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# How do I ask for a night off (a bye)?

> Ask from My Teams for a league night your team can't play, before the club makes that night's schedule.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * Only at clubs where Uplifter has switched on bye requests. If you don't see a **Nights off** button on your team, your club doesn't use them — ask your league convenor directly.
  * The team's **skip** asks for the team. If nobody on the roster is marked as skip, any curler on the roster can ask.
  * Ask early: a night locks once the club has made its schedule or the night has passed. After that, only your league convenor can change things.
  * A request is a request, not a guarantee. The schedule tries to give your team that night's bye; if it can't, your convenor sees why.
</Note>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open My Teams">
    On your club's site go to **My Account → My Teams** and find the team.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Nights off">
    Click **Nights off** next to the team's name. The dialog, **Nights off — \{team}**, lists the nights your team has already asked for.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick the night">
    Choose the **Night** from **Pick a league night** (only nights that are still open are offered), add a **Note for the convenor (optional)**, and click **Request night off**. You see *Asked for \{night} off*.
  </Step>
</Steps>

To take a request back, click **Withdraw** next to it while that night is still open. A request marked **added by the club** was recorded by your convenor and can only be changed by them. A request marked **scheduled** is on a night the club has already scheduled.

What the dialog may tell you:

* **Your team's skip asks for nights off.** — you are not the skip; ask them.
* **No nights are open for requests — the club has scheduled the rest. Ask your league convenor for changes.**
* *The schedule for that night is already made — ask your league convenor to change it.* or *That night has already happened.*
* *Your team already asked for that night off.* A team can hold up to 20 requests in a league.

Once the schedule is made, check **My Teams** or the league's schedule to see whether your team has the bye that night.

**Related:** [What is My Teams?](/members/leagues-and-games/what-is-my-teams) · [How do I read the schedule?](/members/leagues-and-games/how-do-i-read-the-schedule) · [How do I find my league's teams, schedule and standings?](/members/leagues-and-games/find-my-league-teams-schedule-and-standings)


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