Some sports, such as rowing, sailing or a triathlon relay, are made up of small teams of children. The best way to facilitate this in Dash is via a joint application intake of "Child Team" type.
Please note: A child team joint application facilitates a relay, sailing pair or rowing type teams. A joint application should not be used if the intake's purpose is a whole team such as a basketball team.
To create an intake that supports a child team, first create an intake and add the relevant details surrounding the region, division, sport, gender etc. You can find more information about creating an intake here.
After adding the general intake information, ensure the "Applier Type" is set to "child" and the "Allowed Joint Application Type" field is set to "child team".
Also ensure that the "Intake Type" is set to "open".
Below this, you are presented with the option to generate default steps for this intake. Checking this box automatically generates the team, medical, consent and school approval workflow steps.
Team Step
After your intake has been created, you have the ability to edit the team settings. To do this, click "Edit" next to the "Team" step.
Please Note: If you did not select the "Generate default steps for this intake" checkbox, you will need to manually add the team step. To do so, select "Add Intake Step" and set the "Group" to "Page" and the "Step Type" to "Team".
Step Details
Allow teacher management of team
This means only users in Dash who are verified teachers can create and manage a child team.
Allow parent management of team
This means only users in Dash who are listed as parents can create and manage a child team while in the process of creating an application.
Is individual participation into the team invite only?
Selecting this means the team that is created can be joined by invite only. There are two ways to invite applicants to a team.
1) Ticket - when the team is created, a number of unique tickets are generated which can be passed on to relevant parents. When parents apply for an intake using this ticket code, they will begin the application process directly into the relevant team.
2) Secure Permalink - Alternatively, a permalink can be created to invite users to join a team. When this link is followed, the user will automatically land on the relevant teams application process.
Does a team application require approval of the team lead?
Selecting this will prompt all team applications to first be sent to the team leader, where they have the ability to approve or reject the application accordingly.
Max Team Members
This is the maximum number of successful applicants a team can have. This is optional, unless the team is invite only, in which case you must set a maximum number of team members.