Registering for convenience (optional)

Registering isn't required, but it's there if you want it. There are three ways to end up with a password-protected account:

• Right after joining via an invite link — the "Skip" button is right there, but instead you can set an email and password so this device (or any other) can log in later without the link.
• From Account settings, any time — if you skipped it initially, go to your account page and set a password whenever you like.
• Signing up from scratch — if you're starting a club rather than joining one, sign up with a name, email and password directly.

Why bother? Mainly convenience: a password lets you log in on a new phone or after clearing your browser, without having to dig up the original invite link again. If you never lose that link, you genuinely never need one.

Confirming your email. Whenever you sign up, or add an email to an account that didn't have one, Tiebrake sends a confirmation link to that address. Your account works straight away — until you confirm, a banner just reminds you, with a "Resend verification email" button if the first one went missing. Confirming makes sure receipts and important notices actually reach you.

Disposable addresses aren't accepted. Throwaway "temp mail" domains are rejected at sign-up, when setting a password, and when changing your email. Use an address you'll still have next season.

One thing setting a password does not do: it doesn't change what other people can see about you. See Your privacy in a club for what stays private either way.