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# How do I set the season start month?

> Where the club season begins, what it drives, and how the club's timezone and age rules relate to it.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * The season runs from the 1st of the month you pick until the day before the same date a year later, and is shown as a span such as **2026 / 2027**. The default is July.
  * Your club's **timezone** is the clock used for draw times, the Today's Ice card, the TV boards and scheduled reports. There is no setting for it in the dashboard: it is set when your club is created or migrated from CCM. Contact Uplifter support if it is wrong.
  * Age limits are checked against the day before the season starts unless your club was set up differently; a member with no birth date on file is asked to add one rather than being let through.
</Note>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Club Settings">
    Go to **Settings → Club Settings** and scroll to the **Season** card.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick the month">
    Choose the month in **Season starts in** and click **Save changes** at the top of the page.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The season start is used wherever the product asks "this season": volunteer-hour totals and the minimum-hours renewal check, the season summaries on the dashboard tiles, and the season rollover page.

Age eligibility on leagues and membership types uses a reference date derived from the season. The three modes the product supports are: age on the day before the season starts (the default), age on the last day of the month before a custom cutoff month, and age on the day of registration. Only the default is exposed as a setting today; the others can be applied by Uplifter for your club on request. Waivers with age targeting always use age at the moment of signing, whatever the mode.

**Related:** [Where are my club settings?](/club/get-set-up/where-are-my-club-settings) · [How do I set age limits on a league?](/club/registration-and-signup/how-do-i-set-age-limits) · [What is the minimum-hours renewal gate?](/club/volunteers/what-is-the-minimum-hours-renewal-gate)


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