Add a BenchApp calendar to UpNext Family

Before you start

Check your access

• You need access to the team’s Schedule page on benchapp.com.
• This tutorial exports your BenchApp team calendar. BenchApp’s separate league-to-BenchApp Schedule Sync feature is not needed.

Part 1

Copy the link from BenchApp

1. Sign in at benchapp.com.
2. Open your team’s Schedule page.
3. Select Subscribe to Calendar.
4. Choose the manual or copy-link option instead of completing an Apple, Google, or Outlook subscription.
5. Copy the calendar link.

Provider note: BenchApp says a fresh subscription can take up to 24 hours to appear in Google Calendar. UpNext previews the provider feed directly, so use UpNext’s preview result as your first check.

Part 2

Add the link to UpNext

1. Open UpNext Family, go to Settings, choose Connected calendars, then choose Manage or Add → Add calendar.
2. On “Where does your schedule live?”, choose Calendar link.
3. Expand “Need help finding a calendar link?” and choose BenchApp; follow the short cue.
4. Paste the private subscription URL into the calendar link field, then choose Preview and continue.
5. On “Who is this for?”, choose the family member and enter the group name and activity. Season and notes are optional.
6. Choose Review import, check the schedule preview, then choose Import calendar.

Part 3

Confirm that it is working

Open Settings, then choose Connected calendars. The new calendar should show its provider, upcoming-event count, and an OK status after the first import. Use Refresh calendars → Check now later to ask connected calendars for current changes.

UpNext displays only a redacted source address after import. It does not show the private path, query, or token again.

Troubleshooting

If the calendar does not load

• If events show at the wrong time, ask the team manager to check the timezone in Team Settings.
• If Subscribe to Calendar is missing, confirm you are viewing your team schedule on benchapp.com.
• If an older link no longer works, generate and copy a fresh link from BenchApp.
• Make sure you copied a subscription URL beginning with webcal://, http://, or https:// — not an ordinary event page.
• If the provider only gives you a downloaded .ics file, return to Add Calendar and choose Calendar file. That is a one-time import and will not refresh automatically.