Send a Message to Your Division
Division-level coaches can send push notifications across an entire division. This is useful for announcements that affect multiple teams, such as facility closures or division-wide events.
When to Use Division Messaging
Division messaging is best for:
- Announcements affecting all teams in the division
- Facility or venue changes that impact multiple teams
- Division-wide events or meetings
- Important policy updates
- Weather-related cancellations affecting the whole division
For team-specific information, use team messaging instead.
Navigating to Division Messaging
- Open the Rostered app and tap the Coach tab
- Find your division in the My Groups section
- Tap the division to open the division details screen
- Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the header
Sending a Division-Wide Notification
- Select Send Push from the menu to open the message composer
- The modal will confirm you're sending to the division (not a single team)
- Check the guardian count to see how many people will receive your message
- Type your message in the text field (up to 500 characters)
- Tap Send to Division when ready
Understanding the Reach
Division messages reach everyone connected to an athlete in this division this season: their guardians, and any athlete who has their own login. People who have been invited but haven't accepted yet are included too.
Two things to keep in mind:
- Athletes may be reading it. If athletes in your division have their own logins, a message that opens "parents, please note" is going to them as well.
- The guardian count on the compose screen counts guardians, so the number of people who actually get the message can be higher than it shows.
A push only arrives for someone who has the app installed with notifications enabled. This is a wider audience than a team message, so use division messaging thoughtfully.
Division vs Team Messaging
| Use Division Messaging When | Use Team Messaging When |
|---|---|
| News affects all teams | News affects only one team |
| Facility-wide announcements | Team-specific schedule changes |
| Division events or meetings | Team practice updates |
| Weather cancellations for all | Individual game changes |
Best Practices
- Double-check your audience - Make sure you're sending to the division, not just a team
- Be clear about scope - Specify which teams or age groups are affected if not everyone
- Avoid duplicates - If you send a division message, you don't need to also send individual team messages for the same announcement
- Consider timing - Division messages reach more people, so be extra mindful of when you send them