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# How do I register and check in event attendees?

> Add athletes to an event and track who showed up using the attendee list and status badges.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * Available on plans that include **Events** — if you don't see it, ask your Uplifter contact.
  * The attendee counter shows filled and total spots, but capacity isn't enforced here — you can still register an athlete after an event is full.
  * Marking an athlete **Absent** sends the guardian a missed-attendance email, if your club has that notification turned on.
</Note>

Open an event from **Registrations → Events** to see its attendee list, summary cards, and status badges.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Register an athlete">
    In the **Attendees** card, click **Register**, pick an athlete from the list, and confirm. Athletes already registered are hidden from the picker. If the event has a capacity, the counter shows filled and total spots — but it won't stop you from registering past it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="See who showed up">
    Each attendee carries a status badge, which starts at **Signed Up**. Day-of check-in is recorded at the event itself and updates the badge here. Scanning an athlete in with QR check-in marks them **Present**; to mark someone **Late**, use the Present and Late buttons on the event's attendee list in the events portal.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Attendance statuses and what they mean (a new registration shows as **Signed Up**; once someone is checked in, the badge on this page shows the status name in capitals):

* **Signed Up** — registered but not yet checked in.
* **PRESENT** — attended.
* **LATE** — attended, arrived late.
* **ABSENT** — did not attend; can trigger the guardian missed-attendance email.
* **EXCUSED** — an approved absence. Note that an excused absence still counts in attendance-rate math the same way an absence does — it isn't treated as neutral.

Club-wide attendance reporting lives in the attendance area — this page is for a single event's roster.

**Related:** [How do I create an event?](/club/events-competitions/create-an-event) · [Assign staff to an event](/club/events-competitions/assign-staff-to-an-event)