Players: joining and playing

Joining

Tap the invite link in your group chat. You'll be asked for:

• Your name: what your mates call you. It goes on your card.
• Usual position and stronger foot.
• A flag for your card, if you want one. You can change it later.
• How good you honestly are. This sets your first card; after a few games your squad's votes take over.
• The year you were born. Squadcard is for people aged 13 and over, and only the year is kept.

Already have a card?

If you're signed in and already play in another squad, you join with the card you have: the same name, position, flag and photo. You start at your current rating, and from then on each squad's votes move your rating in that squad. You can change your name or position in the new squad afterwards.

Saying you're in

The squad page shows the next game: when, where, and what your share of the pitch is likely to be. Answer "Are you playing?" and you're on the list. If plans change, come back and choose "Can't make it".

If the game is full you go on the waitlist, and you move up automatically when someone drops out. You can add every game to your phone's calendar from the same page.

Match day

When the organiser has picked the teams, "See the teams" shows both sides. Turned up without saying you were in? The organiser can add you on the day.

Voting after the game

When the organiser enters the score, a vote link goes in the group chat. Open it on the phone you joined with, or sign in. It takes about 30 seconds:

• Give everyone else who played a score from 1 to 10. You can't rate yourself.
• Pick your player of the match.
• Add a tag or two if you like: Rapid, Clinical, Playmaker, Magician, Wall, Engine.
• You can change your vote until voting closes.

The result

The player of the match is revealed when voting closes, along with the Team of the Week and how everyone's card moved. Nobody ever sees who gave what: only the totals. Read more in how ratings and cards work.

Your card and your details

Your card is on the squad page. You can share it, save it for Stories and add your photo. Under "You and your data" you can change your photo, download your data, leave the squad or delete your data. While you wait for the next game, there are daily minigames with a board for your squad.

Questions