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title: Season pass and multi-stage competitions
description: Parent events with multiple child races, and transferring participants between stages
order: 70
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# Season pass and multi-stage competitions

Some organizers run a **season pass** (collection competition) — one parent event that contains several child races. Participants may register once for the series and appear in each stage, or move between stages as the season progresses.

**Path:** Competition list → open parent **collection** event, or child stage under it

## Structure

| Level | Meaning |
|-------|---------|
| **Parent (collection)** | Season pass container — holds child competitions |
| **Child stage** | Individual race (virtual, in-person, or distant race) within the series |
| **Third level** | Some setups nest a stage under a sub-series |

Child events inherit club branding but have their own start list, distances, and results.

## Registration behavior

When someone registers for a **collection** parent, DistantRace can create matching entries on child competitions automatically (depending on configuration). Check each child **Start list** after bulk imports.

Paid season passes link one cart to multiple stage entries — see [Managing orders and carts](managing-orders-and-carts.md).

## Transfer between stages

For **stage** competitions (child races in a series), organizers can move a participant to a **future stage** that has not started yet, as long as they have **no published result** on the current stage.

**Path:** Start list → open participant → **Transfer** → choose target stage → **Save**

The transfer:

- Moves the registration to the new stage competition
- Clears bib numbers that belonged only to the old stage
- Recreates **team** membership on the target stage if the participant was on a team

Participants cannot self-transfer — organizers perform this from the console.

## Results and standings

Each child stage has its own **Results** tab. Series-wide standings (if configured) aggregate points across stages — see [Standings and rankings](../results/standings-and-rankings.md).

## Related

- [Managing the start list](managing-the-start-list.md)
- [Managing individual racers](managing-individual-racers.md)
- [Create an in-person race](create-an-in-person-race.md)
- [Create a virtual competition](create-a-virtual-competition.md)