Draft Power Moves

Your Shift Preferences and Calendar Preferences power your filters during the draft AND tell the auto-picker how to pick for you if you miss a turn. Two minutes of prep, much better picks.

Personal events show up in the draft view. Add them BEFORE kickoff so you'll see them while you pick — and never grab a shift on your anniversary by accident.

Missing a turn isn't the end of the world (the auto-picker has your back), but a few minutes of planning means you can BE there for the picks that matter to you most.

The draft works fine on your phone, but a laptop or iPad makes filtering, scrolling, and reading color warnings way easier. Fewer mistakes, faster picks.

Most people meet the filter panel for the first time when their clock is ticking — bad spot to learn. Get familiar during kickoff and the long wait for your slot. Combinations are endless.

Two filters do most of the heavy lifting. Eligible Only shows just shifts you can pick — and as you fill requirements, shifts you can no longer pick disappear automatically. My Shifts Only cuts the clutter of everyone else's picks so you can see just yours.

Holidays are the rarest shifts in the draft. If you wait, they vanish.

A night shift can block the morning shift right after it (turn-around rules). Get yours in early before the good mornings disappear.

The colored bubbles at the top of the draft view are requirement chips — one per holiday, night, location, or shift tag your sub-group is filling. Tapping a chip scopes the view to just shifts matching that requirement. Fastest way to find what you need.

Shifts get color-coded for a reason. Red overlaps something you already have. Other warning colors flag turn-around-time rules. Don't fight the colors.

Picked a shift, then saw a better one? You can release the first pick to free up your requirements and grab the better one. Works while your clock is still running.

Picking a shift you DON'T want hoping to trade it later almost always backfires. Trades aren't guaranteed. Pick what you actually want.

When your clock runs out and you still have requirements, you get a 60-second countdown to jump in. If you don't, the auto-picker takes over using your preferences. You won't be skipped.