It depends on when you sign and how much you're taking on. A common pattern: schools that sign mid-year use the spring to learn the software and build fall schedules, then go live over the summer. Others move faster. You and your onboarding lead set a target date, and training gets paced backward from it.

Neither, really — it's split. You know your programs, venues, and opponents better than we do, so you provide those in a format we give you. From there, our team does the building, including matching your opponents against schools already in Bound so you're not hitting dead ends mid-schedule. Your first season of events can come over the same way, though some ADs prefer to enter it themselves as a way to learn the scheduling tools.

Yes, that's why your onboarding plan includes coach-specific videos and walkthroughs that you can share with your staff — either the full set or individual resources based on what each coach needs. Your onboarding lead trains you directly, and as your coaches start using the platform, they've got the same help docs and in-app support your whole school has access to.

Actually, most schools do it this way. You keep running your current system while you learn Bound alongside it, setting things up and practicing without anything going public before you're ready. By the time you go live, you've had months in the platform. The switch is closer to flipping a light on than starting over.