PROCESS TO NOMINATE USING TEAM MANAGER LITE T&F
Step 1: Save the nomination zip file:
- A file of the events for the regional trial will be emailed to sport coordinators & district secretaries eg swmm2015-02-27-MeetEvents-SWSS 10-19 SW 2015-001.zip
- Save the SWSS Regional Trial nomination zip file attachment to your desktop.
- Extract the files from the zip file & save to your desktop.
YOU CANNOT OPEN THIS FILE TO READ ITS CONTENTS AT THIS STAGE!
Step 2: To download Team Manager Lite
To open the nomination document you have to download a free copy of Team Manager Lite from the web. Be aware that your school server may not allow the program to be loaded on to the networked computer. It is best to use a computer that is not on the school network.
Go to
Click on - Download centre
Click on – Download Track & Field demos or TM Lite
Click on – Team Manager Lite for Window (17mb 15 mins for cable)
Click on – Save to disk (then select a folder in your computer where you will put it)
Tick – Yes launch the program file
Close the program
Once you save this and close the program, it will leave a short cut on your desktop and you will now be able to nominate your athletes to the South Westcarnival
Step 3: To open Nomination Zip File
Open Team Manager Lite
Click on – OK
Click on – File
Click on – Open
A window will appear with File Name “My Team”
Click – Open
A System Preference Window will appear. In the section called Age Grouping tick Age Groups. There is no need to change anything else.
Click on – OK
Step 3: To open Nomination Zip File [cont]
Click on - File
Go to - Import
Click on – Meet Events
Look: Where you have saved the file you extracted from the zip file
Highlight the zip file for the South West meet you are doing entries for ie Cross Country, T&F.
Click on – Open
Click on – OK
A window will appear. Look in: TFTMTemp.
Highlight the file you saved to your computer eg tfmm2015-24-8-MeetEvents-2015 SWSS Trial-001.ev1
Click on – Open
Click on – OK
Window opens “Events imported __”
Click on – OK
To check if it loaded correctly
Click on – Meets
Should be listed as SWSS Regional Trial 20 __
Exit to Main screen
Step 4: To add your Team Name [If it is not already in the list]
You now must add your team [CHECK THE TEAM LIST DOCUMENT AT THE END OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR SCHOOL/DISTRICT NAME]:
Click on – Teams
Click on – Add
For Team Code: Enter your school abbreviation. See team abbreviation list at the end of this document
For Team Type: School
For Team Name: Your district or schoolname eg Balonne District/St George SHS
For Short Name: Your district/school short name eg BALDI/SGSHS
Click on - OK
Exit
Exit to Main Screen
Step 5: To add athletes:
(If you used Team Manager Lite last year athletes’ names will still be in the database. Team Manager Lite will only hold 100 names so delete those not in the team this year and add the new members. To delete unwanted names: Go to athletes, highlight athlete’s name, click delete. Click Yes.)
Click – Athletes
Click – Add
Fill in athlete’s information: Last name; First name; Date of birth – THIS IS IMPORTANT. YOU MUST HAVE THE STUDENTS DOB TO BE ABLE TO ENTER THEM INTO EVENTS. CORRECT STUDENTS DOB IS NECESSARY FOR NOMINATIONS TO QSS; Male or Female (Athlete’s current age will come up in red. No need to alter); Member of Team; Click on dropdown box for your school/district
This is the only information you need to enter, leave the rest blank.
Click on – OK
Continue till all athletes are entered
Exit
Exit to main screen
Step 6: To enter the athletes into events.
Click on – Meets
Highlight –SWSS Regional Trial 2015 [XC/ T/F]
Click on – Entries
Click on – Entries by name
Click on - OK
Highlight name
Double click on – Entered Box for each event the student is entering
Click in – Custom Mark Box and enter times – TIMES MUST BE ENTERED FOR ALL 100m, 200m and 400m EVENTS. IF NO TIMES ARE ENTERED STUDENTS WILL BE SEEDED TO THE SLOWEST HEAT/FINAL.
FOR 10 – 12 YEARS NOMINATIONS IN 100M, ENTER STUDENTS IN EVENTS 13 – 18, THESE ARE THE HEATS FOR THIS EVENT.
DO NOT ENTER ANYONE IN EVENTS 31 – 36THESE ARE THE FINALS OF THE 100m
To withdraw the athlete, double click on the event Entered Box
Exit
Exit to main screen
Step 7: To enter Relays
Click on – Meets
Click on – Entries
Click on – Entries by Events
Select your school/district in section - For Team (written in red at top of screen)
Highlight the selected relay in blue.
Click on – New Relay
Click on each student to be entered in the relay team. The student’s names will appear in the relay team as you click them.
Continue for all relays
Exit
Exit
Step 8: To check input
After you have entered all your details you are able to print a report of your entries.
Click on – ‘Meet Entries’ tab
A Meet Entries window will appear
Select the meet from the Meet drop down box
Select your school/district from the ‘Teams’ box
In - Sort by - Click on – Name
Click on - Create Report
Step 9: To check Relay entries
In Meet Entries window look in Event Filters
Click on – Relay
Click on – Create Report
Exit
Exit
Step 10: To send your entries to the convenor:
Click on – File
Click on – Export
Click on – Meet Entries
Choose the meet (eg SWSS 10 – 19 Cross Country 20__)
Tick - Export Relays [T&F only]
Click – OK – the file is now saved to your desktop
The file should look like this: Your district/school abbreviation-Entries001 eg ROMD-Entries001
Attach this file to an email and send tothe RSSO/Convenor.
South West Queensland Primary and Secondary
SouthWestSchool Sport
Meet Manager Team List Names
AbbreviationFull NameShort Name
- BALDBalonne DistrictBalonne
- CHSDCharleville SdeCharleville SDE
- CVLDCharleville DistrictCharleville
- CVSHCharleville State High SchoolCharleville SHS
- CHIDChinchilla DistrictChinchilla
- CHSHChinchilla State High SchoolChinchilla SHS
- CUNDCunnamulla DistrictCunnamulla
- CUNSCunnamulla Secondary DepartCunnamulla SS
- DIRSDirranbandi Secondary DepartDirranbandi SS
- INJSInjune Secondary DepartmentInjune SS
- JANSJandowae Secondary DepartmentJandowae SS
- MILDMiles DistrictMiles
- MSHSMiles State High SchoolMiles SHS
- MTSHMitchell Secondary DepartmentMitchell SS
- ROSCRoma State CollegeRSC
- ROMDRoma DistrictRoma
- SGHSSt George State High SchoolSt George SHS
- SJROSt Johns RomaSt Johns
- SUSSSurat Secondary DepartSurat SS
- TARDTara DistrictTara
- TARSTara Shire State CollegeTara SSC
- TASSTaroom Secondary DepartTaroom SS
- WALSWallumbilla Secondary DepartWallumbilla SS
- WANSWandoan Secondary DepartWandoan SS