Slack Instructions

Owned by Adam Clark
Last updated: Apr 12, 2021
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Slack is our team communication platform. It is our primary mode of communication with each other - especially about urgent, important matters. We highly recommend/encourage that every parent and athlete (where possible) be on slack.

Slack can be used on a computer via a web browser, you can download a desktop app for it and use it that way, and you can download the mobile app and use it there as well.

HOW TO GET ON SLACK

  1. Use this invitation link - click on it and set up a user login - that’s it: https://join.slack.com/t/cedarvalleymtb/shared_invite/zt-cojmcpee-nrzfGlgmkqHRZ85TbEl3dA

  2. Ask coach to send you a specific invite via email.

GETTING SETUP/ORGANIZED IN SLACK

Watch this video for instructions on how to use Slack:

VIDEO COMING SOON

For more advanced, fun functionality, see the TIPS AND TRICKS section below (COMING SOON)

LIST OF PUBLIC CHANNELS AND THEIR USE

See the list of available channels listed here you can join and what they are for. These channels help us keep conversations organized into topics/purposes so you can better manage the information and chatter happening. We can set up

CHANNEL

PURPOSE

CHANNEL

PURPOSE

#general

This is our main channel for general discussion, announcements, etc.

#calendar

More info on how this will work this year is coming - TBD

#random

Exactly as it sounds. For random discussions - can be unrelated to team stuff. Casual stuff goes here.

#slackhelp

A channel to let us know you need help with Slack. You can also ask coach in-person, via email, or call.

#training

Channel for information on training. We will post videos, links, and other information that will help you in your individual training.

#recruiting

Channel where we can post and answer

#volunteers

Channel for information on volunteer opportunities, questions, etc.

#gearswap

Channel for listing gear/bikes you might have for sale or trade, and notifying others of good deals, etc on gear.

#price2021

Channel for Price race specific questions, concerns, communications.

#powdermountain2021

Channel for Powder Mountain race specific questions, concerns, communications.

#cedarcity2021

Channel for Cedar City race specific questions, concerns, communications.

#Eaglemountain2021

Channel for Eagle Mountain, Regional Championship race specific questions, concerns, communications.

#state2021

Channel for State race specific questions, concerns, communications.

TIPS AND TRICKS

Automations

We use the Slack bot to give you some information automatically. Here are the automations we have now and how they work. The “You Say” column is what you type into the channel, and “Slack Says” is what slack automatically posts in response. We’ll be adding more as we go.

You Say

Slack Says

You Say

Slack Says

What is the Team Fee?

$150 for returning team members, $175 for new team members.

Team Store

The team store, you say? Yes, that is located here: https://www.cedarvalleymtb.com/team-store.html

Team Calendar

You can find the team calendar here: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/b/2?cid=Y2VkYXJ2YWxsZXltdGJAZ21haWwuY29t

Wiki

Are you looking for the team Wiki? It is gloriously located here: https://lmbicycleclub.atlassian.net/l/c/G2NsuwHk

Notifications

Giphs, Memes, and Oh My Emojiis!

Emojiis

Everyone loves emojiis, right?! Well, in Slack, you can easily use them to react to a post or even in a separate post. Here is how they work: COMING SOON

 

Giphs/Memes

Giphs are tons of fun. Here are two ways to use them in Slack:

  1. Find one and paste it into the chat.
    There are a lot of places out there that you can find memes and giphs, such as Giphy.com, and other places (you can find your own). You can use the link provided for that meme/Giphy to post into the channel. Just copy the link and paste into the chat. That’s it.

  2. Use the Giphy add-in within Slack
    If you want to make it easy, you can use the built in giphy add-in as well. Here is a quick video on how to do that:
    COMING SOON

Calendar Connection

Did you know you can connect our google calendar to your slack, so you can be notified of our practices, activities, etc? It’s magic. Here’s how to do it:

DESKTOP APP

 

MOBILE APP

 

Once you have the calendar added to Slack, you can view your schedule and respond to events:

DESKTOP

 

MOBILE APP

 

 

If you want more in-depth info, check out Slack’s info page on this subject, including how to manage notifications for this the calendar, adding additional calendars, etc: https://slack.com/help/articles/206329808-Google-Calendar-for-Slack#mobile-3

And of course, you can also use some commands inside chat to utilize/access it.

COMMAND

WHAT IT DOES

EXAMPLE

COMMAND

WHAT IT DOES

EXAMPLE

/gcal [tomorrow]

Shows your calendar events for tomorrow

For instance, if I wanted to see my calendar for tomorrow, I would type: /gcal [tomorrow]]

/gcal [today]

Shows today’s scheduled events

If I wanted to see my calendar for today, I would type: /gcal [today]]

/gcal [settings]

Brings up your settings for this connection

 

 

Finding Stuff in Slack

Some information was there, and now you can’t find it, right? Or maybe it’s been talked about before and you don’t want to re-ask the question. Well, to find this kind of information, there are two ways:

  1. Search


  2. Pinned Items in channels