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History- Completed training sessions and matches
- Attendance and call-ups attached to events
- Results and player statistics
For club administrators
Football club season management
Start the next season with the club structure you already have, prepare existing teams for the new playing year and keep the history of events, attendance and statistics from earlier periods.
- The same club and teams
- Earlier event history stays available
- A guided season transition
June ends one season. August starts another — but the club does not start from zero
In an academy, U8, U9, U10 and older teams finish one cycle of training sessions, matches and attendance. After the break, some players stay, some leave, new players arrive and age-group names may need updating.
The administrator needs to begin current work for a new date range without deleting what coaches recorded before. A season in TrainTeam separates new events from earlier ones, while keeping everyone in the same club structure.
- The new calendar should belong to the new period, while completed sessions and matches remain in history.
- The squad needs a review for departures, without adding every continuing player again.
- Teams and staff should continue across the boundary, with changes made deliberately by an administrator.
- Each team's contact mode is worth reviewing when players move into an older age group.
A new season is a new work period, not a new copy of the club
TrainTeam separates time from the organisation's structure. Events and the data generated by them have a season, while teams, players and staff remain continuous club entities.
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Active- The same existing teams
- Squads after deliberately marking departures
- New events in the next date range
The previous season is not a frozen squad snapshot. Preserved history comes from data attached to earlier events, while current team memberships continue.
One season ends. The next begins with the same club structure
Review the next period
The wizard proposes a name and dates based on the current season and the club's configured start month. You can change them.
Create and activate the season
A new season is created or, if it already exists, selected as active. The wizard switches the club to it immediately.
Review existing teams
Teams are not copied. For names U4–U22, the wizard suggests the next number, such as U10 → U11; the administrator approves the change.
Mark departures
Select players who will not continue. Everyone else keeps their existing team membership.
Confirm contact mode
For each team, decide whether contact must go through a parent or may go directly to an active player account with a reachable fallback.
Approve the summary
The wizard saves the season change, accepted team names, departures and contact modes. New events can now belong to the new period.
The wizard guides decisions without pretending the migration is automatic
The transition has clear stages for the season, teams, departures, contact and summary. The administrator sees proposed values and approves changes before they are saved.
Read the new-season guideThe wizard helps you
- Propose the next season's name and dates
- Update names of existing teams
- Remove selected departing players from teams
- Confirm every team's contact mode
What it does not do for you
- It does not copy or create new teams
- It does not move everyone into a seasonal squad copy
- It does not change coach assignments
- It does not infer age-group names outside U4–U22
What continues and what you update for a new season
Season date range
Every season has a name, start date and end date. Date ranges cannot overlap.
The same teams
The wizard works with existing teams. It does not create copies assigned only to the new season.
Continuous membership
Players stay in their teams. The administrator selects only the people who are leaving.
Event history
Training, matches, call-ups, results and actual attendance stay attached to earlier events.
Statistics by season
Statistics and attendance can be viewed for a selected season or across a broader period.
One active season
The administrator selects the current period. A scheduled future season can activate on its start date.
New season. The same people. Event history remains
Continuity does not mean copying records. Player profiles and staff memberships continue, while historical data stays with events from the correct season.
A player between seasons
You do not add a continuing player again. Earlier matches, minutes, goals, assists and attendance remain available through player statistics and season filters.
- Mark a departure in the wizard
- Add a new player through the normal squad flow
- TrainTeam does not store a separate timeline of historical team or position changes
Coaches and staff changes
A coach belongs to the existing team, not to a seasonal copy. They therefore remain assigned after the season changes. If the staff changes, an administrator updates the assignment manually.
- The wizard does not copy coaches
- Changing a coach does not remove team event history
- A new coach sees data according to their role and team access
Review contact mode for every team
As a group gets older, the way the club contacts a player may change. The wizard therefore does not assume one answer for the entire academy.
Contact mode belongs to the team. The wizard simply gives the administrator a controlled moment to review it.
Parent contact required
Player communication goes primarily to an active parent account. This setting can remain in place for younger groups.
Player contact allowed
When a player has an active account, they can be the preferred recipient. The resolver keeps a reachable fallback if that person has no active access.
One club, many groups, one shared transition through time
The academy structure is not built again. The same groups move into the current period while their earlier events remain available in the relevant season.
Example academy
- U8
- U9
- U10
- U11
- U12
- Juniors
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History
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Active
The administrator prepares the structure. Coaches run the daily work
Seasons are a club-level setting, but their effect appears in the everyday work of every team.
Club administrator or coordinator
Creates and activates the season, checks dates, team names, player departures and contact modes. Coaching changes and other squad corrections are made deliberately in club management.
Coach
Does not configure seasons. After the transition, the coach runs events, collects availability, selects call-ups, confirms actual attendance, records results and statistics, and communicates with the team.
A season organises the route from match to player history
The event date identifies its season. Attendance, match squad, result and actions are stored with that event, and reports read them later for the selected period.
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Season
A name and a non-overlapping date range.
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Matches
Events with results, squads and timelines.
For the broader model of running many groups, see football academy management. This page focuses on the transition between periods.
Prepare the next season using data the club already has
Try the wizard with a demo club or begin with your own team. You will see exactly which changes require administrator approval.
FAQ
Questions from club administrators about seasons
What happens to the previous season?
It remains in the season list together with events assigned by date. Changing the active season does not remove training sessions, matches, results, call-ups, attendance or statistics stored with those events.
Do I need to add players again?
No. A player's team membership continues and has no seasonal copy. In the wizard you mark departures; new players are added later through the normal squad-management flow.
Do teams need to be created again?
No. The same team continues across seasons. The wizard can update its name and age group, but it creates neither a new team nor a seasonal copy.
Do age groups move up automatically?
No. For names in the U4–U22 format, TrainTeam proposes the next number, but an administrator approves it. Names based on a birth year or category are not recalculated and must be edited manually when needed.
Can I return to an earlier season?
Yes. An administrator can make an earlier season active again. Because the active season is the club's current context, remember to switch back after reviewing the older period.
What happens to statistics and attendance?
They remain tied to earlier events. Statistics and attendance views can filter by season, and some summaries can include all seasons.
Are coaches copied into the next season?
No copying is required because staff assignment to a team is continuous. If the coach changes, the administrator updates that assignment separately. Team event history stays in the club.
How does contact mode work in the next season?
Contact mode belongs to the team, not to a season. The wizard shows every team and asks the administrator to confirm or change it, making the communication decision explicit as players get older.
Can a club have several seasons?
Yes. Seasons can follow one another without overlapping dates. One is active and the others remain available as different periods in the club's history.
Move into the next season without rebuilding the club
Create a TrainTeam account and see how existing teams can be prepared for a new period while earlier event data stays available.
Seasons, history and everyday club work
Football academy managementMany groups and coaches in one organisation.Football club appThe full picture of club work in TrainTeam.Player managementContinuous profiles, squads and parent contacts.Player statisticsMatches, minutes, goals and assists by season.AttendanceActual participation recorded at events.Communication with parentsContact adapted to parent and player roles.Club seasons — helpSeason settings in the administrator panel.How to start a new seasonA step-by-step guide to the transition wizard.