# Teams, players, coaches and referees

To start with your application, checking all the teams you’ve access to and their current or historical seasons is recommended. In the next section, we will discuss how you can request your teams, players, coaches and referees: include data and filter options.

Keep in mind that ‘`localTeam`’ and ‘`visitorTeam`’ are no longer includes on any of our endpoints. On fixture endpoints you can receive teams by using the include ‘`participants`’.

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[Teams](/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/teams-players-coaches-and-referees/teams.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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[Players](/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/teams-players-coaches-and-referees/players.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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[Coaches](/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/teams-players-coaches-and-referees/coaches.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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[Referees](/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/teams-players-coaches-and-referees/referees.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### See also

#### Prerequisites

* [API Structure & Navigation](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/api-structure-and-navigation) - Understanding entities
* [Includes Tutorial](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/includes) - Enrich entity data

#### Working with entity data

* [Player Statistics](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/statistics/players-statistics) - Player performance metrics
* [Team Statistics](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/statistics/team-statistics) - Team performance data
* [Lineups](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/lineups-and-formations) - Player positions and formations
* [Fixtures](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/livescores-and-fixtures/fixtures) - Match data featuring these entities

#### Advanced features

* [Expected Goals (xG)](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/expected) - Player and team xG data
* [Trends](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/trends) - Form analysis for teams
* [Transfers](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/endpoints-and-entities/endpoints/transfers) - Player transfer information

#### Building profiles

* [Filter and Select](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/filter-and-select-fields) - Customise data retrieval
* [Types Reference](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/definitions/types) - Position types, player types, etc.

#### API reference

* [Teams Endpoints](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/endpoints-and-entities/endpoints/teams) - Team data access
* [Players Endpoints](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/endpoints-and-entities/endpoints/players) - Player information
* [Coaches Endpoints](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/endpoints-and-entities/endpoints/coaches) - Coach data
* [Referees Endpoints](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/endpoints-and-entities/endpoints/referees) - Referee information


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