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@everybody:

Off-season process (match organizing for HGL Season 3) has now started, and while new Official Season 3 threads are still under construction, all essential information should be found from those new threads.
(If not, please refer to Season 2 threads for information, as everything in terms of preparation for next season will practically remain the same as during Season 2).

So most information that's critical for organizing a new season can be found from Official Scores Thread. I copied post from Season 2 to here; (328547.13), to give you guys some memory refresher/starting point for match organizing process.
Of course one should read other informative posts as well, if they're a bit unsure about match organizing process.
However, as mentioned, nothing has changed from Season 2 process, so if you're familiar with that, you're going to be fine.

Also on Announcements-section of both of those Official Threads (second posts of the thread; links below) there's some essential information about the match organizing process.

Official designated match times for each team on Season 3 will remain the same as during Season 2 (because Daylight Savings Time is still observed in EET time zone, when Regular Season Round 1 on Season 3 starts).

As you all have likely noticed (when being on this Thread), you'll find Official Season 3 HGL Threads from here:
Home-Grown League (HGL) Season 3 Official Thread: (328546.1)
HGL Scores Season 3 Official Thread: (328547.1)

Let's start sending and accepting Season 3 matches soon, so that we'll get everything done in time! Please ask questions on Season 3 threads (or by BBMail, if necessary - threads might provide you a quicker answer though), if you're unsure about something.

Last edited by Wagner at 10/5/2025 9:37:13 AM

Hahahaaa :)

Almost all token-user even if I was not volunteer.
I take it as punishment.
Last season was very much same.

Perhaps lesson from coach to test me?
Spare the younglings and I am skilled?

;)

Hahahaaa :)

Almost all token-user even if I was not volunteer.
I take it as punishment.
Last season was very much same.

Perhaps lesson from coach to test me?
Spare the younglings and I am skilled?

;)

You´re indeed correct on first one (using more tokens than on average), but it wasn't meant to be a punishment of any kind, you can rest assured about that. :) I know also on last season couple of tokens were lost due to being new to HGL, and I guess this season all went well in that regard (and no tokens were lost on "wrong" challenges?).

I was asking couple of times on official thread(s) if anyone has challenges/problems using same amount of tokens as last couple of seasons, and as nobody replied to me, so I went with practically same token usage per team.

We can, however, if managers so wish (if anyone of you current managers wish to use less tokens, please let me know by BBMail or by sending message to Season 3 Official HGL Threads) change that next season, especially as we have some new volunteers who are ready to use even 15 challenges during Regular Season.

Last edited by Wagner at 10/8/2025 5:41:09 AM

@everybody:

Off-season process (match organizing for HGL Season 3) has now started, and while new Official Season 3 threads are still under construction, all essential information should be found from those new threads.
(If not, please refer to Season 2 threads for information, as everything in terms of preparation for next season will practically remain the same as during Season 2).
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Official designated match times for each team on Season 3 will remain the same as during Season 2 (because Daylight Savings Time is still observed in EET time zone, when Regular Season Round 1 on Season 3 starts).

As you all have likely noticed (when being on this Thread), you'll find Official Season 3 HGL Threads from here:
Home-Grown League (HGL) Season 3 Official Thread: (328546.1)
HGL Scores Season 3 Official Thread: (328547.1)

Let's start sending and accepting Season 3 matches soon, so that we'll get everything done in time! Please ask questions on Season 3 threads (or by BBMail, if necessary - threads might provide you a quicker answer though), if you're unsure about something.

By quoting myself I want to remind everyone participating to HGL Season 3, that please proceed immediately with creating your own box score post on (above mentioned) HGL Scores Season 3 Official Thread.

We have only 12 days before Season 3 starts, and only 7 out of 16 teams have currently created an own box score post (as you can see from here: (328546.16).

All Regular Season matches need to be organized (and verified by myself, or some volunteers - last time I think Hadár, LennuK. and maybe MrJ helped with this project?) well before October 20th, so please proceed with Season 3 match organizing process immediately if you haven't started it yet..

I am jesting hence the ;)

I think it is fitting.
Same next season I do alittle more. Best way to learn :)
Of course risky since I am nooby.

I saw that challende in december was not possible to do since so far a head.

I so adore and love what you do!

I'm still waiting on 5 challenges.

I'm willing to challenge myself if it's OK with you, as I have more than enough tokens.

I am jesting hence the ;)

I think it is fitting.
Same next season I do alittle more. Best way to learn :)
Of course risky since I am nooby.

I saw that challende in december was not possible to do since so far a head.

I so adore and love what you do!

Thanks very much, Spela, it's always great to hear people enjoy being part of HGL!

I understood your joke, and yes, often the best way to learn is by doing things. I think you'll be fine, as you already succeeded with your Season 2 preparations. So you have successfully completed one season, and I can't see why you wouldn't be able to do so again, and again, and... well, you got my point. :)

That's correct, it's not possible to send challenge on a last match of the Regular Season (in December) when match organizing process begings, because you can only send PU match challenges maximum of 2 months ahead. But now it's already possible to do that...

I'm still waiting on 5 challenges.

I'm willing to challenge myself if it's OK with you, as I have more than enough tokens.

Thank you for your offer. Now that I checked out your Season 3 box score post, it seems you have all but 1 game already organized, so I guess you've received couple of challenges meanwhile (?).

We can make sure to add your HGL token usage for Season 4 though, if you're very eager to get rid of your tokens, so please don't worry... ;)

During Playoffs, it's sort of more encouraged to sending challenge even though you wouldn't be responsible for doing so (if one wants to try to speed up the match organizing process, with the cost of voluntarily losing one extra token permanently).

During Regular Season match organizing process, it's most of the time unnecessary, as we have more time to arrange everything (although of course there's also more to organize, and more to verify than in one Playoff round, and I seriously appreciate your attempts to get everything done well before deadline).

So at the moment I wouldn't consider that prohibited or anything (to send challenge yourself even if you wouldn't be responsible doing so), but the (only two?) downside(s) of you (or anyone who is not responsible of doing so) sending Regular Season challenges might be, that people could get confused if they receive challenges they shouldn't be receiving. Of course that challenge could be partly alleviated, if you'd send them BBMail to say you've sent them a challenge to speed up the challenging process, and/or to save them one token.

The other possible small downside would be, if it would be found that there has been a wrong court balance during Regular Season, and match result would have to be "erased"/penalties given due to that. Now if anyone would send challenges to each other, then it would be harder to determine who has had the responsibility to send a correct challenge in that RS match. (The responsibility question in this case is not 100% clear though, because match challenge receiver has also a responsibility to only accept correct challenges).

Feel free to give me more responsibility regarding challenges in season 4.

I learned from you sir.
Copy pasted your score set up and changed it.
Thanks for being great!

Again and again.
Thanks for what you do.
Sisu!