A ladder league is set up so that each team tries to work their way to the top of the ladder. Each "rung" of the ladder consists of a pool of 2 or 3 teams. Each week the teams in a rung play each other and the team with the best record moves up a rung, the team with the worst record moves down a rung, and the other team stays put. For a two team rung, one team moves up and the other moves down. The ladder phase continues for a set number of weeks and then the results are used to seed a single elimination playoff bracket.

• Create the League
  1. Click on the Leagues tab on the left side of the page
  2. Click on the   icon and select New League
  3. Fill in a Name for the league
  4. Select Ladder for the Type
  5. Select the date of the first day of league play
  6. Select the number of weeks the league will run, including the playoff week
  7. Click the Create button to create the league
• Register Teams
  1. Go to the league page by clicking on the name of the league
  2. Click on the   icon and select Register Team
  3. Fill in a team Name
  4. Fill in the number of points the team has for seeding, if available. If points are not provided teams will be seeded in order of registration
  5. Click the Register button to add the team to the league
  6. Repeat these steps for each team in the league
• Setup First Week Matches
  1. Go to the first league day page by clicking on the date
  2. Click on the   icon and select Setup Pools
  3. For each pool, enter a court number
  4. Select the match/game scoring system. Custom does not enforce any scoring system
  5. Teams are placed in pools according to seeding, but they can be dragged around and placed in other pools
  6. Enter the time that matches will start each week
  7. Enter the time for each match in minutes
  8. Click on the Done button to create and schedule the first week matches
• Setup Following Week Matches
  1. Go to the league day page by clicking on the date
  2. Click on the   icon and select Setup Pools
  3. To accept the default settings go on to the next step, otherwise make any desired changes to the pools
  4. Click on the Done button to create and schedule the week's matches
• Setup the Playoff
  1. Go to the final day of the league by clicking on the date
  2. Click on the   icon and select Playoff Bracket
  3. Select if a third place match should be scheduled
  4. Select the match/game scoring system. Custom does not enforce any scoring system
  5. Fill in the court(s) to be used. If scheduling matches on more than one court, list the court numbers separated by spaces
  6. Select the time when matches should start
  7. Select an approximate time for each match (in minutes)
  8. Click the Next button
  9. Select which teams will make the playoff round. Uncheck the green checkbox next to a team name to leave them out
  10. Click the Next button
  11. Modify the bracket seeding if desired. Drag team names to different locations within the bracket, but make sure there is only one team per slot
  12. Click the Finish button to create the playoff bracket
• Finish the League
  1. Once the playoff matches are complete, go to the league page by clicking on the name of the league
  2. Click on the   icon and select Play Complete
  3. Each team's final standing will be calculated based on where they finished in the playoff
  4. Any team's finish can be adjusted by clicking on their placement number