diff --git a/src/app/app.component.html b/src/app/app.component.html
index f5ecf24..71dc3f4 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <main class="main">
-<app-screen-basic [players]="players"></app-screen-basic>
+<app-screen-edit [players]="players"></app-screen-edit>
 </main>
 
 <router-outlet />
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 64981c6..5ad76e4 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ import { filter, take } from 'rxjs';
 import { ScreenBasicComponent } from "./screen-basic/screen-basic.component";
 import { ScreenRotationsComponent } from './screen-rotations/screen-rotations.component';
 import { Player } from './model';
+import { ScreenEditComponent } from './screen-edit/screen-edit.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-root',
-  imports: [NgbModule, RouterOutlet, CommonModule, FormsModule, ScreenBasicComponent, ScreenRotationsComponent],
+  imports: [NgbModule, RouterOutlet, CommonModule, FormsModule, ScreenBasicComponent, ScreenRotationsComponent, ScreenEditComponent],
   templateUrl: './app.component.html',
   styleUrl: './app.component.less'
 })
diff --git a/src/app/model.ts b/src/app/model.ts
index e9cc6e3..2608e7f 100644
--- a/src/app/model.ts
+++ b/src/app/model.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,18 @@ export class Player{
     const values = 'OOOO'
     return [this.name, values];
   }
+  
+  valueOf(): string{
+    return this.name;
+  }
   static deSerialize(name: string, values: string): Player{
     return new Player(name);
   }
+  static isNew(newplayer:Player, players: Player[]): boolean {
+  const seen = new Set<string>(players.map(p => p.name));
+  if (seen.has(newplayer.name)){
+    return false
+  }
+  return true
+}
 }
diff --git a/src/app/screen-edit/screen-edit.component.html b/src/app/screen-edit/screen-edit.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d26edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/screen-edit/screen-edit.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<div class="justify-content-md-center">
+  <h1>Players: {{ players.length }}</h1>
+  <div class="input-group mb-3">
+    <input
+      type="text"
+      [(ngModel)]="newItem"
+      class="form-control"
+      placeholder="Enter a name..."
+      (keyup.enter)="addItem()"
+    />
+    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" (click)="addItem()" >
+      <i class="bi bi-plus-lg"></i> Add
+    </button>
+  </div>
+  @if (alertMessage) {
+	<ngb-alert #selfClosingAlert type="danger" (closed)="alertMessage = ''">{{ alertMessage }}</ngb-alert>
+    }
+<div class="container mt-4">
+  <ul class="list-group mb-3">
+      @for (player of players; track $index) {
+        <li class="list-group-item">
+            <a (click)="openPlayerModal(player)" style="display: block; cursor: pointer;">{{ player.name }}</a>
+        </li>
+      }
+  </ul>
+
+</div>
+
+
+</div>
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diff --git a/src/app/screen-edit/screen-edit.component.less b/src/app/screen-edit/screen-edit.component.less
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/app/screen-edit/screen-edit.component.spec.ts b/src/app/screen-edit/screen-edit.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf13f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/screen-edit/screen-edit.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { ScreenEditComponent } from './screen-edit.component';
+
+describe('ScreenEditComponent', () => {
+  let component: ScreenEditComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<ScreenEditComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [ScreenEditComponent]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ScreenEditComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/screen-edit/screen-edit.component.ts b/src/app/screen-edit/screen-edit.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54ca885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/screen-edit/screen-edit.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { Component, Input, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
+import { NgbAlert, NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { Player } from '../model';
+import { ModalRotationsComponent } from '../modal-rotations/modal-rotations.component';
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { Subject } from 'rxjs/internal/Subject';
+import { takeUntilDestroyed } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
+import { debounceTime, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-screen-edit',
+  imports: [FormsModule, NgbAlert],
+  templateUrl: './screen-edit.component.html',
+  styleUrl: './screen-edit.component.less'
+})
+export class ScreenEditComponent {
+  @Input() players!: Player[];
+  @ViewChild('selfClosingAlert', { static: false })selfClosingAlert!: NgbAlert;
+  private _message$ = new Subject<string>();
+  newItem: string = "";
+  alertMessage = '';
+
+  constructor(private modalService: NgbModal) {
+    this._message$
+			.pipe(
+				takeUntilDestroyed(),
+				tap((message) => (this.alertMessage = message)),
+				debounceTime(5000),
+			)
+			.subscribe(() => this.selfClosingAlert?.close());
+  }
+
+  addItem() {
+    const name = this.newItem.trim()
+    if (name) {
+      let newPlayer = new Player(name);
+      if (Player.isNew(newPlayer, this.players)){
+        this.players.push(newPlayer);
+        this.newItem = '';
+      }
+      else{
+        this.setAlertMessage(newPlayer.name);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  openPlayerModal(player: Player){
+    const modalRef = this.modalService.open(ModalRotationsComponent);
+    modalRef.componentInstance.player = player;
+    /*
+    modalRef.result.then((updatedPlayer) => {
+      // Handle the updated player data if needed
+      console.log('Player updated:', updatedPlayer);
+    }).catch((error) => {
+      console.log('Modal dismissed');
+    });
+    */
+  }
+  public setAlertMessage(s: string) {
+		this._message$.next(`"${s}" already exists. Please choose a unique name.`);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/screen-rotations/screen-rotations.component.html b/src/app/screen-rotations/screen-rotations.component.html
index b2f2cf5..a02d7b2 100644
--- a/src/app/screen-rotations/screen-rotations.component.html
+++ b/src/app/screen-rotations/screen-rotations.component.html
@@ -1,30 +1 @@
-<div class="row justify-content-md-center">
-    <div class="container mt-4">
-  <h2>Players</h2>
-  <ul class="list-group mb-3">
-      @for (player of players; track $index) {
-        <li class="list-group-item">{{ player.name }}</li>
-        <button class="btn btn-outline-primary" (click)="openPlayerModal(player)">
-	<div>Edit Roles</div>
-</button>
-      }
-  </ul>
-  <div class="input-group mb-3">
-    <input
-      type="text"
-      [(ngModel)]="newItem"
-      class="form-control"
-      placeholder="Enter a name..."
-      (keyup.enter)="addItem()"
-    />
-    <button
-      class="btn btn-outline-secondary"
-      type="button"
-      (click)="addItem()"
-    >
-      <i class="bi bi-plus-lg"></i> Add
-    </button>
-  </div>
-</div>
-
-</div>
+<p>rotations!</p>
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diff --git a/src/app/screen-rotations/screen-rotations.component.ts b/src/app/screen-rotations/screen-rotations.component.ts
index 7987d2e..3f8c3fb 100644
--- a/src/app/screen-rotations/screen-rotations.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/screen-rotations/screen-rotations.component.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 import { Player } from '../model';
-import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
-import { ModalRotationsComponent } from '../modal-rotations/modal-rotations.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-screen-rotations',
@@ -13,28 +11,4 @@ import { ModalRotationsComponent } from '../modal-rotations/modal-rotations.comp
 })
 export class ScreenRotationsComponent {
   @Input() players!: Player[];
-  newItem: string = "";
-
-  constructor(private modalService: NgbModal) {}
-
-  addItem() {
-    if (this.newItem.trim()) {
-      this.players.push( new Player(this.newItem));
-      this.newItem = "";
-    }
-  }
-
-  openPlayerModal(player: Player){
-    const modalRef = this.modalService.open(ModalRotationsComponent);
-    modalRef.componentInstance.player = player;
-    /*
-    modalRef.result.then((updatedPlayer) => {
-      // Handle the updated player data if needed
-      console.log('Player updated:', updatedPlayer);
-    }).catch((error) => {
-      console.log('Modal dismissed');
-    });
-    */
-  }
-
 }
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