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# Registration Data

One of the most important steps for running a successful tournament is accurate data entry. 99% of problems at most tournaments stem from inaccurate registration data which causes teams to be left of postings or judges to be assigned ballots they can not judge.  

`We can not stress enough how important it is double and triple check that the registration data is correct before pairing round 1. You will save yourself a lot of headaches.` 

In order to have a debate tournament, you will need teams, judges, and rooms.  PDPTab.com requires that you enter this data before you can actually begin the tournament. In the Tournament Director’s Manual, we explain how to get coaches to register their participation and rosters in advance of a competition. Generally, before a tournament, coaches will send in their participation rosters, including their list of teams and judges. 

As the tournament director, you should save these entries in a folder until you are ready to enter the data into PDPTab.com. Although you should enter data to train on the program before your first tournament, when you are running an actual tournament, you should not enter data until the day of the competition after you have confirmed registration with a school’s coach. You can read more about why this is so in the Tournament Director’s Manual. Coaches will submit registration forms that are lists of teams and judges. So, for example, a coach might submit this list:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="School Information" %}
School: Capital High School

Coach: George Washington

Email: <gwashington@example.com>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Teams" %}
Team 1: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton

Team 2: Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth, Elena Kagan&#x20;

Team 3: Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Cy Young
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Judges" %}
Judge 1: Jimi Hendrix (all rounds), <jhendrix@example.com>

Judge 2: Taylor Swift (rounds 1 & 2 only), <tswift@example.com>
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

You can enter this information in two ways: manually, on each tab of the registration page, or by using the data "Import Excel File" system. &#x20;

`The Import system is recommended since you can enter data ahead of time in excel and then upload it all to the website without any typing.`

## Start by clicking on the Entry System button from the tournament home page:

![](/files/-MMifXBtdnj86fu8bgJB)

This will take you to a page that briefly explains each page:

![](/files/-MMifeFm5k0_r8c6Pwec)


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