Team Announcements and Team Leaderboards

Introduction

Training plans help players improve, but communication and motivation are equally important.

The Team Announcement and Team Leaderboard features help Team Owners communicate with players, celebrate progress, and encourage participation throughout the season.

Together, these features help create a more connected and engaged team environment.

Team Announcements

Team Announcements allow Team Owners to communicate directly with players within iSoccer.

Announcements can be used to:

• Share training updates
• Provide coaching messages
• Communicate schedules
• Highlight achievements
• Remind players about assigned plans
• Share important team information

Announcements appear within the Team section and are visible to team members.

Creating an Announcement

Team Owners can:

1. Open the Team page.
2. Select a team.
3. Open the Announcements section.
4. Create a new announcement.
5. Publish the announcement.

Once published, all team members can view the message.

Types of Announcements

Examples include:

Training Reminder

Complete this week's Ball Mastery Program before Sunday.

Match Preparation

Focus on recovery and mobility work before Saturday's match.

Team Achievement

Congratulations to all players who completed every assigned session this month.

Important Information

Training schedule updated for next week.

Member Responses

Depending on team settings and future platform updates, team members may be able to:

• Read announcements
• Acknowledge announcements
• Reply to announcements
• Participate in team discussions

This helps improve communication between coaches and players.

Team Leaderboards

Leaderboards provide a friendly way to recognise participation and training effort.

Leaderboards are designed to encourage consistent activity rather than create unhealthy competition.

What Can Be Ranked?

Depending on available features, leaderboards may include:

• Training sessions completed
• Training time
• Ball touches
• Reward points earned
• Consistency achievements
• Team participation

Leaderboard categories may expand as new platform features are introduced.

Leaderboards rule version 1 in iSoccer uses the following points system:

• Minutes × 10
• Volume × 1
• Touches × 0.2
• Runs × 25
• Active days × 50

A player's leaderboard score is calculated by combining the points earned from each of these categories.

Why Use Leaderboards?

Leaderboards help:

• Encourage regular training
• Increase participation
• Recognise effort
• Promote accountability
• Build team culture

Many players find visible progress motivating.

Fair Competition

Coaches should encourage players to view leaderboards as a development tool rather than a measure of personal worth.

The goal is to support:

• Growth
• Consistency
• Participation
• Team engagement

Every player develops at a different pace.

Privacy and Visibility

Some training information may be controlled through player privacy settings.

Depending on platform configuration:

• Team Owners may see more information than team members.
• Players may control certain visibility settings.
• Team reports may contain additional coaching information.

Always respect team privacy requirements and club policies.

Recognising Success

Leaderboards can be used alongside announcements to celebrate achievements.

Examples:

• Most improved player
• Highest training consistency
• Most sessions completed
• Most ball touches
• Team participation milestones

Positive recognition often increases long-term engagement.

Best Practices for Team Owners

To maximise engagement:

• Post announcements regularly.
• Recognise effort, not only results.
• Encourage participation from all players.
• Celebrate improvement.
• Use leaderboards constructively.

Consistent communication helps build stronger team culture.

Common Questions

Can players see the leaderboard?

Yes.

Team members can view leaderboard information that is available to their team and permitted by platform settings.

Can Team Owners see more information?

Yes.

Team Owners may have access to additional team management and reporting information.

Are leaderboards based only on assigned team plans?

Not necessarily.

Depending on platform settings and future enhancements, leaderboard calculations may include both assigned team activity and personal training activity.

Next Step

Once a team is running successfully, the next area to understand is subscriptions, billing, and membership management.

Continue to:

Subscription Plans and Billing