Groups

Purpose

Set up award and category groups so 2Timer can calculate group placements and winner counts correctly.

When to Use This Page

Use Groups when:

your meet gives awards by age bracket
your meet uses overall plus age-group winners
your scholastic workflow needs grouped result categories
reports or awards need more than simple overall placing

Groups are most common in running and cross country, but the concept can also support other meet formats that need category-based winner lists.

Prerequisites

A meet already exists.
Athletes have age, gender, or other relevant profile data filled in consistently.
You know how many awards each group should receive.

How Groups Work in 2Timer

A group tells 2Timer:

the category name to display
whether the category behaves like an age-style range or a broader band
which gender it applies to, if any
the age range, when applicable
how many award winners to take from that group
the display sequence

2Timer then uses athlete data to match eligible athletes into those groups for results and awards output.

The Groups Page

Open Groups from the meet navigation.

Use this page to:

add groups one at a time
quick-add simple groups
auto-create a common set of overall, masters, and age-band groups
edit group names and abbreviations inline
change min and max ages
change award counts
reorder groups by sequence
delete selected groups in bulk

Group Fields

Name

The full display label, such as Women 40-44 or Men Overall.

Short name

A compact label used where space is tighter.

Behavior

Common behavior types include:

Age: a category tied closely to age-style grouping
Band: a broader category such as Overall, Masters, or another nonstandard bucket

Gender

Use gender-specific groups when awards should be separated. Leave the group more open only when that matches the meet rules.

Min age / max age

Use these when the group is age-based or otherwise needs a defined age range.

Award count

How many winners the group should produce in award-oriented reports.

Sequence

Controls display order in reports and group listings.

Common Workflows

Quick add a single group

Open Groups.
Click Quick Add.
Enter the name and optional short name.
Choose the behavior and gender.
Set the award count.
Save.

Use quick add when you only need a few simple categories and do not need to fill every field up front.

Add a detailed group

Open Groups.
Click New Group.
Enter the name, short name, behavior, gender, min age, max age, and award count.
Save.

Use this when you need precise age ranges or more explicit setup than the quick-add drawer provides.

Auto-create a standard age-group set

Open Groups.
Click the auto-create option.
Choose the age-group style, such as 5-year or 10-year.
Choose whether to include overall and masters groups.
Choose the award counts and genders to generate.
Confirm the creation.

This is the fastest way to create a common road-race awards structure.

Recommended Setup Patterns

Overall plus age groups

Common pattern:

overall men
overall women
age groups below that

This works well when overall winners should not be buried only inside age brackets.

Masters plus age groups