Go to Teams & Rosters › Start next season. Rotato walks you through dates, graduation (school programs) or empty rosters (club programs), which teams and players carry over, and whether to copy lineups, plays and defense, then archives the old season.
How is a school rollover different from a club rollover?
School programs keep their players: seniors graduate and everyone else carries into next season, often moving up a level. Club programs usually start every season with empty rosters, because club teams are re-formed at tryouts; players stay in the program so returners can be added back quickly.
| School program | Club program | |
|---|---|---|
| Seniors | Graduate the class you pick (pre-selected by grad year) | Nothing graduates automatically |
| Rosters | Keep players on their teams, with move-up suggestions | Start with empty rosters (the default) |
| Teams | Copy last season's teams | Copy last season's teams, or start fresh |
| Lineups, plays, defense | Optional: copy them into the new season | |
Start next season
- Open the wizard. Go to Teams & Rosters and tap Start next season (or use the program menu › New season…).
- Name and dates. The name and dates are pre-filled a year on from the current season. Change them if your season runs differently.
- Graduation (school). Rotato pre-selects the seniors by grad year. Uncheck anyone who's staying. Graduates leave the active roster but stay in the program's history.
- Rosters. For school programs, choose Keep players on their teams and use the Move up? suggestions (for example JV to Varsity). For club programs, Start with empty rosters is the default.
- Teams and what to copy. Choose Copy last season's teams and, if you want, Copy lineups, plays and defense.
- Review and start. Check the summary, leave Archive on to make last season read-only, and tap Start season.
- Add newcomers. Use Import roster or Add players on each team for new players.
Will I lose last season?
No. The old season is archived, not deleted. Archived seasons are read-only, but you can still open them and look back at rosters and lineups.
What if a player graduates by mistake?
Open Programs, find the player and set their status back to Active, then add them to a team. Nothing about the player is deleted when they graduate.
Do copied lineups keep my rotations?
Yes. When you copy lineups, plays and defense, the new season starts with the same systems and dragged positions. Players who left or graduated leave empty spots, which Rotato points out so you can fill them.
Do jersey numbers carry over?
Yes, when they can. A returning player keeps last season's number on the new team if nobody else has it there.
Does starting a season count against my plan?
Carrying the same teams into next season is always allowed, even if you have more teams than your plan covers. Adding teams beyond your plan's limit asks you to upgrade. See plans and purchases.