diff --git a/documentation/docs/getting_started.md b/documentation/docs/getting_started.md
index 185b387a8..f14cacbcc 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/getting_started.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/getting_started.md
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
 
 ## Quick Start {: #quick-start }
 
-If you want to create a match quickly without modifying anything, you must set two properties:
+If you want to create a match quickly without modifying anything, you must set:
 
-1. [`get5_check_auths 0`](../configuration/#get5_check_auths)
-2. [`get5_kick_when_no_match_loaded 0`](../configuration/#get5_kick_when_no_match_loaded)
+[`get5_kick_when_no_match_loaded 0`](../configuration/#get5_kick_when_no_match_loaded)
 
-Once these are disabled, anyone can join the server and they will not be kicked for not being a part of a match.
+Once this is disabled, anyone can join the server without being kicked for not being a part of a match.
 Once all players are connected to the server and on correct teams, just
 call [`get5_creatematch`](../commands/#get5_creatematch). There is also a simple menu that you can call this command
 from by typing [`!get5`](../commands/#get5) in the game chat. Note that you must
diff --git a/scripting/get5.sp b/scripting/get5.sp
index de01988d8..38d4cb02b 100644
--- a/scripting/get5.sp
+++ b/scripting/get5.sp
@@ -1482,9 +1482,11 @@ static Action Event_RoundStart(Event event, const char[] name, bool dontBroadcas
   // potentially ghost, depending on where the camera drops them. Especially important for coaches.
   // We do this step *before* we write the backup, so we don't have any lingering players in case of
   // a restore.
-  LOOP_CLIENTS(i) {
-    if (IsPlayer(i) && GetClientTeam(i) == CS_TEAM_NONE) {
-      CheckClientTeam(i);
+  if (g_CheckAuthsCvar.BoolValue) {
+    LOOP_CLIENTS(i) {
+      if (IsPlayer(i) && GetClientTeam(i) == CS_TEAM_NONE) {
+        CheckClientTeam(i);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -1730,9 +1732,9 @@ static void SetServerStateOnStartup(bool force) {
     // Only run on first client connect or if forced (during OnConfigsExecuted).
     return;
   }
-  // It shouldn't really be possible to end up here, as the server *should* reload the map anyway when first player
-  // joins, but as a safeguard we don't want to move a live game that's not pending a backup or map change into warmup
-  // on player connect.
+  // It shouldn't really be possible to end up here, as the server *should* reload the map anyway
+  // when first player joins, but as a safeguard we don't want to move a live game that's not
+  // pending a backup or map change into warmup on player connect.
   if (!force && g_GameState == Get5State_Live && !g_WaitingForRoundBackup && !g_MapChangePending) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/scripting/get5/backups.sp b/scripting/get5/backups.sp
index fd8cbca73..fa952d610 100644
--- a/scripting/get5/backups.sp
+++ b/scripting/get5/backups.sp
@@ -448,9 +448,11 @@ bool RestoreFromBackup(const char[] path, bool restartRecording = true) {
   } else {
     // We must assign players to their teams. This is normally done inside LoadMatchConfig, but
     // since we need the team sides to be applied from the backup, we skip it then and do it here.
-    LOOP_CLIENTS(i) {
-      if (IsPlayer(i)) {
-        CheckClientTeam(i);
+    if (g_CheckAuthsCvar.BoolValue) {
+      LOOP_CLIENTS(i) {
+        if (IsPlayer(i)) {
+          CheckClientTeam(i);
+        }
       }
     }
     if (g_WaitingForRoundBackup) {
@@ -486,10 +488,11 @@ bool RestoreFromBackup(const char[] path, bool restartRecording = true) {
 
 void RestoreGet5Backup(bool restartRecording = true) {
   // If you load a backup during a live round, the game might get stuck if there are only bots
-  // remaining and no players are alive. Other stuff will probably also go wrong, so we just reset
-  // the game before loading the backup to avoid any weird edge-cases.
+  // remaining and no players are alive. Other stuff will probably also go wrong, so we put the game
+  // into warmup. We **cannot** restart the game as that causes problems for tournaments using the
+  // logging system.
   if (!InWarmup()) {
-    RestartGame();
+    StartWarmup();
   }
   ExecCfg(g_LiveCfgCvar);
   PauseGame(Get5Team_None, Get5PauseType_Backup);
@@ -537,9 +540,11 @@ static Action Timer_StartRestore(Handle timer) {
 
 static Action Timer_FinishBackup(Handle timer) {
   // This ensures that coaches are moved to their slots.
-  LOOP_CLIENTS(i) {
-    if (IsPlayer(i)) {
-      CheckClientTeam(i);
+  if (g_CheckAuthsCvar.BoolValue) {
+    LOOP_CLIENTS(i) {
+      if (IsPlayer(i)) {
+        CheckClientTeam(i);
+      }
     }
   }
   g_DoingBackupRestoreNow = false;
diff --git a/scripting/get5/kniferounds.sp b/scripting/get5/kniferounds.sp
index be5848144..a5b5f6d3b 100644
--- a/scripting/get5/kniferounds.sp
+++ b/scripting/get5/kniferounds.sp
@@ -39,15 +39,21 @@ static void PerformSideSwap(bool swap) {
     g_TeamSide[Get5Team_2] = g_TeamSide[Get5Team_1];
     g_TeamSide[Get5Team_1] = tmp;
 
+    Get5Side currentSide;
+    Get5Side coachingSide;
     LOOP_CLIENTS(i) {
-      if (IsValidClient(i) && !IsClientSourceTV(i)) {
-        if (IsFakeClient(i)) {
-          // Because bots never have an assigned team, they won't be moved around by
-          // CheckClientTeam. We kick them to prevent one team from having too many players. They
-          // will rejoin if defined in the live config.
-          KickClient(i);
-        } else {
-          CheckClientTeam(i, false);
+      if (!IsPlayer(i)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      currentSide = view_as<Get5Side>(GetClientTeam(i));
+      if (currentSide == Get5Side_T) {
+        SwitchPlayerTeam(i, Get5Side_CT, false);
+      } else if (currentSide == Get5Side_CT) {
+        SwitchPlayerTeam(i, Get5Side_T, false);
+      } else {
+        coachingSide = GetClientCoachingSide(i);
+        if (coachingSide != Get5Side_None) {
+          SetClientCoaching(i, coachingSide == Get5Side_CT ? Get5Side_T : Get5Side_CT, false);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/scripting/get5/matchconfig.sp b/scripting/get5/matchconfig.sp
index 4d428c851..3325d66ed 100644
--- a/scripting/get5/matchconfig.sp
+++ b/scripting/get5/matchconfig.sp
@@ -166,12 +166,14 @@ bool LoadMatchConfig(const char[] config, bool restoreBackup = false) {
     // skip team none, as players may also just be on the team selection menu when the match is
     // loaded, meaning they will never have a joingame hook, as it already happened, and we still
     // want those players placed.
-    LOOP_CLIENTS(i) {
-      if (IsPlayer(i)) {
-        if (GetClientTeam(i) == CS_TEAM_NONE) {
-          CreateTimer(1.0, Timer_PlacePlayerFromTeamNone, i, TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
-        } else {
-          CheckClientTeam(i);
+    if (g_CheckAuthsCvar.BoolValue) {
+      LOOP_CLIENTS(i) {
+        if (IsPlayer(i)) {
+          if (GetClientTeam(i) == CS_TEAM_NONE) {
+            CreateTimer(1.0, Timer_PlacePlayerFromTeamNone, i, TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
+          } else {
+            CheckClientTeam(i);
+          }
         }
       }
     }
@@ -655,16 +657,20 @@ static void LoadTeamData(KeyValues kv, Get5Team matchTeam) {
 
 static void FormatTeamName(const Get5Team team) {
   char color[32];
+  char teamNameFallback[MAX_CVAR_LENGTH];
   if (team == Get5Team_1) {
     g_Team1NameColorCvar.GetString(color, sizeof(color));
+    teamNameFallback = "team1";
   } else if (team == Get5Team_2) {
     g_Team2NameColorCvar.GetString(color, sizeof(color));
+    teamNameFallback = "team2";
   } else if (team == Get5Team_Spec) {
     g_SpecNameColorCvar.GetString(color, sizeof(color));
   } else {
     color = "{NORMAL}";
   }
-  Format(g_FormattedTeamNames[team], MAX_CVAR_LENGTH, "%s%s{NORMAL}", color, g_TeamNames[team]);
+  Format(g_FormattedTeamNames[team], MAX_CVAR_LENGTH, "%s%s{NORMAL}", color,
+         strlen(g_TeamNames[team]) > 0 ? g_TeamNames[team] : teamNameFallback);
 }
 
 static void LoadDefaultMapList(ArrayList list) {
diff --git a/scripting/get5/teamlogic.sp b/scripting/get5/teamlogic.sp
index 2bfbf502a..24f7eb46f 100644
--- a/scripting/get5/teamlogic.sp
+++ b/scripting/get5/teamlogic.sp
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@ Action Command_JoinGame(int client, const char[] command, int argc) {
   }
 }
 
-void CheckClientTeam(int client, bool useDefaultTeamSelection = true) {
-  if (!g_CheckAuthsCvar.BoolValue || IsFakeClient(client)) {
-    // Teams are not enforced; do nothing.
-    return;
-  }
-
+// Assumes client IsPlayer().
+void CheckClientTeam(int client) {
   Get5Team correctTeam = GetClientMatchTeam(client);
   if (correctTeam == Get5Team_None) {
     RememberAndKickClient(client, "%t", "YouAreNotAPlayerInfoMessage");
@@ -44,7 +40,7 @@ void CheckClientTeam(int client, bool useDefaultTeamSelection = true) {
   // If player was not locked to coaching, check if their team's current size -self is less than the
   // max.
   if (CountPlayersOnTeam(correctTeam, client) < g_PlayersPerTeam) {
-    SwitchPlayerTeam(client, correctSide, useDefaultTeamSelection);
+    SwitchPlayerTeam(client, correctSide);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -92,7 +88,7 @@ static bool IsClientCoachForTeam(int client, Get5Team team) {
   return GetAuth(client, clientAuth64, AUTH_LENGTH) && IsAuthOnTeamCoach(clientAuth64, team);
 }
 
-void SetClientCoaching(int client, Get5Side side) {
+void SetClientCoaching(int client, Get5Side side, bool broadcast = true) {
   if (GetClientCoachingSide(client) == side) {
     return;
   }
@@ -103,6 +99,9 @@ void SetClientCoaching(int client, Get5Side side) {
   SetEntProp(client, Prop_Send, "m_iAccount",
              0);  // Ensures coaches have no money if they were to rejoin the game.
 
+  if (!broadcast) {
+    return;
+  }
   char formattedPlayerName[MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
   Get5Team team = GetClientMatchTeam(client);
   FormatPlayerName(formattedPlayerName, sizeof(formattedPlayerName), client, team);
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ void SetClientCoaching(int client, Get5Side side) {
 }
 
 void CoachingChangedHook(ConVar convar, const char[] oldValue, const char[] newValue) {
-  if (g_GameState == Get5State_None) {
+  if (g_GameState == Get5State_None || !g_CheckAuthsCvar.BoolValue) {
     return;
   }
   // If disabling coaching, make sure we swap coaches to team or kick them, as they are now regular
@@ -126,7 +125,17 @@ void CoachingChangedHook(ConVar convar, const char[] oldValue, const char[] newV
 }
 
 Action Command_SmCoach(int client, int args) {
-  if (g_GameState == Get5State_None) {
+  if (g_GameState == Get5State_None || !IsPlayer(client)) {
+    return Plugin_Continue;
+  }
+
+  if (!g_CheckAuthsCvar.BoolValue) {
+    Get5Side side = view_as<Get5Side>(GetClientTeam(client));
+    if (side == Get5Side_CT) {
+      FakeClientCommand(client, "coach ct");
+    } else if (side == Get5Side_T) {
+      FakeClientCommand(client, "coach t");
+    }
     return Plugin_Continue;
   }
 
@@ -220,7 +229,7 @@ static void MoveCoachToPlayerInConfig(const int client, const Get5Team team) {
 }
 
 Action Command_Coach(int client, const char[] command, int argc) {
-  if (g_GameState == Get5State_None) {
+  if (g_GameState == Get5State_None || !g_CheckAuthsCvar.BoolValue) {
     return Plugin_Continue;
   }
   ReplyToCommand(
@@ -330,7 +339,7 @@ bool IsClientCoaching(int client) {
   return GetClientCoachingSide(client) != Get5Side_None;
 }
 
-static Get5Side GetClientCoachingSide(int client) {
+Get5Side GetClientCoachingSide(int client) {
   if (GetClientTeam(client) != CS_TEAM_SPECTATOR) {
     return Get5Side_None;
   }
diff --git a/scripting/get5/version.sp b/scripting/get5/version.sp
index 8b9e2220a..9efba1d82 100644
--- a/scripting/get5/version.sp
+++ b/scripting/get5/version.sp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #tryinclude "manual_version.sp"
 #if !defined PLUGIN_VERSION
-#define PLUGIN_VERSION "0.10.0-dev"
+#define PLUGIN_VERSION "0.10.1-dev"
 #endif
 
 // This MUST be the latest version in x.y.z semver format followed by -dev.