Guide 1

Building Your Lines

Set up your even strength lines, special teams units, and let Auto Build do the heavy lifting before game time.

1 Navigate to Lines 2 Even Strength Lines 3 PP & PK Lines 4 Clear a Slot 5 Export Lines 6 Auto Build
1

Lines Tab

Navigate to the Lines tab

Step 1

Tap the Lines tab in the bottom navigation

From anywhere in the app, tap the Lines tab — the sportscourt icon in the bottom navigation bar. You'll land on the Lines overview, which shows your current line configuration for the active team.

💡 Make sure you've added players to your roster first. Lines can only be filled with players already on your team.
Lines tab open showing line cards overview
2

Even Strength

Manually build your even strength lines

Step 1

Tap an empty forward slot to assign a player

Under Even Strength, you'll see four forward lines — each with a Left Wing, Centre, and Right Wing slot. Tap any empty slot to open the player picker, then select the forward you want to assign.

Even strength forward lines and defensive pairings filled in
Step 2

Fill in your three defensive pairings

Below the forward lines, you'll find three defensive pairs — each with a Left Defence and Right Defence slot. Tap each slot and assign your defencemen across the three pairings.

⚠️ If you assign a player to a position that doesn't match their profile (e.g. a forward on defence), you'll see an amber badge — but it won't block you. Use your judgement.
Defensive pairings filled in
Step 3

Assign your two goalies

At the bottom of the Even Strength section, tap the two goalie slots and assign your starting and backup goalie. Rinkside tracks goalie stats separately so keeping these accurate matters.

Goalie slots filled in
3

Special Teams

Manually build your PP and PK lines

Step 1

Scroll to the Special Teams section

Below the Even Strength lines, you'll find Powerplay and Penalty Kill sections. Each has two units — PP1, PP2, PK1, and PK2 — with five player slots per unit.

Powerplay and Penalty Kill lines filled in
Step 2

Tap each slot to build your PP and PK units

Tap any empty slot in the PP or PK section and pick the player from the roster. Build out both units for each — having a second unit ready means you're covered for any situation during the game.

Building PP unit 1
4

Editing Lines

Clear a player from a line slot

Step 1

Tap a filled slot to clear or replace the player

Tap any slot that already has a player assigned. You'll see options to Replace (pick someone else) or Clear (remove the player and leave the slot empty). Tap Clear to open up the slot.

🔄 You can swap players between lines at any time — nothing is locked in until game time. Adjust your lineup as your roster changes through the season.
Clearing a player from a line slot
5

Sharing

Export your lines

Step 1

Tap the Share button to export your lineup

Tap the Share button at the top of the Lines screen. Rinkside generates a clean lineup card image showing all your lines — ready to send to your assistant coach, parents, or save to your camera roll before the game.

Export Lines sheet or confirmation
Step 2

Choose how to share from the iOS share sheet

The iOS share sheet will appear with all your usual options — AirDrop to your assistant coach, send via Messages, save to Files, or share to any app on your phone. Your lineup image is exported at full resolution.

iOS share sheet for lineup export
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Auto Build

Use Auto Build Lines

Step 1

Tap "Auto Build" to generate lines from your roster

Tap the Auto Build button on the Lines screen. Rinkside will automatically distribute your players across your forward lines, defensive pairings, and goalie slots based on their roster positions.

⚡ Auto Build is great for a quick starting point — especially at the start of a season or when you've made roster changes. Fine-tune the result however you like afterwards.
Auto Build Lines result
Step 2

Review and adjust the generated lines

After Auto Build runs, review each line and make any adjustments. Your coaching instincts matter — use Auto Build as the first draft, then move players around until the lineup reflects how you actually want to run the game.

💡 Auto Build won't overwrite a lineup without asking. If you already have players assigned, you'll be prompted to confirm before it replaces them.
Reviewing Auto Build result

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