🎓 Data-hack Challenge 2026
🎓 Data-hack Challenge 2026
Turn ice hockey data into an experience fans cannot stop playing.
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Sport Innovation Challenge · Data-hack 2026
Your step-by-step guide to Agorize
Set up your participation, access your own challenge space and submit the requested deliverables as each phase opens.
ImportantAgorize calls every participation a “team”. If you are participating alone, select Create a team and continue as a one-person team.
Need help? Contact the Data-hack challenge team directly through the platform or by email.
Each interface panel below indicates the screen or action to use in Agorize.
Getting set up
1
Join the challenge
Open the Data-hack Challenge page and click Participate to begin.
WhereChallenge page›Participate
2
Choose how you will participate
Select Create a team if you are participating alone or setting up a new group. Select Join a team only if an existing open team is expecting you.
SoloYour “team” will simply contain one person.
RecommendedParticipate›Create a team
3
Create or access your account
Enter your details and choose a password, then click Next. Use an email address you check regularly because platform notifications will be sent there.
Already registered?If Agorize recognises your email, sign in or reset your password instead of creating another account.
WhereSign up / Log in›Next
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4
Complete your profile
Finish your personal profile using the Edit links. A complete profile helps the organisers identify and contact you.
WhereMy space›Profile
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5
Name and register your participation
Complete the registration form and enter a clear participation name and description. Select the required category and provide your personal, institution and location details.
Academic teamsUse UniversityName_TeamName.
Independent buildersUse IndependentBuilder_TeamName.
WhereParticipation form›Required fields
6
Add teammates only if needed
You may continue independently or work with up to three other people. If you already have collaborators, invite them from the Team area. If not, the Hiring area can help you find an open team.
Team ruleOne person creates the participation; the others join that same team.
WhereTeam›InviteHiring
1
Participating alone
Keep your one-person team and move directly to your participation space.
No invitation needed2–4
Participating as a team
Invite your teammates so everyone works in the same participation space.
Maximum four people7
Open your participation space
Click My space in the top bar, then click directly on your participation name to open it.
WhereTop bar›My space › Participation name
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Your participation space at a glance
The areas you will use during the challenge
The labels may vary slightly by phase, but the workflow stays the same.
Interface example · tab names should be reconfirmed against the final Data-hack configuration.
Participation form
Official registration and deliverables. New fields or forms appear as phases open.
Team
View members and manage your participation profile.
Hiring
Optional route for finding or inviting collaborators.
Workspace
Store and share working files, drafts and notes.
Admin / Support
Contact the challenge team when you need help.
Doing the challenge
8
Complete each phase form
Return to Participation form whenever a new phase opens. Complete every required field and upload the requested files before the phase deadline.
Official submissionUse the form’s upload fields for final deliverables. The Workspace is for collaboration and draft files.
WhereParticipation form›Complete + submit
9
Watch for announcements
Check the bell in the top bar for important updates, newly opened forms, deadlines and messages from the organisers.
WhereTop bar›Notifications
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10
Contact the challenge team
Open the Admin / Support area and click Send whenever you need technical or programme support.
WhereAdmin / Support›Send
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Use the Discussion Wall for shared questions
Post general questions on the Discussion Wall when the answer may help other participants too. Everyone in the challenge can see and reply.
WhereView challenge›Discussion
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