Athletic Directors and Assistant Athletic Directors can use a School Event to create a date or time that should be treated as a scheduling conflict for their school.

This is useful for holidays, in-service days, school closures, testing dates, special events, or other dates when games and activities should not be scheduled.

Create a School Blackout Date

1. Log in to LeagueMinder.
2. From any area where you can add an event, open the New Event form.
3. Select School Event as the Event Type.
4. Enter a title for the blackout or school event.
5. In the When section, enter the applicable date and time.
6. If the blackout occurs more than once, use the Repeat option to create a recurring event.
7. Turn on Show Other Events as Conflicts.
8. Complete any other applicable event information.
9. Save the event.

Show the School Event as a Scheduling Conflict

The Show Other Events as Conflicts option is what allows the School Event to function as a scheduling blackout.

When this option is enabled, LeagueMinder will identify competing events as conflicts when users attempt to schedule during the same date and time.

Note: A School Event is not tied to a specific team or facility. It applies at the school or organization level.

Examples of School Blackout Dates

A School Event can be used to block or flag dates such as:

• Holidays
• In-Service Days
• School Closures
• Testing Dates
• Graduation
• School-Wide Events
• Other dates or times when athletic events should not be scheduled

Create a Recurring Blackout

If the blackout occurs on multiple dates, use the Repeat option when creating the School Event.

Recurring options include:

• Weekly
• Monthly
• Custom

For irregular dates, select Custom and choose each individual date that should be included.

For more information about recurring events, see Create Recurring Events in LeagueMinder.