> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tournamentsystem.xyz/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How a season runs > From sign-ups to the last broadcast, with the page that covers each step. A season is everything between opening sign-ups and the last match. It runs in the same order every time: staff get access, players form teams, staff verify them, the schedule fills up, and staff score and broadcast the matches. Each section links to the page with the details. * **Stream**: one broadcast night and its matches. * **Scorecard**: one match while staff score it in Live, from **Create Scorecard** to **Finish Scorecard**. * **Verified team**: a team staff have accepted. Staff can put only verified teams in a match. ## Staff access Staff sign in to the staff console with Discord. Someone with access to assign roles adds each staff member on the **Access** page with one or more roles. Those roles decide what each person can see and change. See [How access works](/get-started/access). ## Sign-ups and teams Players can create teams only while sign-ups are open. Staff open sign-ups on **Settings**, where they can also set a sign-up deadline and a team size limit. See [Open and close sign-ups](/season/sign-ups). Players sign in to the Player Hub with Discord. One player creates the team and becomes its captain. The others join with the team's invite code. Players can still join an existing team after sign-ups close. See [Join or create a team](/players/join-or-create-a-team). A new team is **Building**. When the captain submits the roster, it becomes **Pending**, which players see as **Pending Review**. ## Verifying teams Staff review pending teams on **Teams** and either verify them or send them back to Building. A verified team appears on the Player Hub's Teams page and can go in a match. Its captain can no longer change its name, colour or logo. See [Review and verify teams](/season/verify-teams). ## The schedule Staff build the season on **Schedule** from matches, streams and events. An event is anything that isn't a match or a stream, such as a finals date. A match is two verified teams playing a Best of 1 to Best of 7. Staff can put it in a stream. Every upcoming item appears on the Player Hub's Schedule page. A match's round, such as Round 1, sets its column on the **Bracket** tab. See [Plan the schedule](/season/schedule). ## The rules Staff write, preview and duplicate rule sets on **Rules**, and choose the one players read on the Player Hub with **Use on Player Hub**. See [Write and publish the rules](/season/rules). ## Streams Set up OBS once on each broadcast PC from a scene collection downloaded on **OBS Setup**. See [Set up OBS](/broadcast/set-up-obs). On the night, the operator chooses the stream in **Live**, starts a scorecard for each match in turn, and scores it as it's played. The scenes follow the scorecard, so the stream shows the live score. Staff set scene details, such as the Starting Soon countdown, Caster Chat's casters and the Game Intro lineup, on **Browser Sources** or from **Controls** in Live. See [Score a match in Live](/broadcast/score-a-match). ## Results When a match ends, the operator selects **Finish Scorecard** and chooses the winner. Live saves the winner on the match in the schedule. It shows on the Result scene and in the Dashboard's **Recent results**. Staff can correct a wrong result on **Schedule**. See [Correct a result](/season/schedule#correct-a-result). ## The end of a season The **Danger zone** on **Settings** clears the season for the next one. **Disband teams** removes every team and its roster but keeps player accounts and bans. **Lift active bans** ends every active ban but keeps its history. Neither can be undone. See [Reset teams and bans for a new season](/season/reset). ## Next steps Sign in, use the sidebar and read the Dashboard. The first step of every season. Add the season's matches, streams and events. Score a match as it's played and save the result. ## Related topics - [Glossary](/get-started/glossary.md) - [The staff console](/get-started/staff-console.md) - [Overview](/index.md) - [Reset teams and bans for a new season](/season/reset.md) - [Write and publish the rules](/season/rules.md) This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.