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How to cancel games in bulk

Cancel several published games at once from Master Game Schedule.

How to cancel games in bulk

Cancel several published games at once from Master Game Schedule.

New Horizon Experience. This article describes the New Horizon Experience. In the Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS, New Horizon is already what you see. On a computer or laptop, choose Try the New Horizon Experience from the banner or your account menu. You can switch back from that menu any time.

Both layouts are in use right now. In the Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS you see the New Horizon Experience. On a computer or laptop, the older legacy layout stays until you choose Try the New Horizon Experience from the banner or your account menu. Match the steps to the screen in front of you. When a control or rule exists on only one layout, this article says so. The steps below start with the New Horizon Experience in the apps, then cover that older desktop or laptop layout.

This article covers bulk cancel on Master Game Schedule. Open it from Schedule. You need assignor, scheduler, or administrator permission. Coaches and League Personnel cannot cancel in bulk, even when Feature #29 lets them cancel one game. For a single game, you can also use More actions on that game. That path is covered in How to cancel games.


Watch the walkthrough

This is the same comprehensive cancel video used on How to cancel games. It shows a single-game cancel first, then the bulk Actions path. The video shows the New Horizon Experience. On a computer or laptop, the older layout stays until you choose Try the New Horizon Experience from the banner or your account menu. That older layout is described at the end of this article.


Select the games

On a computer, check the box on the left of each row you want to cancel. Shift-click extends the selection. On a phone, tap each card or its checkbox. Select visible grabs every game currently on screen when you need the whole page.

A red bar pins under the top navigation as soon as one or more games are selected. It stays on screen no matter how far you scroll. Open Actions on that bar, then Status if you see that group, and choose Cancel.

Games selected on Master Game Schedule. An orange circle marks Actions on the red bar.

On a computer, the same screen uses the wider layout.

Games selected on Master Game Schedule. An orange circle marks Actions on the red bar on a computer.
The Actions menu is open. An orange circle marks Cancel under Status.

On a computer, the same screen uses the wider layout.

The Actions menu is open. An orange circle marks Cancel under Status on a computer.

Confirm the reason

Horizon asks for a reason (Weather, location conditions, Schedule, Postponed, Forfeit, or Other) so the people assigned to those games get a clear notice. Assigned officials and attendees are notified as soon as you confirm. Cancellations cannot be undone.

Unpublished games selected from that bar are published first so the cancel notice can go out. Cancel is offered on published games from about the last three months forward. If you opened the dialog by mistake, tap Keep Games.

Cancel selected games confirmation. An orange arrow points to the Reason list.

On a computer, the same screen uses the wider layout.

Cancel selected games confirmation. An orange arrow points to the Reason list on a computer.

If you still see the older legacy desktop or laptop layout

On the older desktop or laptop layout, check the boxes to the left of the games, open Publishing on the top toolbar, and choose Cancel. Notifications go out immediately. Cancellations cannot be undone.

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