Eventlink

Freddy · #1 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 07, 2018, 01:28pm

One of the states I work in has schools and assigners who have begun using an assigning program called Eventlink. Anybody else have experience with this service? I'm finding that it doesn't seem to be much of an official-friendly program. Want to find out from others if there's some process in it I don't know about yet. Thanx in advance for your response, if applicable.

JRutledge · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 07, 2018, 01:55pm

Having the same issue. It is a horrible site honestly. I only have one game listed out of about 5 I have from Indiana.

And trying to put in blocked dates is extremely silly as well. Ho win the world are you going to list every date individually when certain dates like Fridays and Saturdays are almost entirely closed at this time.

This is a cluster.

Peace

Freddy · #3 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 07, 2018, 02:39pm

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Originally Posted by JRutledge

. . . How in the world are you going to list every date individually . . .

That's the issue I'm having when doing blocks. Every single date needs to be done individually. Can't do anything like an all-day-block. This seems to be a program suitable for schools and PTA groups and bus drivers and janitors and volunteer organizations, not officials. Unless someone can inform me of what function I'm not noticing in the system. Our association down there is having a special pre-season meeting on the issue. Someone hoodwinked someone on this one.

ilyazhito · #4 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 07, 2018, 03:09pm

Why use stuff like Eventlink if there are well-known and reliable alternatives like Arbiter available? Even ZebraWeb is deficient compared to Arbiter (no ability to set different blocks for different associations). Is Arbiter too expensive for Michigan schools to use?

Freddy · #5 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 07, 2018, 05:51pm

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Originally Posted by ilyazhito

Why use stuff like Eventlink if there are well-known and reliable alternatives like Arbiter available? Even ZebraWeb is deficient compared to Arbiter (no ability to set different blocks for different associations). Is Arbiter too expensive for Michigan schools to use?

Michigan is solidly vested in Arbiter. Indiana chose to go with Eventlink.

ilyazhito · #6 (**permalink**) Fri Sep 07, 2018, 08:47pm

OK. I knew that you were the trainer for Fruit Belt Officials Association, but I never thought that you would also be a reciprocal official in Indiana. Still, it makes coordinating schedules between the two states difficult if both associations use different systems.