> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.movetogetherfitness.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Compete as teams

> Set up a team competition with 2 to 4 teams, choose how players are assigned, and read the Your team card and Team Standings.

A team competition splits everyone into 2 to 4 teams that race each other. Each person still scores on their own, and teams rank by their average. Hosting a team competition is free on every plan, on iPhone and Android. For more than 4 teams or up to 100 people, use a [Group Challenge](https://docs.movetogetherfitness.com/competitions/group-challenges.md) (Pro).

## Set up teams

1. Start a new competition: **Compete** > **+** (**Add competition**) > **Create competition**, then pick **Compete**.
2. Choose scoring and dates as usual.
3. On **Public or private?**, under **Teams**, turn on **Team competition** (**Compete in groups instead of individually**).
4. Pick how many teams: 2, 3, or 4.
5. On **Set up teams**, name each team and pick its color.
6. Under **TEAM ASSIGNMENT**, pick one:
   * **Auto-assign:** each person who joins goes on the team with the fewest people. If teams are tied, they go on the lower-numbered team.
   * **Manual:** you put each invited player on a team on the next step.
7. Under **YOUR TEAM**, pick your own side.
8. Invite people and tap **Create competition**.

> [!NOTE]
>
> With **Manual**, anyone who joins without your invite, for example through a shared link, waits without a team. The apps can't change teams after the competition is created, so invite everyone you want to place before you create it, or use **Auto-assign**.

## Rules

* Teams are set when the competition is created. The host can't add, remove, or rename teams later.
* A team competition can't be a Collective competition, and it can't use [Best days](https://docs.movetogetherfitness.com/competitions/best-days.md).
* When two teams have the same average, the app lists one above the other, but their scores are level.

## Read the team standings

**Your team card.** At the top of the competition screen, **YOUR TEAM** shows your team's name, its rank (such as **#2 of 4**), and your teammates with their points. Long lists show 5 people and a **Show all** button.

**Team Standings.** Every team, ranked by **avg per person**: the team's total points divided by its number of people. That keeps it fair when one team has fewer people.

**Team colors.** On the leaderboard, a dot in each person's team color shows which team they're on.

**See a team.** Tap any team in **Team Standings** to see its members, their points, and their place on the overall leaderboard.

**Example:** Team Red has 3 people with 30, 24, and 18 points (72 total). Team Blue has 4 people with 25, 20, 15, and 12 points (72 total). Red's average is 24 and Blue's is 18, so Red leads, even though both totals are 72.

## Something not right?

* You're not on a team: the competition probably uses **Manual** assignment and you joined through a link. Ask the host.
* A team's total looks small: rankings use the average per person, not the total.
* More help: [competition issues](https://docs.movetogetherfitness.com/troubleshooting/competition-issues.md).

## Related

* [Group Challenges](https://docs.movetogetherfitness.com/competitions/group-challenges.md)
* [The leaderboard](https://docs.movetogetherfitness.com/competitions/leaderboard.md)
* [How competitions work](https://docs.movetogetherfitness.com/competitions/how-it-works.md)


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