game days

Game days require more than just coaching and warming up the players. You or your manager will want to make sure the following items are taken care of. 

1. Referee Fees and Game Day Sheets
2. Player Cards and the Roster
3. Post-Game: Reporting the Score

See below for how to access each of those items.

When you check in with the referees on game days, they will always want two things. The ref fees and the game day sheets. 

Force SC will send you a check to cover ref fees. A best-practice for this is to cash the check and ask for bills so that you can have an exact amount for each game. Some coaches or managers place each set of fees into a Ziplock bag and write the date on the bag.

For the game day sheets, you will need to go into GotSport and print it off before each game. To retrieve your game day sheets, follow these steps:

1. Login to GotSport.
2. Click the “Team Management” tab at the top.
3. On the left, click “Matches”

Scroll through the dates and locate your match. Once you find it, click the three dots to the right of the match.

You will want to print a set of player cards for your team. If possible, it’s a good idea to cut and laminate the cards, as you will be using them all season. It’s also a good idea to have at least two sets of player cards just in case something happens. I personally print 3 sets and give one set to my assistant coach and one to my manager.

You can download your player cards and roster by using the following steps:

1. Login to GotSport.
2. Click the “Team Management” tab at the top.
3. Click your team name.
4. A pop-up will appear. In the pop-up, click the “Rosters” tab. 
5. You will see “Select Event Roster” and there will be a drop-down. Click the drop-down and select your current season. Mine says “MSPSP Fall 2023 Scheduling.” Then click the “Search” button.
6. It will bring up your roster. Here, you will want to click the “Documents and ID” tab. 
7. Once that has been selected, click the “ID Cards” and/or “Roster PDF” button. A new window will open with your player cards or rosters. Save both of these somewhere. This is what you will use to print off your player cards.

Depending on the league rules, you will be required to report the score of your game. Generally speaking, the winning team must report their scores. If the game ends in a draw the home team should report the score. There are several ways to do this, but the method shown here is through GotSport.

1. Login to GotSport.
2. Click the “Team Management” tab at the top.
3. On the left, click “Matches”                                          
4. Scroll through the dates and locate your match. Once you find it, click the word bubble all the way to the right.
5. A pop-up will appear. Click “Match Stats.” 
6. A different pop-up will appear where you can enter the scores. Enter the scores, and select “Save.”