To join In The Net you need to be registered at itnsoccer.com. You then need to login and click on the In The Net logo to access the application form. Make sure you enter your full name and a valid Internet Service Provider e-mail address. This, along with other data, is used to verify that you are a legitimate applicant. If you are accepted you will receive e-mail confirmation with a Registration Code, usually within 24 hours. Please note: it is strictly forbidden to have more than one team or to log into another manager's account without permission. Anyone found trying to use or get another account will be punished and possibly banned from the game.

You will now be an official manager in the In The Net world. Your first job is to find a job, which you can do by accessing the Managerless Teams part of the Teams & Managers page. You can only apply for one team at a time. If you apply for a bottom-level team then you will have the option to takeover straight away. For other teams you will need to wait until the next matchday is played to find out if you were successful. Note: Teams are not allocated first-come first-serve, it is based mainly on manager points accumulated during a career. So if as a new manager you apply for a big club you will probably find that a current manager beats you to it.

You must head straight for club management, the International sides are only available to experienced managers (with at least 5,000 manager points). Club sides play approximately twice as many matches as Internationals and can play up to three times a week. You have full control over a first team and reserve/under-21 side. With club teams there's also the requirement to set training for all your players, handle contract renewals and make any transfers that you wish, among other challenges.