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Fall '25 Coach Notes

Coach Notes for the Fall ‘25 Scholastic season.

Updated this week

Thank you for joining us this Fall '25 Season at PlayVS! Coach Notes is a weekly newsletter regarding important updates on PlayVS game information, rule additions, and resources.

If you have any questions throughout your season as a new or experienced coach, please email us at support@playvs.com.


September 29th, 2025

What’s New

Welcome to Week 2 of the Regular Season!

Public Links to Leagues Are Now Available

New Scholastic Events: Brawlhalla and College Football 26

Upgrade Arena: Marvel Rivals

  • Upgrade Arena is back, this time with the popular title Marvel Rivals! Players can compete for gaming setup upgrades, including a new headset, gaming chair, and more.

From Isolation to Inclusion: Esports as a Home for the Unseen Student

Skillprint Game Feedback Survey: Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card

  • PlayVS has partnered with Skillprint to create a seamless integration of Skillprint games into the PlayVS platform. Our goal for Fall 2025 is to collect feedback on how playing games helps players towards their esports goals and to develop best practices for usage and recommendations for Skillprint as they continue to build out the experience for esports.

  • This survey will support a starting point for this pilot and help us to understand how our coaches think about additional training resources for their players. For a few moments of your time, upon completion you will be entered into a raffle for a $25 Amazon gift card!

  • Complete the survey and learn more about Skillprint in our Skillprint on PlayVS FAQ.

Reminders

Gaming Concepts Curriculum

  • Integrate scholastic gaming experiences into your school with STEM and CTE curriculum, esports training programs. Learn more at gamingconcepts.gg or connect with your PlayVS Rep for more info!

Support

Getting Started with Esports

  • Download our comprehensive Esports Roadmap for a start-to-finish guide to your esports season.

PlayVS Discord

  • Our Discord server is available to all coaches as a free resource to connect with other coaches on our platform. More information can be found in our Discord Guide.


September 22nd, 2025

What’s New

Welcome to Week 1 of the Regular Season!

Upgrade Arena: Marvel Rivals

Reminders

Gaming Concepts Curriculum

  • Integrate scholastic gaming experiences into your school with STEM and CTE curriculum, esports training programs. Learn more at gamingconcepts.gg or connect with your PlayVS Rep for more info!

Support

Getting Started with Esports

  • Download our comprehensive Esports Roadmap for a start-to-finish guide to your esports season.

PlayVS Discord

  • Our Discord server is available to all coaches as a free resource to connect with other coaches on our platform. More information can be found in our Discord Guide.


September 15th, 2025

What’s New

Summary of Rules Changes for Fall ‘25

League Expansion and Consolidation

  • League expansion and consolidation will be finalized by 9/19/2025.

  • Teams will be notified if any changes occur to their league.

  • More information can be found in our Regional and State Leagues article.

Reminders

Fall Enrollment Closes Soon - Don’t Miss Out!

  • Registration closes for the majority of PlayVS leagues at 9/19/2025, 11:59 PM league time.

Gaming Concepts Curriculum

  • Integrate scholastic gaming experiences into your school with STEM and CTE curriculum, esports training programs. Learn more at gamingconcepts.gg or connect with your PlayVS Rep for more info!

Support

Getting Started with Esports

  • Download our comprehensive Esports Roadmap for a start-to-finish guide to your esports season.

PlayVS Discord

  • Our Discord server is available to all coaches as a free resource to connect with other coaches on our platform. More information can be found in our Discord Guide.


September 8th, 2025

What’s New

Welcome to Preseason Week 1!

  • All Preseason matches are optional, but participation is strongly recommended! Check your Competitions page for a full schedule breakdown per league.

Previous Coach Notes

  • Use the table of contents to easily move between previously published Coach Notes additions.

Holiday Match Day Adjustments

  • Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Columbus Day: matches scheduled on Monday, 10/13/2025 will be moved to Friday, 10/17/25.

  • Veterans Day: matches scheduled for Tuesday, 11/11/2025 will be moved to Monday, 11/10/2025.

Madden Youth Championship (MYC) is back!

  • Students from across the U.S. can compete in Madden NFL 26 at the team and individual levels, participating in healthy competition that promotes skill growth and leadership. More information can be found on the official event page.

Reminders

Game Rules Updates

Review the Season Schedule

Support

Getting Started with Esports

  • Download our comprehensive Esports Roadmap for a start-to-finish guide to your esports season.

Parent Accounts

PlayVS Discord

  • Our Discord server is available to all coaches as a free resource to connect with other coaches on our platform. More information can be found in our Discord Guide.


September 2nd, 2025

What's New

Fall Enrollment Closes Soon - Don’t Miss Out!

  • Registration closes for the majority of PlayVS leagues at 9/19/2025, 11:59 PM league time.

  • Some leagues differ from our general schedule. Check your Competitions page for a full schedule breakdown per league.

  • Follow our Enrollment Steps article to sign up.

Review the Season Schedule

Game Rules Updates

Fall ‘25 Scholastic Events

  • This October, we’ll be hosting a Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate Solos event that aims to give our Scholastic community an additional opportunity to participate in an esports competition on behalf of their school. More details can be found in our PlayVS Fall ‘25 Scholastic Events Overview.

New Product Features

  • To simplify the tiebreaker process, PlayVS has launched a new scoring system with OMW% and OOMW%. More information can be found in OMW% and OOMW% FAQ.

Gaming Concepts Curriculum

  • Integrate scholastic gaming experiences into your school with STEM and CTE curriculum, esports training programs. Learn more at gamingconcepts.gg or connect with your PlayVS Rep for more info!

Upcoming Webinar: Esports Meets ELA

  • Boosting Literacy and Digital Fluency Through Competitive Gaming. RSVP here.

Reminders

Support

Getting Started with Esports

  • Download our comprehensive Esports Roadmap for a start-to-finish guide to your esports season.

Parent Accounts

PlayVS Discord

  • Our Discord server is available to all coaches as a free resource to connect with other coaches on our platform. More information can be found in our Discord Guide.

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