Session Types Explained

What are the session types in DailyPB? What type of session should I pick? What's the difference between the session types? What does each session type mean? What is a Virtual Event? What is a Team Event? Which session type is right for me? What type of event should I create?

When you create a session, the first thing you choose is the type of session. For most types this is simply a label that tells players what kind of play to expect. A couple of types actually change how the session works. This page explains all thirteen.

You pick the type in the Type of session dropdown on the first step of creating a session (see Creating a Session: Every Option Explained).

Types that change how the session works

Which session types are different? What is a Team Event? What is a Virtual Event? How does a virtual event work? Do any session types behave differently? Which types aren't just labels?

Two types do more than label the session:

• Team Event: instead of signing up one by one, players join or create teams. You set the number of teams, players per team, and a price per team. Players manage their own rosters, benches, and free agents. This is a whole flow of its own, covered in Team Events.
• Virtual Event: for an online session that isn't tied to a physical location (a webinar, a video lesson, an online clinic). Because there's no venue, two things happen automatically:
  • DailyPB sets the location to a built-in "Virtual Event" placeholder and hides the venue picker: you don't choose a venue.
  • Since it isn't tied to any place, a Virtual Event shows to everyone regardless of where they are, instead of only to players near a venue. It appears on the daily and weekly schedules for all users and in the Weekly Court Report email.

🗺️ No map for virtual sessions

Because a Virtual Event has no real court, location-specific tools don't apply to it: the Open Map and Record Games options are turned off for virtual sessions.

Types that are format labels

What is open play? What is a clinic? What is a round robin session? What is league play? What is a fundraiser session? What is a tournament on DailyPB? Are the other session types different? What does drilling group mean?

The rest of the types don't change anything about how your session runs. They're really just used for search and display: they describe the format of play so players understand what to expect, and so your session can be found and grouped correctly. Pick the one that best fits your session:

• Open Play: standard drop-in play; players sign up individually for an open session. The most common type. See Creating Open Play Events.
• Intro Clinic: an introductory lesson aimed at newer players.
• Drilling Group: a session focused on drills and skill repetition rather than open games.
• Clinic: a coached lesson or skills session.
• Tournament: a competitive bracket-style event.
• Round Robin: a format where players rotate through and everyone plays everyone. (To actually run and score a round robin during the session, use the Round Robin & Ladder app: that's separate from picking this type.)
• League Play: a recurring competitive league.
• Club Play: play organized for a club or regular group.
• Fundraiser: a session run to raise money for a cause.
• Special Event: anything that doesn't fit the other labels.
• Private Session: labels the session as a private/one-on-one or small-group session.

⚠️ Heads up: Private Session changes your privacy

When you pick Private Session as the type, the system automatically sets your "Who can see it?" privacy to Private for you. If that's not what you want, just change the privacy setting back. This is the one place the type and the privacy setting are connected: normally they're separate, and whether a session is visible to the public is controlled by "Who can see it?" (Public / Private / Group). See Privacy Settings.

Picking the right type

Can I change the session type after creating it? How do I change my session type? Which session type should I choose? Do I have to get the type right the first time? Can I switch from open play to a clinic?

You set the type when you first create the session, in the Type of session dropdown. If you're ever unsure, you can adjust most of a session's settings later by opening it and choosing Edit Session.

🔧 Choose these up front

The two behavior-changing types (Team Event and Virtual Event) reshape how the session works (teams instead of individual signups, no venue), so it's best to choose them up front rather than switching an existing session over to them.

💡 Which should I pick?

Not sure which to pick? Open Play is the safe default for ordinary drop-in pickleball. Use Team Event only when players will compete as teams, and Virtual Event only when there's no physical court.