How many tournaments are there during the year?
The High School Esports League offers four tournaments per year: Fall Major, Spring Major, Winter Blitz and the HSEL Nationals Invitational.
Can I play for free?
Yes, we offer free competitions every season. For an up-to-date list of currently free titles, please see the current HSEL tournament overview article on the help site.
What is the pricing?
You can find our current pricing structure for HSEL on our pricing page here.
Do you provide the game licenses?
Generally speaking, we do not provide game licenses. However, we may run promotions from time to time which do include game licenses. The pricing page will list specific details.
Can students compete in multiple competitions?
Yes, students may participate in as many games' competitions as they would like --or their school's admin allows for-- during a season.
What are the prizes?
HSEL offers scholarships to the teams who place accordingly in the end-of-year HSEL Nationals event. Other competitions' prizes usually include trophies, plaques, and/or medals for those who place 1st - 3rd.
Can students play from home?
Yes, students may participate remotely, from school, or in a hybrid mix of both.
What is a battle pass?
A battle pass is a tournament access pass that allows you to access a specific tournament. A single tournament pass grants a student access to all HSEL tournaments for one season. A Season Campus pass grants unlimited students access to all HSEL tournaments for a single season. An unlimited campus pass will grant unlimited students access to all HSEL tournaments within a designated timeframe. See the pricing page here for more specific plans.
What is a game connection?
A game connection is the link between a player's "in-game name" (also called "screen name" or "gamertag") and their Generation Esports account profile. For instructions on how to set game connections, see our instructional video here.
How do we contact our opponent?
Once you receive an opponent (usually through the queue system) and have access to your match page, you will communicate with your opponent through the match chat function on the page.
I missed a match. Is there anything I can do to make up the match?
For regular seasons that use the queue system, makeup queues are usually scheduled during the last week or two of the season.
What games can I play?
You can find the current list of games we are offering for HSEL here.
Can I have an additional coach/advisor join my school organization?
Yes, you can invite the assistant coach/additional advisor to join your team through the members' page on your dashboard (just like you would a student). Once they show on your members' list, you can assign them the role of "team captain". This will give them almost as many administrative permissions as the team administrator. The only limitation is that they will not be able to purchase passes for the entire organization, or delete the organization.
How many participants will make the playoffs?
The number of participants that qualify for a playoff bracket (and which bracket) is dependent on the total number of registrations and activity level for that particular competition. This number will be estimated during the first week of the regular season and finalized midway through the regular season.
Do I need an online subscription in order to participate?
Online subscriptions are only required for premium (paid) console games. Games on console that are free to play such as Rocket League, do not require an online subscription to play. There is no online subscription required for any title played on PC.