Seasonal Fees & Discounts

Customize Season Structure

  • Within the Seasonal Registration Setup, click on Groupings & Settings

    • Click the Edit button on the Season level

      • Check off Allow for Multiple Grouping Registrations if you would like participants to be able to register for several groupings/programs at once in a single registration (a good solution for camps and training programs).

      • Add Level defines how your season is structured, such as gender > age group > division or location > date > time

  • Click the Add button on the Season Node to add a Grouping

  • Click the Edit button on any of the grouping nodes created

    • Create custom open and close dates for a specific grouping - if applicable

    • Edit eligibility and fees specific to this grouping - if applicable

    • Make grouping invite-only - if applicable

    • Set user permissions for limited access to grouping management and team building - if applicable


Construct your Registration Forms

  • Set a form for a specific season

    • Within the Seasonal Registration Setup, switch to Player Form

      • Click Add Basic Form Item to customize a form from scratch

      • Click the Add From Template button to access a pre-made form

  • Edit Form Items

    • Hover over the form item you wish to edit and click the Edit button

  • Move From Items

    • Hover over the form item you wish to move

    • Click and hold the arrow button to drag items around the form

  • Create a form template

    • Start on the Form Builder dashboard, Form Builder Templates tab

    • Click the green Add New Template button

      • Click the Add Basic Form Item to customize a form from scratch

      • Click the Add From Template button to access a pre-made form

    • Edit form items

      • Hover over the form item you wish to edit and click the Edit button

    • Move form items

      • Hover over the form item you wish to move

      • Click and hold the arrow button to drag items around the form

Volunteer/Team Staff Settings

  • Within the Seasonal Registration Setup, click on Team Staff Reg

    • Click the Edit Roles button to include/exclude certain roles

      • New roles added under Registration Settings

    • Click the Edit Fee button to include opt-out fees - if applicable

      • Opt-out fees added under Registration Settings

    • Click the Edit Message button to customize the volunteer message

    • Customize your Volunteer/Team Staff Form

      • The same process as building participant forms


View your Public Registration

Once your settings have been adjusted to your liking, you’ll be able to preview the public registration process from the perspective of your registrants.

Preview the Public Registration

After you’ve previewed your registration settings, please contact your Onboarding Specialist to double-check your settings before opening the registration to the public.

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