LMS Resources

Every LMS competition needs an admin. This person is responsible for, getting players, setting up, communication and managing the LMS competition. As an admin you can set your own rules but here’s an example: Each player picks a team every gameweek. (You can use any sporting league, such as the English Premier League etc. Make sure you nominate which league and notify your players when each gameweek starts and ends) The team must win in order for a player to go through to the next round. If the team loses or draws you’re out! The last person left in wins. (You can vary this rule, for example your teams must not lose to go through. It’s up to the game administrator. We recommend you communicate all your rules to all your players before you start) ​You are not allowed to pick the same team twice, unless during a Last Man Standing Season* all the teams in the league have been selected. Then the game starts again with all teams available for selection. ​If a player doesn’t make their selection in time for the nominated cut off time they will automatically be out! ​If for unforeseen circumstances there are multiple cancellations of fixtures the gameweek will be canceled, unless there are at least a minimum of 4 possible selections per player left in the game. If a game is canceled after the cut off for selection that player will automatically get a bye to the next round. If a game is abandoned during play for any reason. The players that selected any of the teams playing will get a bye for that gameweek. ​If there is no clear winner e.g. the last two people select a losing team, there will be a rollover. In this scenario all players will come back in and a new season will begin. ​This is an example of the basic rules for Last Man Standing. It’s the administrators responsibility to make and communicate their own rules to their players. LMS Glossary: *LMS Season = When a game starts to when it ends, either by a winner or if a rollover happens. LMS Gameweek = A set of fixtures that happen over the course of 2 to 4 days when the LMS players must pick a team that they think will win. This is typically over the weekend but there could also be a mid-week gameweek if sporting fixtures are happening. LMS Admin = The person that is responsible for setting up and running the LMS game for their group. LMS Player = Somebody that is participating in the LMS game.

To create a league, first you need to click on Create LMS in the top right. The Leagues tab should already be selected, from there click on Add New. This will create a league code which is the code you can send to your participants so they can find and join your league. The next step is to name your league and if you want enter a description. Finally you can upload an image and click save.

Once you have created your league you then need to create your first LMS season. Click on Create LMS in the top right, then click on the Seasons tab. From here click on the New button. Then select the league you want to create the season for, from the drop down. Number your season, so number 1 if it's your first season and choose a date and time you want it to start. Usually this is when you're setting everything up and well in advance of your first gameweek.

To create a gameweek click on Create LMS in the top right. Then click on the Weeks tab. Then click on the New button. You can then select the season from the dropdown. You then need to give it a title so for example GW1 or Gameweek 1. Then select the start date and time. You can set the start date to any time but usually this is one hour before play starts in your first gameweek. That means participants can select their teams anytime up until one hour before play starts. They can also change their selection anytime up until this time. The week end date and time is after the last game of the gameweek ends. If it's the starting week, leave 'This is the starting week' selected. If it's week two unselect that option and select the previous week from the dropdown.

To add teams to your league click on the Create LMS in the top right. Then click on the Teams tab. If you want to add commonly used teams such as those from the English Premier League, click on Add from predefined teams button. If you want to add a new team click on the New button, name the team and select an image.

To manage members in your league click on the Admin Dashboard. Then click on the members tab. You then have options to block messages from that member or deactivate them from your league.

To select the winning teams of your gameweek click on Create LMS in the top right. Then click on the Weeks tab and select the gameweek you want to update. Then select update winners, select the teams that won and click update. Players that didn't select a winning team will now not be allowed to select a team in the next gameweek.

To join a league click on Play LMS. Then enter the league code provided by your admin. The league will then appear, just click on the league and you're in!

To select a team click on Play LMS. If you're entering the league for the first time click on Enter League and enter the league code. If you have already entered you can click on My Leagues and select the league. Then click on the season, then click on the gameweek. From here you can select a team, it's important that you do it before the cut off time communicated by your admin.

To see the team you have selected click on Play LMS. Then click on My Activity, then click the season, then the gameweek. You then will be able to see which team you selected. You can also see this information in Participant Activity along with your fellow participants selections.