Q: What is the difference and relationship between my Master Roster, league event rosters, and round rosters?
A: Here is a summary of the three:
Master Roster: You have one Master Roster that contains your entire membership of players.
League/Event Roster: Every event and league in your account should have a league/event roster. These rosters should only include players competing in those specific events or leagues. The players in these rosters will come from the Master Roster or other sources (e.g., spreadsheet upload, manual entry, etc).
Round Roster: Within each event or league, there is one or more rounds. Each round contains a round roster. The players in these rosters are considered to be playing in those specific rounds. These players come from the league/event roster.
Example:
Consider a club with 800 members, including spouses and dependents. We could have 800 players in the master roster. Perhaps there is a men's league, and 125 men are enrolled in this league. On a particular Saturday round, perhaps 48 men actually play.
So, we have 800 members in the master roster, 125 men in the Wednesday Men's league roster, and 48 men in a particular round roster. That's why there is a master roster, a roster for each league or event, and a roster for each round in a league or event.
The illustration below shows the typical scenario for a club:
Players are added to the Men's League and Member Guest via the Master Roster (and also possibly the Event/League Registration and Spreadsheet). The Men's League has 14 rounds where some or all of the league players will play every week. The Member Guest contains five rounds where all the players on the event roster play all five rounds. There are also three outing events where players were added via event registration or spreadsheet upload. Each outing has only one round.
For more information on the three roster types, click the links below: