Tiered Draft Reports

Watch our quick video for creating tiered draft reports below.

SkillShark’s tiered draft reports are one of the fastest ways for sports organizations to sort athletes onto teams. This eliminates hours of manual work for coaches, removing the need to sort and analyze scores after tryouts.

Tiered Draft Reports in SkillShark: A Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Navigate to Reports

• Click on the Reports section on the left-hand navigation bar and scroll down to ‘Tiered Draft Reports.’

Step 2: Create Report

• Name the report.
• Click on the ‘Select Events.’ From here, you will get a drop-down of all the events (i.e., tryouts) that you have conducted in SkillShark to date.
• In this example, we have selected 2025 Fall Tryouts Skate #1. This report will solely be based on the data gathered from that event only.

Assign Event Modifiers

• *Note: You can select more than one event at a time and assign a score modifier to those events.
• For this example, our tiered draft report will be based on the scores gathered from these two tryouts. We will assign the following score modifiers, where tryout skate #1 is weighted more heavily:
  • 2025 Fall Tryouts Skate #1- 60%
  • 2025 Fall Tryouts Skate #2- 40%

Step 3: Draft Players

• Two main examples of drafting players in SkillShark:
  • Simple- For drafting X number of players onto a team. I.e., Young kids on a soccer team who rotate through all positions.
  • Advanced- For drafting teams where players can’t switch positions. I.e., Hockey, where the team is comprised of different groups (forward, defence, goalie)

Step 4: Assign Weights to Positions

• First, we will set the weights in our tiered draft reports for our ‘Forwards’ players.
• For example, skating might be weighted more heavily than passing (based on your coaching formula for a forward player).

• Next, set the weights in your tiered draft reports for ‘Defense’ players. Toggle on the metrics that apply to defense players, and assign a desired weight to each.
• Repeat this process for goalies, as well.

Step 5: Assign Players to Position

• Click on the ‘Positions’ tab.
• In this example, we will first select on LW (left winger), RW (right winger), or C (center) from the dropdown menu. **This will pull up all kids who said they want to be an LW, RW or C (forward positions) on their registration form.

• After identifying the ‘Forwards’ players, click on the ‘Player’ button at the top left to select all players at once.
• Then, click on the blue ‘Bulk Actions’ button at the top right side, then click ‘Assign to Forward.’
• Repeat this exact process for your ‘Defense’ and ‘Goalies.’

Step 6: Draft Teams

• Click on the ‘Player’ button at the top left to select all players at once. Then click on the blue ‘Draft Players’ button.

• Select whether you want to go with a ‘Ranked’ or ‘Balanced’ approach.
  • Ranked- Groups players of similar skill together.
  • Balanced- Ensures each team has a similar overall skill level.
• Next, select the ‘Draft Players to Teams’ option. **Note: If you are conducting tryouts over multiple days and are not ready to select teams, choose ‘Player Lists.’
• Choose ‘Overall Score’ in the dropdown menu.

• Since we assigned event modifiers (in step 2), the overall score across the two tryouts will be weighted as follows:
  • 2025 Fall Tryouts Skate #1- 60%
  • 2025 Fall Tryouts Skate #2- 40%
• Select the number of teams you want to draft. *Each team will be comprised of the same # of forwards, defense, and goalies.

Step 7: Review Team(s)

• Use the left column to switch between teams and see the players on each.
• To move player(s) onto another team, click the box beside their name and click on the blue ‘Bulk Actions’ button to move them to another team.

There you have it! You’ve learned how to run tiered draft reports with SkillShark!

For more information on setting up tiered draft reports in SkillShark, book a walkthrough with a product expert.