Pathways

The step template behind each process. This is the master list - a live pathway copies these steps onto a team.

1. Team Launch 2. Team Reset (annual) 3. League Launch 4. Franchise Sale 5. Team Sale 6. Team Acquisition 7. League Acquisition 8. Team Rebrand or Relocation 9. League Rebrand

15 steps · 2 contract gates · 4 can start straight away

#	Phase	Step	Who	Hands to	When	Blocked by
10	Deal	Terms agreed and purchase documents signed GATE The clock on everything below starts here.	TPL corporate		0 days after start	nothing - can start now
20	Deal	Existing team list and owner contacts obtained	TPL corporate		7 days after start	Terms agreed and purchase documents signed
30	Deal	Existing contracts reviewed - fields, sponsors, umpires, vendors Look specifically for anything that survives the change of control. Hands over: Contract review memo	TPL corporate	Outside counsel	14 days after start	Existing team list and owner contacts obtained
40	Entity	League entity transferred or a new one formed	TPL corporate		21 days after start	Terms agreed and purchase documents signed
50	Brand	Rebrand decision made - keep the brand or replace it If it is a rebrand, open a league rebrand pathway and run it alongside this one.	TPL corporate		21 days after start	nothing - can start now
60	Brand	Domain transferred or registered	TPL corporate		30 days after start	Rebrand decision made - keep the brand or replace it
70	Brand	Google Workspace and mailboxes set up	TPL corporate		35 days after start	Domain transferred or registered
80	Brand	Social media accounts recovered or transferred Usually the hardest step in the whole process. Start it early - recovering an account nobody has the login for can take weeks and sometimes never works. Hands over: Recovered social accounts and their logins	TPL corporate	TPL corporate	45 days after start	nothing - can start now
90	Brand	Website rebuilt or migrated	TPL corporate		50 days after start	Domain transferred or registered Google Workspace and mailboxes set up
100	Owners	Existing owners onboarded to the portal	TPL corporate		45 days after start	Existing team list and owner contacts obtained
110	Owners	Franchise agreements issued to the existing teams GATE Each existing team needs its own franchise agreement before royalty billing can start. Each also needs the full FDD disclosure period. Hands over: Executed franchise agreements for the existing teams	TPL corporate	Management Services	60 days after start	League entity transferred or a new one formed
120	Money	Royalty and advertising fund billing switched on	Management Services		75 days after start	Franchise agreements issued to the existing teams
130	People	Commissioner assigned Hands over: The league, its teams and its calendar	TPL corporate	Commissioner / League GM	30 days after start	nothing - can start now
140	Launch	League added to the portal and the public directory	TPL corporate		75 days after start	Website rebuilt or migrated Existing owners onboarded to the portal
150	Launch	Announcement published	TPL corporate		80 days after start	League added to the portal and the public directory