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A player is stuck on “pending” check-in

What to do when a player requested check-in but isn’t getting seated.

A player showing as “pending” or “check-in requested” usually just needs the director to approve them — but if it’s stuck, work through these.

  • Approve them — in Player Check-In, tap the pending player to approve and seat them.
  • Ask them to reopen the app — a dropped connection can leave their status stale; reopening refreshes it.
  • Check them in manually — you can seat a player yourself from the player panel if their device is misbehaving.
  • Confirm late reg is still open — if the window closed, new check-ins are blocked by design.
See Running player check-in for the full flow.

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