New Horizon Experience. This article describes the New Horizon Experience, which is available now. As of September 28, 2026, New Horizon is the default starting point on a computer or laptop. In the Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS, New Horizon is already what you see. Existing members can still switch back to Legacy Horizon from the account menu during the transition. If you switched back and still have the older layout, choose Switch to New Horizon from the banner or your account menu. New users and new organizations added after September 9, 2026 stay on New Horizon and cannot switch back to legacy.
This article is about the New Horizon Experience itself, not a single page. It applies to every signed-in member: officials, assignors, coaches, observers, League Personnel, and organization administrators.
The transition to New Horizon began on September 9, 2026. As of September 28, 2026, New Horizon is the default starting point on a computer or laptop. Use this article when you want to understand the change, switch back on a computer if that option is available to you, or send feedback. In the Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS you already see New Horizon, and those apps cannot switch back. On a computer or laptop in a web browser, you now start in New Horizon. The older legacy layout appears only if you switched back to Legacy Horizon. New users and new organizations added or purchased after September 9, 2026 start on New Horizon on every device and are not eligible to use legacy Horizon.
Why change something that still works
If legacy Horizon still works for you, you are not alone. It has served officials, assignors, and organizations since 2005, more than twenty years, and long before smartphones were part of everyday work. That is a long run for any tool people depend on every week.
The older Horizon was built for computers. The iPhone did not even exist yet. As phones and tablets became the way many people work, we adapted screens later. That retrofit only goes so far. About 30 percent of the older software works well on a phone. The rest is awkward, incomplete, or simply not there when you are away from a desk.
Legacy Horizon took us as far as it could. It is harder to add the features members ask for, and harder to keep every modern device working well. The New Horizon Experience is a true phone-first Horizon: almost every feature works on a phone, a tablet, and a computer. The trusted tools are the same. The layout is built for the screen in front of you.
On a computer, the same Game Schedule uses the wider layout so more of the day stays in view at once.
We did not wait for the older version to stop working. We started thinking about the next Horizon around 2015 while we were still improving the one you already knew. Serious building began around 2020. The pandemic slowed that work. Early pieces started appearing in the mobile apps in 2024. In 2026 the full system is ready for everyday use, and the transition to New Horizon began on September 9, 2026.
Horizon runs all year. Someone, somewhere, is always in a busy stretch. There is no quiet month that works for every organization, so the change comes with time for existing members to try it, switch back on a computer when that option is shown, and settle in before legacy Horizon retires. New users and new organizations do not get that bridge. They start on New Horizon.
What you gain
On a phone, New Horizon is meant to feel like it belongs there. Common jobs such as checking the Game Schedule, answering an assignment, or opening the Availability Calendar use the same ideas you already know, arranged so they are easier to find and finish with a thumb.
On a computer, the same detailed game card uses the wider layout so teams, location, and Accept and Decline stay in view.
On a tablet or a larger screen, you get the same experience instead of a separate, stripped-down mobile site. We can keep improving one Horizon instead of stretching an older one past its limits.
Your games, memberships, payments, and profile stay yours. Switching experiences does not start you over.
A look around New Horizon
Here is a wider tour of everyday screens. The names stay familiar. The layout is built for a phone first, then opens up on a larger screen.
Filters on the Game Schedule let you narrow the list and choose how games are ordered. Open Filters, pick the leagues or status you want, then tap Apply Filters.
On a computer, Filters opens the same way, with more room for leagues and sort choices.
The Availability Calendar is where you mark days available or unavailable, in month, week, or day view.
On a computer, the Availability Calendar uses the wider month view.
Directory is the people list: search, open a card, and reach someone by message, phone, or email.
On a computer, Directory uses the same search and cards across a wider list.
Assignors get the same phone-first layout when they fill a game. Eligible and ineligible officials sit in one list, with the game details at the top.
On a computer, the same assign list keeps the game details at the top and Eligible and Ineligible in one place.
Travel keeps hotels, rental cars, and flights on one Trip page instead of scattering them.
On a computer, the Trip page keeps hotels, rental cars, and flights together with more room for maps and details.
Personal Profile is still your account home. Your name and photo sit in the header, which is also where the account menu lives.
On a computer, Personal Profile still puts your name and photo in the header, which is also where the account menu lives.
Light Theme and Dark Theme
New Horizon includes both a Light Theme and a Dark Theme. Open your account menu (your name or photo) and choose the one you want. The same pages and tools stay in place. Only the colors change.
Here is the Game Schedule in Light Theme on a phone.
The same Game Schedule on a computer in Light Theme.
The same Game Schedule in Dark Theme on a phone.
The same Game Schedule on a computer in Dark Theme.
The Availability Calendar in Light Theme on a phone.
The same Availability Calendar on a computer in Light Theme.
The same Availability Calendar in Dark Theme on a phone.
The same Availability Calendar on a computer in Dark Theme.
Travel uses the same Light Theme and Dark Theme. You can switch themes whenever you like. Your choice is saved for that account on that device.
New Horizon is now the default, and how to switch back
You do not need an organization administrator to turn this on for you. As of September 28, 2026, New Horizon is already your starting point on a computer or laptop. Existing members who are eligible can still switch back from their own account.
In the Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS, New Horizon is already the experience you see. Those apps cannot switch back to legacy Horizon, now or later. On a computer or laptop, you start in New Horizon. If you switched back to Legacy Horizon, look for a banner that says the New Horizon Experience is now your default starting point, with Switch to New Horizon, or open your account menu (your name or photo) and choose that same wording. That banner stays on the older layout. You cannot hide, dismiss, or get rid of it. After you return, you may see a short welcome, then a practice page that walks you around New Horizon. Finish those steps, or choose Skip if the look-around offers it, then you go to Home.
On a computer, existing members can return from the same account menu with Switch to Legacy Horizon when that item is shown. We will ask for a short reason and a few details so we know what to improve. That is Share Feedback on New Horizon when you want to send feedback without switching. Early, specific notes matter. Our engineering team is already making updates to the New Horizon Experience from that feedback, so a named page and a named job can lead to a change you will see. For the exact clicks, pictures, and how to write a useful note, see How to switch back to Legacy Horizon. The Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS always stay on the New Horizon Experience. They cannot switch back. Those apps also do not show the New Horizon feedback form. Use Help Center or Tech Support from the account menu, or open Horizon in a web browser.
New users and new organizations
New users and new organizations are not eligible to use legacy Horizon. If your Horizon account was created after September 9, 2026, or your organization was added or purchased after that date, you are on the New Horizon Experience and you cannot switch back. That is true on a computer and in the mobile apps. You will not see Switch to New Horizon or Switch to Legacy Horizon, because New Horizon is already the Horizon you use.
Legacy Horizon is a temporary bridge for people and organizations that were already using Horizon when the transition began. It exists so those members can finish a busy week on screens they already know, then come back to New Horizon. People and organizations who start after that date learn one Horizon from day one: the one that is staying, not the one that is retiring. That also lets us support and improve a single experience going forward.
If you already had a Horizon account and you later join a new organization, you stay on New Horizon while you are signed in to that new organization. You cannot switch that organization to legacy. If you also belong to an older organization, you may still see a switch when you are signed in there, until legacy retires.
If you do not see those menu items, you are already on the experience that membership uses.
Common questions
Why did my computer screen change on September 28, 2026
As of September 28, 2026, New Horizon is the default starting point on a computer or laptop. If you had not already switched, Horizon now opens New Horizon when you sign in. Your account, games, payments, and memberships did not change. Existing members can still switch back to Legacy Horizon from the account menu during the transition. If you already switched back, that choice still stands until you choose Switch to New Horizon.
Can I hide, dismiss, or get rid of the New Horizon banner?
No. On a computer or laptop that still uses the older legacy layout, that banner stays at the top of the page. There is no close button, and Horizon does not remember a hide. The banner remains so you can still choose Switch to New Horizon when you are ready. Organization administrators cannot turn the banner off for their members. The Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS do not show this banner, because those apps are already on New Horizon.
Can I switch back to legacy Horizon on the Android, iPhone (iOS), or iPad (iPadOS) mobile apps?
No. The Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS stay on the New Horizon Experience. That includes Android phones and tablets, iPhone (iOS), and iPad (iPadOS). Those apps are set on New Horizon and cannot switch back to legacy Horizon. They also do not show Share Feedback on New Horizon. From the account menu, open Help Center or Tech Support and name the page and the job, or open Horizon in a web browser if you want the New Horizon feedback form.
I am new. Can I use legacy Horizon?
No. New users and new organizations added or purchased after September 9, 2026 are not eligible to use legacy Horizon. You start on the New Horizon Experience, and you cannot switch back. Legacy Horizon is only a temporary bridge for people and organizations that were already using Horizon when the transition began on September 9, 2026.
My organization just started using Horizon
Organizations added or purchased after September 9, 2026 use New Horizon only. Anyone working in that organization stays on New Horizon and cannot switch back to legacy, including on a computer. Existing members who also belong to an older organization may still see a switch when they are signed in to that older organization, until legacy retires.
It was not broken, so why change it
Working is not the same as being ready for the next twenty years. Legacy Horizon still does the job it was built for. The limit is the foundation underneath: it is harder to support every phone and tablet, and harder to keep adding the tools people ask for. We are changing it because members now work on devices that did not exist in 2005, and because we want one Horizon we can keep improving.
I liked the old version better
That reaction is common when a tool you have used for years looks new. Muscle memory is real. Give the new layout a few real tasks, not just a glance. If you need the older screens during a busy week and Switch to Legacy Horizon is in your account menu, you can switch back on a computer until legacy retires. New users and new organizations cannot switch back. The mobile apps cannot switch back. Tell us what you miss with Share Feedback on New Horizon, and name the page and the job. That is the kind of early note our engineering team can turn into an update.
The new version is worse
If something is harder, slower, or missing, we want that in your words. Open Share Feedback on New Horizon from the account menu, pick a reason, and describe the page, the job, what you expected, and what happened. We read that feedback and use it to decide what to improve next. A short reaction without those facts is hard to act on. A named job is something we can change.
The new version is slower
New Horizon is not designed to be slower. We watch how fast the New Horizon Experience runs and keep working so pages stay quick. In everyday use it should feel as quick as the older screens, and often quicker once you know where things live. If a page feels slow on your device, send feedback and name the page and what you tapped. A one-time pause after you switch is often just the new layout loading the first time.
It takes more clicks
We designed common jobs to take the same number of taps or clicks, and often fewer. A few tasks take one or two extra steps where we had to make a tradeoff, usually so the same flow works on a phone and a large screen. If a job you do every week now takes more steps, say which job it is. That is the kind of note that changes the product.
The old version worked fine
It did, for a long time, on the devices it was built for. Fine on a desktop in 2010 is not the same as fine on the phone in your pocket today. About 30 percent of the older software works well on a phone. New Horizon is built so almost every feature does.
Why now, this is my busy season
Horizon does not have an off-season that works for everyone. Someone is always assigning, accepting, or traveling. The transition to New Horizon began on September 9, 2026. As of September 28, 2026, New Horizon is the default starting point, and existing members can still switch back on a computer until legacy retires, when that option is shown. New users and new organizations stay on New Horizon. The mobile apps stay on New Horizon. Learning it in small pieces now is easier than meeting a last-minute change later.
Will I lose my games or my history
No. Your assignments, schedule, payments, profile, and organization membership stay the same. You are changing how Horizon looks and how you move through it, not starting a new account.
Where did a button go
Most tools are still there. The name in the menu or the place on the page may have moved so the same action fits a phone and a computer. Search this Help Center for the job you are doing (for example accepting a game or opening the Availability Calendar). If you still cannot find it, send feedback and name the old wording you remember.
Do I have to relearn everything
No. You still accept and decline games, mark availability, assign, publish, and get paid. The ideas are the same. What changes is the layout, the menus, and how pages adapt to a smaller screen.
Can I stay on the old version forever
Not forever. Legacy Horizon will retire. Until that date, existing members can switch back from their account menu on a computer when that option is shown. New users and new organizations added or purchased after September 9, 2026 already cannot switch back. The Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS cannot switch back. After retirement, New Horizon is Horizon.
Is this a different product or an extra fee
No. It is the next Horizon for the same membership. You do not buy a second product to use it.
I already tried it and went back
That is expected during the transition on a computer, when a switch is offered. As of September 28, 2026, New Horizon is the default, so if you switched back you will see a note asking you to give New Horizon another look. Your choice to stay on Legacy Horizon still stands. Try it again when you have ten quiet minutes, or after we have had time to act on feedback. Existing members can return with Switch to New Horizon from the banner or the account menu. New users and new organizations stay on New Horizon. The mobile apps stay on New Horizon.
Can I use a dark screen
Yes. Open your account menu and choose Dark Theme or Light Theme. The pages stay the same. Only the colors change.
If you still see the older legacy desktop or laptop layout
On a computer or laptop in a web browser, the older legacy layout appears only if you switched back to Legacy Horizon. As of September 28, 2026, New Horizon is the default starting point. The banner at the top of the page says New Horizon is now your default starting point and offers Switch to New Horizon. You cannot hide, dismiss, or get rid of that banner. Your account menu can show the same action.
Menus, buttons, and page titles on that older layout can differ from the New Horizon steps above. Use the English words on your screen. When you are in the mobile apps, follow the New Horizon Experience. When you are on a desktop or laptop and you switched back, follow this older-layout section.
Rules in this article still apply on both layouts: your data stays put, and you can send feedback. On a computer, existing members can switch back until legacy Horizon retires when that menu item is available. New users and new organizations cannot switch back. The Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS cannot switch back.