TeamSnap, a web service for managing recreational and competitive sports teams and groups, has announced the launch of an all-in-one multi-program management system for youth sports organizations. With the new system, clubs and leagues will be able to register players and take advantage of new team management and scheduling tools. The launch is set to go live on Tuesday, April 26, and the offer will include TeamSnap mobile application.
Peter Frintzilas, CEO of TeamSnap speak“With this launch, our platform connecting more than 25 million youth sports users and over 19,000 organizations can now seamlessly, securely, and efficiently meet all of your business management needs.” business of a sports organization, while allowing them to spend more time doing what they love – and that is focusing on game time. ”
TeamSnap was founded in 2009 and has come a long way over the past decade, now having over 4 million monthly active users and reaching 2 million daily active users. The app also caters to customers in 135 countries, with teams representing more than 100 different sports, according to the company. Notification.
Frintzilas spoke to TechCrunch about the new release and the benefits of the team sports app and the company’s overall goals.
“We provide easy-to-use tools for contact scheduling, payment collection, subscriptions. [Youth sports] It is a complex and disorganized industry. And our goal is really to help organize some of that chaos,” he said, “by providing a management platform that brings together leagues, coaches, parents, players, fans in one place and build that community. “
TeamSnap has a convenient mobile experience for the consumer, whether it’s an independent coach, parent, family, or even fan. Parents of many kids can count how many times they went to the wrong yard, at the wrong time of a game, or forgot it was their turn to bring orange slices and water bottles. While these may seem like minor issues, avoiding the frustration of missing out on a game is important for a child.
Likewise, TeamSnap also aims to deliver a valuable user experience to clubs and organizers.
“Ultimately, our club’s elite clients are actually small businesses, and so helping them better understand their finances for cash flow reporting across all of our programs. Their program is essential to success. This new league and club release includes a completely new type of in-depth financial reporting, tracking, allowing them to manage their finances as a whole,” said the CEO.
TeamSnap for clubs and leagues integrates online registration with tools for list management, billing, scheduling, event editing, and more. The offering also provides a way for clubs and leagues to simply start a new season or new club offering without starting all over again after the year is over.
Fast multiplayer registration is a big plus, as TeamSnap doesn’t have to re-enter the same information over and over again. It even helps keep track of players who are family members.
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“With our new system, we’re really focused on enabling organizers to support these types of setups, allowing their coordinators to have the right access to the right tools and perspectives. The most important thing is the data, all in one place,” added Frintzilas.
One customer, namely the North Bay Hockey Association, experienced terrible support through an anonymous tech vendor. “Poor communication, poor support, and this is the last straw,” speak Matt Duquette, the club’s secretary and treasurer, in a testimonial for TeamSnap. He added, “In the past, we signed up and tried it out on our website and hoped people would take a look. We will email the coaches and ask them to email the team. We will post on Facebook. It was a shot in the dark, hopefully we’ll reach everyone.”
Just by doing a short search, there are many apps that provide communication and scheduling tools for coaches, such as Sports Illustrated Play, LeagueApps (just yet). 15 million dollars), Teammates and StackSports, among others. While there may be sports teams organizing themselves through a Facebook group or possibly soon, through WhatsApp community featurethey are used for communication purposes only.
“Unfortunately, in the sports industry and technology at large, we have seen suppliers cut back on direct support for organizations and for coaches and we have done the opposite, and has gone beyond the industry standard Monday through Friday and offers full 12-hour support across all time zones, seven days a week. Our responsive live chat represents over 50% of our interactions,” says Frintzilas.
He also told TechCrunch that the company is looking to bring video into the user experience, whether it’s through game streaming or the ability to create featured scrolling. User experience is critical to the success of the application, and as TeamSnap grows, hopefully the value will continue to increase for customers.
It’s also important to take stock of the pandemic and how youth sports teams have declined over the past two years. COVID-19 has shut down a lot of games and delayed seasons. TeamSnap ran a research with the Aspen Institute and Wyoming State University to see how the loss of sports has affected athletes and families.
More than half of the parents polled reported that their children’s mental health (52%) and physical health (53%) declined during the pandemic. With TeamSnap’s new fitness and overall advocacy to improve youth sports, hopefully this will improve over time.
