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The draft can be one of the most fun and exciting days of the season. After you set up a Team Draft and you are ready to go live with your draft, you can gather all your team captains and players to run a live draft, where each team captain selects one player at a time until the rosters are complete.
In this article, we will discuss the available options and layout of the live draft page.
Starting the Live Draft:
Once everyone has gathered and you are ready to start your live draft, go to Event/League > Team Draft > Start Team Draft. The countdown time will start immediately for the team with the first draft spot. From here, you can pick players and "Draft" them to each team in the order defined in the Team Draft Setup.
Live Draft Page Layout:
The Live Draft page is split into four areas:
Available Picks area
Now Picking area
Last Pick area
Upcoming Picks area
Available Picks area:
The Available Picks area is displayed on the right side of the page and contains all the available golfers to be selected. The golfers will be sorted by their Draft Rank with the following information displayed:
Golfer Name: Golfers name.
Draft Rank: Displayed to the left of the player name and handicap index in the black square.
Handicap Index: Displayed under the player name
The managers can use the search bar to find players by name or rank.
Now Picking Area:
The Now Picking area displays the team and captain currently picking. In addition, you will see the timer displayed and the following buttons:
Pause: Pauses the countdown timer.
Auto-pick: When clicked, this will auto-draft the remaining players based on draft rank.
Draft: The "Draft" button will not illuminate until a player has been picked from the Available Pick area. When clicked, the player picked from the available picked area will be added to the picking team, and the next team to draft will move into the Now Picking area. Note: The timer is for display purposes only and will not auto-draft a player.
Last Pick Area:
The Last Pick area will display information about the last team that selected a golfer, the team captain’s name, and the selected golfer.
As a manager, you can revert to the last pick by clicking the "Undo" button. When this action is performed, the team in the Last Pick area will be moved to the Now Picking area, and the captain will have to re-pick.
Upcoming Picks Area:
The Upcoming Picks area will display the next three teams with picks. The list of upcoming picks will be updated each time the current team selects a golfer.
Manually Making Picks:
Now, the fun begins. To make picks, follow these directions:
Click on an available player from the "Available Picks" area.
The selected golfer will be moved to the Now Picking area (as shown below). Two additional actions can be taken:
Select a new golfer from the "Available Picks" area, and the current golfer will be replaced.
Click the red "X," and the selected golfer will be removed from the "Now Picking" area.
After confirming the selected golfer, click the "Draft" button. The team will be moved to the "Last Pick" area, and the next team will be moved from the "Upcoming Pick" area to the "Now Picking" area (as shown below).
Repeat step 2 & 3 until all picks have been made.
Once all golfers have been picked, you will be asked to confirm that the draft is complete (as shown below). Once you confirm by clicking "OK," the team captain will be emailed their roster, which will include each player's name and email.
Auto Draft:
At any point during the live draft, you can select auto draft, and all reming golfers will be drafted based on the draft rankings. To start the auto draft, during the live draft click "Auto-pick" and click "Continue" (as shown below). Once you confirm by clicking "Continue," the team captain will be emailed their roster, which will include each player's name and email.
Viewing Team List:
After completing the draft, you can view the Team List in the Event/League Divisions/Flights/Teams. Go to Golfers > Event/League Divisions/Flights/Teams > Manage Team List & Flighted Teams > Manage Team (as shown below).
