---
title: "Getting Started with Team Sharing"
description: "Turn on Team Sharing to give your players, parents and staff one view-only page with your shared plans, drills, playbooks, vault items, clips and schedule."
category: "Team Sharing"
published: "2026-10-16 15:28:48"
updated: "2026-10-16 15:28:48"
url: "https://www.hockeyshare.com/support/kb/team-sharing/getting-started-with-team-sharing"
---

# Getting Started with Team Sharing

Team Sharing gives your players, parents and staff one view-only page with everything you've shared with them: practice plans, drills, playbooks, vault items, video clips and your schedule. You have one Team Sharing page per account, and you choose what goes on it.

## Step 1 — Turn on Team Sharing

Go to your avatar menu → **Team Sharing** (or **My Account → Team Sharing**).

- **Team Name** – shown at the top of the page, for example "U14 AA Lightning".
- **Access** – choose **Password** (anyone with the link and password can view) or **Member access** (Premium; each player signs in with their own account).
- **Team Sharing Password** – for Password access only. Viewers enter it to open the page. Don't use your account password.

Click **Enable Team Sharing**.

## Step 2 — Copy your link

The **Team Sharing Link** card has everything you need:

- **View Page** – opens your team page in a new tab.
- **Customize Page** – change the layout and logo.
- **Activity** – see what your team is opening (Premium).
- **Copy URL** – copies the link to send to your team. If you've set a custom URL, use the copy button next to it.

![Team Sharing Link card with View Page, Customize Page and Activity buttons, plus Custom URL and Team Name](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a12b99-4dea-792f-8fc8-7a703279eecb/-/format/webp/)

Send the link and the password to your team by email, group chat or text.

## Step 3 — Pick a custom URL (optional)

Under **Custom URL**, claim a short link like hockeyshare.com/ts/u14-lightning.

- 2–50 characters: lowercase letters, numbers and dashes.
- You'll see right away if the name is taken.
- Your original link keeps working.

To rename the page later, change **Team Name** and click **Update Name**.

## Step 4 — Share some content

Your page starts empty. Turn on **Team Share** for the drills, plans, playbooks, vault items and clips you want your team to see. See [Choosing What Appears on Your Team Page](/support/kb/team-sharing/team-page-content).

## What your team sees

Viewers open the link, enter the password, and see your shared content grouped into sections. Everything is view-only. Viewers don't need a HockeyShare account in password mode.

![A team sharing page showing shared practice plans in list view and the Drills section](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a12b99-5650-729f-9949-26f3f33450a5/-/format/webp/)

## Tips

- Want each player to sign in with their own account instead of sharing a password? See [Password vs Member Access & Activity](/support/kb/team-sharing/team-page-access-and-activity).
- Pin the link in your team group chat so families can always find it.
- Change the password at the end of each season under **Team Sharing Password → Update Password**.