FAQ
Quick answers, grouped by who usually asks. Each one links to the article with the details.
Everyone
Section titled “Everyone”I coach for two organizations. How do I switch?
Section titled “I coach for two organizations. How do I switch?”Select your organization’s name in the top bar and pick the other one under Acting For. Posting, distances, and Our Season follow the one you pick. See Organization switcher.
Does it cost anything?
Section titled “Does it cost anything?”No. Wrestling Aide is free for coaches, clubs, parents, and fans. See What Wrestling Aide is.
Do I need an account?
Section titled “Do I need an account?”Not to look. Anyone can search events and teams looking, see flyers and registration links, get distances, and download results. You need a free account to message a host or team, watch events, save searches, or post anything. See Create an account.
Does the app handle registration, brackets, or payment?
Section titled “Does the app handle registration, brackets, or payment?”No. It’s a posting board. Events link to the host’s own registration and bracket sites. You reach hosts with Message the host, or with the email and phone on events whose host chose to show them. See Messages.
Why can’t I see the host’s email or phone?
Section titled “Why can’t I see the host’s email or phone?”Each event and team post chooses how coaches reach it. Most keep their email and phone private, so you use Message the host (or Message this team) instead. You need to be logged in. The reply comes by email and in Messages. See Messages.
How do I stop the emails?
Section titled “How do I stop the emails?”Turn off the switches under Email Notifications on your Account Settings page, and use Stop these emails at the bottom of any saved search email. Emails the app sends lists every email and its switch.
How do I delete my account or get a copy of my data?
Section titled “How do I delete my account or get a copy of my data?”Open Account Settings > Data and choose Download my data or Delete account. Deleting removes your profile, memberships, saved searches, and login. Events you posted stay with your organization. If you’re an organization’s only admin, its longest-standing contributor (or member) becomes admin and gets an email. See Account Settings page.
Coaches looking for events
Section titled “Coaches looking for events”How do I find events with room for my team?
Section titled “How do I find events with room for my team?”Search the events page by dates, level, division, and distance. Open and near capacity events show by default. See Find events for your team.
Can the app tell me when a new event is posted?
Section titled “Can the app tell me when a new event is posted?”Yes. Search for what you want, then choose Save search. You can also post that your team is looking for an event; the post also works as a saved search. See Saved searches and Post that your team is looking.
Does “We’re attending” or the wait list save my spot?
Section titled “Does “We’re attending” or the wait list save my spot?”No. We’re attending only tells other coaches you’re going. The wait list tells the host you want in and emails you if spots open, but the host decides who gets a spot. Register with the host as usual. See Teams attending and Wait list.
Why are the distances straight-line miles instead of drive times?
Section titled “Why are the distances straight-line miles instead of drive times?”Drive times need an extra service the site admin may not have turned on. Without it, the app shows straight-line miles, such as “about 45 mi (straight line)”. See Distance and drive time.
How do I post an event?
Section titled “How do I post an event?”Choose Post an event at the top of the Events page (or Post event on My Events), fill in the form, and select Post event. It’s public right away, and coaches whose saved searches match get an email. See Post an event and fill it with teams.
Who can post events?
Section titled “Who can post events?”Contributors and admins of the host organization. If you can’t post, join your organization or ask its admin to change your role. See Roles.
Does a site admin approve my event first?
Section titled “Does a site admin approve my event first?”No. Every event is public as soon as you post it. If your organization is new, its event pages say “Posted by a new organization” and it can have up to 5 upcoming events, until it verifies on its own. See New organizations and reports.
Why is my event hidden?
Section titled “Why is my event hidden?”Three different coaches reported a problem with it, so it’s hidden for now and you got an email. Check the details, choose Edit, and save. That puts it back up. See New organizations and reports.
Another coach at my school posted the event. Can I edit it?
Section titled “Another coach at my school posted the event. Can I edit it?”Yes, if you’re a contributor or admin of the same organization. Events belong to the organization, so anyone who posts for it can keep them current, even after the original poster leaves.
How do I show my event is full?
Section titled “How do I show my event is full?”Open the event and tap Near capacity or Full in the status buttons at the top, or do the same on My Events. You can also answer the check-in email: pick a status and confirm it on the page that opens. See Event status.
Can I delete an event?
Section titled “Can I delete an event?”No. Choose More, then Cancel Event instead, so teams that planned on it see the change. Cancelled events stay on your organization’s list and are hidden from search by default.
Can boys and girls divisions have different statuses?
Section titled “Can boys and girls divisions have different statuses?”Status is set once for the whole event. If one division fills while another still has room, post the divisions as separate events.
How do I see who’s interested in my event?
Section titled “How do I see who’s interested in my event?”The My Events page shows teams attending, teams looking that fit, watchers, the wait list, and views for each event. The event page shows the same counts, except views, to your organization’s contributors and admins.
How do I reach teams that are looking for an event?
Section titled “How do I reach teams that are looking for an event?”On your event page, choose Teams Looking in the menu on the left: it lists open posts that match. Choose Message teams to write to up to 25 of them at once. See Messages.
How do I post the same event next year?
Section titled “How do I post the same event next year?”Open last season’s event and choose More, then Copy to Next Season. To copy your team’s whole schedule, use Copy to next season on Our Season. The app also emails you a reminder after the event ends. See Copy and next season.
Planning your season
Section titled “Planning your season”Where do I keep my team’s schedule?
Section titled “Where do I keep my team’s schedule?”On Our Season, a tab at the top once you belong to an organization. Every member sees it; contributors and admins add and change dates. Your Athletic Director can see it without an account through Link for your Athletic Director under Sharing, and can get a daily email of changes if you add their address in Email changes to. See Our Season.
How does the app count my events against the state limit?
Section titled “How does the app count my events against the state limit?”The cards at the top of Our Season count them. Team events counts each regular-season date once, whichever divisions go. Girls on their own counts dates where only the girls go, against its own allowance; past that, each one uses a team event. Dates with the type Postseason and dates with Counts toward season limits turned off don’t count. The limits are set for your whole state by the site admin.
The host changed an event that’s on my schedule. What happens?
Section titled “The host changed an event that’s on my schedule. What happens?”Fields you never set follow the host. For a field you set yourself (name, date, venue, address, or bracket link), the change waits on the date’s Host changes tab. Accept takes the host’s value and Decline keeps yours. You get a notification under the bell, and anything still waiting is listed in Monday’s digest email. See Host changes.
How do I find opponents for a home date?
Section titled “How do I find opponents for a home date?”On Our Season, choose List publicly on a home date (it reads Find opponents for a dual, tri, or quad with no opponents yet). It opens the post event form filled in from the date. Nothing is public until you post it.
Parents and fans
Section titled “Parents and fans”Which age division is my child in?
Section titled “Which age division is my child in?”It depends on birth year only. For 2026-27, a wrestler born in 2017 or 2018 is 10U. See the full table in Age divisions.
Can I get updates about one event?
Section titled “Can I get updates about one event?”Yes. Log in, open the event, and choose Watch. You’ll get an email when its status changes and a reminder before registration closes. See Watching.
Do I need to join a school or club?
Section titled “Do I need to join a school or club?”No. Parents and fans can make an account without joining an organization and still watch events and save searches. Only coaches who post for a team need to join one.
Can I put events on my phone’s calendar?
Section titled “Can I put events on my phone’s calendar?”Yes. Watched events and each saved search have a private calendar feed on the Saved Searches page, and every organization page has a public one. See Calendars.