Find your footing quickly and keep your club moving.
Hey, there's a lot to do here! This page gives you a path through setup, general event prep, and how to take advantage of all the fun tools Dog Sport Sidekick offers.
Getting Started
Learn about navigation, settings, and users.
- Sign in with the same email address your club used when inviting you.
- Open settings from the icon in the top-right navigation to update club preferences and invite other users if you are an admin.
- Use the main navigation to move between handlers, dogs, events, and team tools once your account is active.
Handlers & Dogs Management
Tracking handlers and dogs on your team.
- Add handlers on the handlers page and dogs on the dogs page. Anyone can update/add anyone else! Everyone does not need to be active on the website.
- Keep handler email addresses updated so you can use attendance reminders and follow-up messages.
- Add dog details like CRNs and ball positions so lineup planning, C2 forms, and box card generation work smoothly.
- Open an individual dog page when you want to review history, stats, faults, or trends across prior events.
Event Management
Organizing events and teams.
For all users
- Track upcoming practices and tournaments from the events page. Open an event to mark your planned attendance and requests. Events you RSVP to will have a star on the events page.
- On the event page, review team lineups and jobs ahead of time.
- Use Team Composer in draft mode via the dashboard page to experiment with lineups, even if you are not the one publishing final teams.
For admins
- Create practices and competitions from the events page, then open each event to build out teams and assignments.
- Use attendance tracking to see which handlers are coming and which dogs they want to run. Use the notification button to send reminder emails to anyone who has not responded. Anyone can answer for any teammate
- Build teams manually or with Team Composer, then generate C2 forms and box cards. Once you have a race schedule, you can generate highlighted schedules and blank stat sheets with prepopulated data.
- Open dogs can be added to a team in two ways. If the club already exists on the website and has the dog set up, you can search for them. If they are not on DSS, you can manually add them like you would a regular dog on your team. Open dogs are filtered from your regular team options.
- Assign jobs to different handlers for each team. Set up job titles in settings so this reflects the responsibilities your club needs.
Team Management
Tracking all the important data.
For all users
- Click on a team name on the event page to view that team. The list of dogs and line ups will display, as well as race data when it is entered.
- The data visualizer will give a deeper look into the stats and faults a team had during that event.
- Click on a race number to view the different heats that happened during that race.
For admins
- Opening a team page gives you further access to edit a team and add or edit line ups. Line ups will help you track data and speed up data entry.
- You can enter race/heat data manually or via bulk import. For manual entry, create the races then click on a race number to add heats.
- For import data, there are two options: plain text entry and an Excel sheet from Flyball Hub. Plain text entry must follow the provided format. If your data does not look correct, verify how it is formatted.
Team Composer
Visualize your teams better.
For all users
- Select which dogs you want to add to your pool to build teams with. Choose a handler name to automatically select all their dogs. Add an open dog from another registered club and get their uploaded data, or create your own.
- Add teams but choosing their name and division.
- Drag dogs onto teams to make your 7 dog roster. You can create 4 dog line ups below each team. Line ups will prepopulate a dogs average for both start and pack. You can drag dogs directly only lineups to add them to the team.
- Team composer will remember your choices for a limited period of time. You can navigate away and pick up where you left off the next time you return.
For admins
- Review team details on the fourth step to make sure you have created a valid team.
- Choose handlers for dogs on the last step. This will automatically default to the owner.
Common Questions
A few fast answers for the "I don't want to read all that" folk.
QHow do I get access for my club?
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How do I get access for my club?
At the moment, we are in beta testing and have limited invites. You can reach out to admin@dogsportsidekick.com if you are interested.
QMy club is approved, how do I register?
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My club is approved, how do I register?
Ask your club admin to invite you, then sign in with the same email address they used for the invitation.
QWhere do I begin?
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Where do I begin?
Add dogs and handlers, then add events, then add teams. Add race data for those teams after the event happens.
QMy team member isn't receiving an attendance reminder email.
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My team member isn't receiving an attendance reminder email.
Navigate to that handler's page and click edit. Make sure the email address entered is correct.
QA dog is missing information on the C2/box cards.
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A dog is missing information on the C2/box cards.
Navigate to that dog's page and click edit. Make sure all of the information is there. If owner's last name is missing on the C2, navigate to the owners's page, click edit, and verify last name is entered.
QI want to add/remove a job.
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I want to add/remove a job.
An admin can go to the settings page (click your icon in the navigation) and customize the job list there.