You can create a track and field meet from the Meet Manager tab in your DirectAthletics coach or admin account.

Before you begin, decide whether you want to use Standard Online Registration or Roster Registration. Once the meet is saved, the registration type cannot be changed.

Create your meet

  1. Log in to your DirectAthletics coach or admin account.
  2. Select the Meet Manager tab.
  3. Select From Scratch.
  4. Enter the Meet Name.
  5. Select the home team from the dropdown menu.
  6. Choose your registration type:
    • Standard Online Registration: Coaches declare athletes for specific events and provide seed times. Only declared athletes are included in the registration download. Use this option when coaches need to declare entries, seed times, or both.
    • Roster Registration: Coaches declare which athletes will attend without entering them in specific events. Events cannot be added to the meet registration when using this option.
  7. Enter the meet start and end dates.
  8. Select the Venue.
  9. Select the gender.
  10. Enter the registration start and end dates.
  11. Select the types of participants allowed to enter, such as:
    • High school teams
    • College teams
    • Individuals
  12. Configure entry fees, if applicable.
  13. Choose whether the meet is Open or Invitational.
  14. If you want to use official performances for entries, select USE OFFICIAL PERFORMANCES FOR ENTRIES and choose the appropriate option.
  15. Review your meet information and select Submit.

If your venue is not listed

If you cannot find the correct venue, contact DirectAthletics Support for assistance.

Set entry fees

Entry fees are optional.

Select the payee

Choose the appropriate Payee for the meet.

Set individual entry fees

For unattached individual entries, choose:

  • Charge per athlete: Enter the amount in Charge Per Athlete.
  • Per Entry: Enter the fee for each event when creating the event.

Set team entry fees

For team entries, choose:

  • Charge per Athlete
  • Per Entry

If you select Charge per Athlete:

  1. Enter the amount in Price Per Athlete.
  2. Enter the maximum fee per gender team.
  3. Enter the number of athletes at which the maximum fee applies.

For example, you could charge $50 per athlete with a maximum team fee of $500 after the configured number of athletes is reached.

If you charge Per Entry, enter the applicable fee while creating each event.

Note: The unattached individual fee cannot be different from the team individual fee.

Require or allow online payment

Select Required or Optional next to the applicable payment features to enable payment for your meet.

Choose Open or Invitational registration

Select the registration method that matches who should be allowed to enter.

Open

Open registration allows any eligible teams or athletes to enter the meet.

Invitational

Invitational registration limits entry to teams or leagues you invite.

After creating an invitational meet:

  1. Select Edit Registration Method.
  2. Add the teams or leagues invited to the meet.

Add events

After saving a meet using Standard Online Registration:

  1. Select the green Add Events tab at the bottom of the meet page.
  2. Select an event from the dropdown menu.
  3. Choose the gender.
  4. Complete any additional required fields.
  5. If you are charging per entry, enter the applicable event fee.
  6. Save the event.
  7. Repeat for each event in the meet.

Registration will not begin until events have been added.

Review your events, registration dates, participant eligibility, registration method, and entry fees before opening the meet for entries.