How to Register Using MATaction

How to Register for events using MATaction

1. Go to https://www.mataction.com 
2. If you have an account, click LOGIN at the top of the screen
3. If you don’t have an account, click CREATE ACCOUNT at the top of the screen.
4. Complete the information to Register: 
5. Then verify your email address by checking the email box you entered in the registration, open the email and click the VERIFY button.
6. Then refresh the website, it should show your name at the top now.
7. Scroll down to the Events section and find your event or use the handy dandy search bar.
8. Then click Register (Blue Box in the center of the page) Here you will Choose a Profile if you already registered in the past.
9. If you do not see a person’s name there, you need to Create New Person.
10. Click Continue.
11. All the next information should be about the competitor you are registering.
12. Enter in the information including your Martial Arts Handle (this is a fancy way of saying create a unique username) 
13. Enter your birth date in this format  1975-07-22.
14. Enter the height of the competitor.
15. Enter the gender of the competitor.
16. Enter the weight of the competitor.
17. You can enter a Profile Picture.
18. Facial recognition has to do with any photos that Sport Martial Arts or other photography entities may use to find who is in a photograph.  If you are against using this to identify your competitor, click no.  If you’re okay with it, click yes.
19. Continue completing the profile with other basic information.
20. Please enter the first and last name of your instructor.
21. The Team would be your dojo or team name.
22. Click Submit.
23. Ranks. You can enter each of your belts and the dates you earned them. It’s a nice record for you. The rank you enter should be your highest earned rank.
24. You will click Add Rank
25. Title will be the Color of Rank:  White Belt, Yellow Belt, Orange Belt, etc.
26. Awarded date will be the date you received it, guesstimate if you aren’t sure.
27. Awarding School will be your dojo name. 
28. Awarding Official will be the first and last name of your instructor.
29. Style is whatever style you study (Taekwondo, Karate, Shorin Ryu, etc.)
30. Competition Rank will be: You will enter the Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced or Black Belt. Your instructor may need to advise you here. Typically beginners are the first few belts, Intermediate would be the middle few belts, Advanced would be the few belts before Black Belt. Black Belt is any belt that is Black Belt or Higher.
31. Once it shows your rank, you can click on the Actions to edit anything or Continue to move on in the registration process.
32. School Information Enter Your School Name and it should bring up the school or you may be the first to register from your School.
33. Then enter your guesstimated start date at your current school or when you began training.
34. If you need to edit, click Actions, or click Continue to move on to the next step.
35. Tournament Options
36. Leave the box unchecked so you don’t use the calculate function. This refers to something that you will understand only if it applies to you.  Please refer to the rules of your event or league to determine whether you will check this box.
37. Click Continue.
38. Choose Divisions for COMPETITOR NAME This shows you the divisions you are eligible for.   If you are unsure what divisions you would like to do, be sure to check with your instructor.
39. When you’ve checked your divisions, click Add Divisions
40. Cart Summary
41. The next page should be a verification of what divisions you’d like. At this point, you can edit it, go back and add more divisions, or Register Another Competitor following the same steps we did before.
42. If everything looks right and you don’t need to add anything, click Continue. 
43. It will take you to an Order Summary Page.  
44. If you decide to add more divisions, you can easily do it by logging back in and going to My Orders, then click on the order number for the event you want to edit, then click View Registration, scroll down and check any divisions you are eligible for that you would like to add.
45. THE DAY OF THE EVENT
46. You will be able to go to the event and scroll down.
47. It shows My Attendance. Click on View Registration. 
48. When the event is ready, it will give you your session time and ring to be able to know approximately when you are competing.