I am very inexperienced in databases and I am currently attempting to design a database and there is one part of the schema where I am unsure how to proceed.
I need to model schools, pupils and teams. Schools have a number of pupils as do teams.
I rushed in with the following design but it just seems wrong to me. I don't know much about database design but I don't like the idea of having a kind of loop/triangle in the schema like this.
School(SchoolID, SchoolName, Postcode)
Pupil(PupilID, School, Team, Forename, Surname)
Team(TeamID, School, TeamName)
I was conscious of having a fan trap of a school has many teams and a school has many pupils.
Is this bad practice or is it fine?
Any guidance or related articles on this would be appreciated.
I need to model schools, pupils and teams. Schools have a number of pupils as do teams.
I rushed in with the following design but it just seems wrong to me. I don't know much about database design but I don't like the idea of having a kind of loop/triangle in the schema like this.
School(SchoolID, SchoolName, Postcode)
Pupil(PupilID, School, Team, Forename, Surname)
Team(TeamID, School, TeamName)
I was conscious of having a fan trap of a school has many teams and a school has many pupils.
Is this bad practice or is it fine?
Any guidance or related articles on this would be appreciated.
