Team Channels

Use channels in Chat to create smaller team conversations inside Team Chat.

Quick steps

Open a team and select Chat.
Select the channel control at the top of the page.
Use Team Chat for the main team conversation.
Open a joined channel or select Join for an available channel.
If available, select New channel or Create channel to start a new channel.

Team Chat vs channels

Team Chat is the default conversation for everyone on the team.

Channels are separate conversations for smaller groups or specific topics.

Examples:

coaches planning a practice
team volunteers coordinating logistics
a smaller planning group inside the team

Open or join a channel

In the channel picker, you may see:

Channels
Joined
Available
Team Chat
Default
Join
Invite-only

Use this view to:

switch back to Team Chat
open a joined channel
join an open available channel

Some channels are Invite-only. Those are not open to everyone.

Create a channel

If channel creation is available, select New channel or Create channel.

You may then see:

Create a Channel
Channel name
Description
Channel access
Invitation only
Suggested participants
Selected
Cancel
Create Channel

If Invitation only is enabled, only invited members can see and join that channel.

A channel name is required before you can create it.

Channel settings

If you have channel-level authority, you may see:

Manage channel
Channel settings
Channel name
Description
Channel access
Invitation only
Cancel
Save

Use Manage channel to update the channel name, description, or access.

Channel members

If available, select Channel members to review who is in the channel.

You may see sections such as:

Owner
Admins
Members

You may also see actions such as:

Add
Add members
Make owner
Make admin
Remove member
Direct message

These actions are permission-based and are not available to every coach.

Leave channel

If you are a member of a channel, you may see:

Leave channel

This applies to channels, not Team Chat.

Important notes

Team Chat is the default team-wide conversation.
Not every coach will have the same channel permissions.
Create channel may be visible, but it should be treated as conditional.
Manage channel and member-management actions are channel-owner/admin actions.

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Tag Descriptors

Applies to roles: Coach, Assistant Coach, Team Staff
Topics: Team Channels, Chat, Channel management
Scenarios: Create a channel, Join a channel, Manage channel members, Use invite-only channels
Surfaces: Team page, Chat, Channels
Related features: Team Chat, Channel settings, Channel members