Scheduling blackout dates is a great way to plan ahead when creating a schedule to make sure that no games are scheduled on specific days, such as holidays.  There are three ways to schedule these dates:

• Location
• Group
• Team

To Schedule the blackout dates by location:

Schedules→ Locations and Fields (Step 1) → Add  Location (add a name) → Add Field (add name) → Open Optional Settings → Edit Blackout dates.

This will prevent the scheduler from scheduling games on the selected field for the selected dates.

You can also schedule blackout dates for the entire scheduling group:

Schedules→ Scheduling Groups→ Create/Edit Scheduling Group (Step 2)→ Open the Optional Settings→ Add Blackout dates.  

This will prevent the scheduler from scheduling games for this group on the selected dates.

You can get more specific and add blackout dates by team:

When creating a “Pairing With Date Time and Field” Schedule you can enter the specific dates by team that you want to Blackout.

Scheduler→ Scheduling Events (Step 3) → Create Scheduling Event→ under Automation Level choose Pairing with Date Time and Field→ under Team Blackout dates choose the team, enter the date and click add date.

This will prevent the scheduler from scheduling any games on that date for the selected teams.

As always, if you have any questions or want more info about the Scheduler, please visit our Support Site or contact us at 866-981-BLUE.

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