diff --git a/accounts/views.py b/accounts/views.py
index b4c00ed..efb4de5 100644
--- a/accounts/views.py
+++ b/accounts/views.py
@@ -5,101 +5,32 @@ from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin, UserPassesTestMixin
 from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views, login
 from django.contrib import messages
-from django.db.models import Q
+from django.db import Q, IntegrityError
 from django.http import JsonResponse
 from .forms import CustomUserCreationForm, CustomUserChangeForm, PlayerCreationForm, PlayerVerificationForm, ParentVerificationForm
 from .models import CustomUser
 from .utils import send_verification_email
 import uuid
-
-@login_required
-def edit_profile(request):
-    if request.method == 'POST':
-        form = CustomUserChangeForm(request.POST, instance=request.user)
-        if form.is_valid():
-            form.save()
-            return redirect('edit_profile') # Or wherever you want to redirect
-    else:
-        form = CustomUserChangeForm(instance=request.user)
-    return render(request, 'accounts/edit_profile.html', {'form': form})
-
-class HeadCoachCheckMixin(UserPassesTestMixin):
-    def test_func(self):
-        return self.request.user.is_superuser or self.request.user.coached_teams.exists()
-
-class PlayerCreateView(LoginRequiredMixin, HeadCoachCheckMixin, CreateView):
-    model = CustomUser
-    form_class = PlayerCreationForm
-    template_name = 'accounts/player_form.html'
-    success_url = reverse_lazy('dashboard')
-
-    def form_valid(self, form):
-        # Create player user
-        player = form.save(commit=False)
-        player.is_active = False # Player is inactive until verified
-        player.set_unusable_password() # Password must be set via verification
-        player.verification_code = uuid.uuid4()
-        player.save()
-        
-        # Send verification email to player
-        send_verification_email(player, self.request, is_parent=False)
-
-        # Handle parents
-        for i in ['1', '2']:
-            search_identifier = form.cleaned_data.get(f'parent{i}_search')
-            new_email = form.cleaned_data.get(f'parent{i}_new')
-
-            if search_identifier:
-                import re
-                match = re.search(r'\((\w+)\)', search_identifier)
-                if match:
-                    username = match.group(1)
-                    try:
-                        parent_user = CustomUser.objects.get(username=username)
-                        player.parents.add(parent_user)
-                    except CustomUser.DoesNotExist:
-                        form.add_error(f'parent{i}_search', 'User not found.')
-                else:
-                    try:
-                        parent_user = CustomUser.objects.get(Q(username=search_identifier) | Q(email=search_identifier))
-                        player.parents.add(parent_user)
-                    except CustomUser.DoesNotExist:
-                        form.add_error(f'parent{i}_search', 'User not found.')
-                    except CustomUser.MultipleObjectsReturned:
-                        form.add_error(f'parent{i}_search', 'Multiple users found. Please be more specific.')
-
+...
             elif new_email:
-                parent_user, created = CustomUser.objects.get_or_create(
-                    email=new_email, 
-                    defaults={'username': new_email, 'is_active': False}
-                )
-                if created:
+                try:
+                    parent_user = CustomUser.objects.create(
+                        email=new_email, 
+                        username=new_email, 
+                        is_active=False
+                    )
                     parent_user.set_unusable_password()
                     parent_user.verification_code = uuid.uuid4()
                     parent_user.save()
                     # Send verification email to new parent
                     send_verification_email(parent_user, self.request, is_parent=True)
-                player.parents.add(parent_user)
+                    player.parents.add(parent_user)
+                except IntegrityError:
+                    form.add_error(f'parent{i}_new', f"A user with the email '{new_email}' already exists. Please use the search field to add them.")
 
         if form.errors:
             return self.form_invalid(form)
-
-        return redirect(self.success_url)
-
-class MyLoginView(auth_views.LoginView):
-    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        if request.user.is_authenticated:
-            return redirect('dashboard')
-        return super().get(request, *args, **kwargs)
-
-def user_search(request):
-    q = request.GET.get('q', '')
-    users = CustomUser.objects.filter(last_name__istartswith=q).values('username', 'first_name', 'last_name')
-    results = []
-    for user in users:
-        results.append(f"{user['last_name']}, {user['first_name']} ({user['username']})")
-    return JsonResponse(results, safe=False)
-
+...
 def verify_account(request, verification_code):
     user = get_object_or_404(CustomUser, verification_code=verification_code, is_verified=False)