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Sorry if this has been posted in another thread already, but I heard Glenn Luff from Champion Data mention it on Hungry For Sport this morning and thought I would pass it on so that no one screws up their season because of the server meltdown prior to Round 1 like last year.
All of this can be found here: http://supercoach.adelaidenow.com.au/?p=help&m=partiallockout
All of the details about the crucial pre-Round 1 period, and the changes for 2010.
The Round 1 Partial Lockout system has been introduced for the first time in the 2010 Season. Due to the Thursday start of the season, the Partial Lockout system will:
- Ensure that you have sufficient time to review Round 1 team lists for the Friday-Sunday matches, normally announced 90 minutes prior to the Thursday-evening lockout;
- Avoid missing out due to any website access issues that may be experienced with the late rush of Coaches trying to access the AdelaideNow SuperCoach competition, in the hours before the Thursday evening lockout after teams have been announced.
HOW DOES THE PARTIAL LOCKOUT SYSTEM WORK?
- The competition will go into a 'Partial Lockout' mode at the start of the Richmond v Carlton game, at 7:10pm AEDT on Thursday, March 25.
- Once in Partial Lockout mode, any Richmond or Carlton players selected in your team will be 'locked in' - you'll no longer be able to remove or substitute them.
- Similarly, Richmond and Carlton players will no longer be selectable.
- You may continue to edit your team as usual with the remaining players and teams up until the start of the Friday evening match between Geelong and Essendon, at 7:40pm AEDT, March 26. The competition then goes into FULL LOCKOUT mode with the complete teams locked in. NO further team editing is possible.
- If you have selected a Captain, Vice Captain and/or any Emergencies from your Richmond or Carlton players prior to the Thursday night, they can NO longer be de-selected or changed. If you did not, these options will remain available to you through to the full lockout on Friday evening.
- Similarly if you did not make any/all of the above selections, you cannot make those changes with Richmond or Carlton players (i.e. you can't name a Carlton player to be an emergency once the match is under way and a partial lockout is in effect).
TO KEEP IN MIND
Remember it's always good practice to:
- Make sure you have a full squad of 30 players selected at ALL times, to ensure you have a valid entry and your team scores points in Round 1.
- Avoid saving partially-complete teams, particularly around the busy time of the Round 1 lockouts. Remember, you can edit your team as much as you like and you do NOT need to save each individual change.
- Only hit save once you have your desired 30. Following this advice will ensure that you have not over-written your previously saved 30 player squad with a partial team, should you have any accessibility issues in busy pre-Lockout periods.
The Partial Lockout system will return for the Split Round (13) - further details will be published a few weeks prior.
Hope this calms a few nerves before the opening bounce of the season!
All of this can be found here: http://supercoach.adelaidenow.com.au/?p=help&m=partiallockout
All of the details about the crucial pre-Round 1 period, and the changes for 2010.
The Round 1 Partial Lockout system has been introduced for the first time in the 2010 Season. Due to the Thursday start of the season, the Partial Lockout system will:
- Ensure that you have sufficient time to review Round 1 team lists for the Friday-Sunday matches, normally announced 90 minutes prior to the Thursday-evening lockout;
- Avoid missing out due to any website access issues that may be experienced with the late rush of Coaches trying to access the AdelaideNow SuperCoach competition, in the hours before the Thursday evening lockout after teams have been announced.
HOW DOES THE PARTIAL LOCKOUT SYSTEM WORK?
- The competition will go into a 'Partial Lockout' mode at the start of the Richmond v Carlton game, at 7:10pm AEDT on Thursday, March 25.
- Once in Partial Lockout mode, any Richmond or Carlton players selected in your team will be 'locked in' - you'll no longer be able to remove or substitute them.
- Similarly, Richmond and Carlton players will no longer be selectable.
- You may continue to edit your team as usual with the remaining players and teams up until the start of the Friday evening match between Geelong and Essendon, at 7:40pm AEDT, March 26. The competition then goes into FULL LOCKOUT mode with the complete teams locked in. NO further team editing is possible.
- If you have selected a Captain, Vice Captain and/or any Emergencies from your Richmond or Carlton players prior to the Thursday night, they can NO longer be de-selected or changed. If you did not, these options will remain available to you through to the full lockout on Friday evening.
- Similarly if you did not make any/all of the above selections, you cannot make those changes with Richmond or Carlton players (i.e. you can't name a Carlton player to be an emergency once the match is under way and a partial lockout is in effect).
TO KEEP IN MIND
Remember it's always good practice to:
- Make sure you have a full squad of 30 players selected at ALL times, to ensure you have a valid entry and your team scores points in Round 1.
- Avoid saving partially-complete teams, particularly around the busy time of the Round 1 lockouts. Remember, you can edit your team as much as you like and you do NOT need to save each individual change.
- Only hit save once you have your desired 30. Following this advice will ensure that you have not over-written your previously saved 30 player squad with a partial team, should you have any accessibility issues in busy pre-Lockout periods.
The Partial Lockout system will return for the Split Round (13) - further details will be published a few weeks prior.
Hope this calms a few nerves before the opening bounce of the season!
