For esports that allow substitutions, your team rosters are flexible throughout the regular season. Coaches can add players to their team’s Bench. During a live match, coaches can use the Match Assistant to substitute players on the Bench for a starting player between games.
This guide will provide an overview of how substitutions work within the PlayVS platform. For title-specific rules and windows for substitutions, coaches and players can review Section 3.3 in our High School Competition Rulebook.
Important: Though substitutions can occur at any time before a match or between games on match day, players may only compete for one team per league week.
Adding Players to Your Bench
Log into your PlayVS account.
From the PlayVS Dashboard, click Manage Teams.
Click the Esport Drop-Down, and select your Esport.
On your team card, click the Bench tab.
Click Add a Substitute.
Use the Search Bar or scroll to find and select the Player you want to add to the Bench.
Click Confirm.
Tip: You can quickly move players from one team’s Bench to another! Click the Move Team icon, select the team’s Bench you want them moved to, and click Confirm.
Changing Your Roster Before Match Time
From the Manage Teams page, locate your Team Card.
On either the Roster or Bench tab, click the Change Position / Move to Roster icon next to the Player you want to change.
Select the Player you want to swap them with.
Click Done.
Changing Your Roster at Match Time
Use the PlayVS Match Assistant to change rosters at match time. Coaches can find these steps in any title’s Match Instructions.
From your Match Lobby page, follow the steps in the Match Assistant until you reach the step for My Roster.
From My Roster, click the icon for Change Position next to the Player you want to change.
Select the Player you want to swap them with.
Click Done.
Click Confirm Roster and continue using the Match Assistant.
Substituting a Player During Matches
To change rosters after a match starts, each team will use the PlayVS Match Assistant to reset the tool to the My Roster step. Coaches can find these steps in the Reset Game Protocol of any title’s Match Instructions.
A member from each team (Player or Coach) must click Change Roster.
To confirm that you need to reset the tool, click Reset Game.
Once reset to the My Roster step, click the Change Position icon next to the Player you want to change.
Select the Player you want to swap them with.
Click Done.
Click Confirm Roster and continue using the Match Assistant.