Sports Team Management

Part of the worlds-biggest-software-project initiative.

An AI-native, open-source platform that brings integrated rosters, scheduling, performance analytics, and scouting to the underserved mid-market of amateur, youth, and semi-pro clubs.

Sports Team Management is a unified operating system for coaches, team administrators, and sports organisations who currently stitch together spreadsheets, messaging threads, and disconnected apps. It targets the gap between consumer-grade team apps (TeamSnap, Spond) and enterprise athlete-management suites (Teamworks, SAP Sports One), giving mid-market clubs pro-grade analytics and scouting at an accessible price.

Why Sports Team Management?

Elite platforms like Teamworks and SAP Sports One deliver advanced performance and scouting capabilities but are priced and scoped only for top-tier clubs.
Consumer apps like TeamSnap, Spond, and Heja cover scheduling and chat well but offer shallow performance analytics and no scouting or video tooling.
Specialist tools (GameChanger for live scoring, Hudl for video, SportsEngine for compliance) each solve one slice — clubs end up paying for and integrating multiple subscriptions.
The competitive set is dominated by proprietary, walled-garden SaaS; no significant open-source incumbent exists for integrated team management, and data interchange between platforms is poor.
Mid-market clubs increasingly need GDPR/COPPA-compliant under-18 workflows, offline match-day capability, and self-hosting options that incumbents do not prioritise.

Key Features

Roster, Registration & Compliance

Player profiles with contact details, position, jersey number, eligibility status, and document storage (contracts, medical clearances)
Online registration with payment collection via Stripe Connect
Role-based access for admins, coaches, players, and parents
GDPR/COPPA-compliant under-18 handling with parental consent workflows

Scheduling & Communication

Season schedule builder with conflict detection across venues, officials, and opponent availability
Calendar sync (Google/Apple/Outlook) and automated game/practice reminders
Group messaging, announcements, and RSVP availability tracking
Mobile-friendly PWA plus native shell for coaches, players, and parents

Performance, Training & Video

Sport-specific stat templates (soccer, basketball, and others) with positional benchmarking
Training session planner with drill library, load monitoring, and attendance logging
Video upload, tagging, and shareable highlight clips
Match and session statistics with trend analysis per player

Scouting, Health & Operations

Prospect database with video tagging, attribute ratings, and comparison reports
Injury and availability tracker with return-to-play protocols and medical staff notes
Financial management for membership fees, kit orders, venue hire invoicing, and per-team expenses
Offline match-day mode that syncs once connectivity returns

AI-Native Advantage

AI is woven through the workflow rather than bolted on: auto-tagging of video events (goals, fouls, key plays) from raw footage using open vision models, natural-language stat queries over team data, and LLM-drafted match recaps and parent communications. Smart scheduling learns club preferences and resolves multi-team, multi-venue conflicts automatically, while combined training-load and wellness signals power early injury-risk warnings and scouting similarity search across video and stat embeddings — capabilities currently restricted to enterprise tiers like Teamworks Smartabase.

Tech Stack & Deployment

The platform is designed as a mobile-friendly PWA with a native shell for coaches, players, and parents, backed by a multi-sport configurable data model. Deployment supports both managed cloud and self-hosted installs for clubs handling sensitive minor data. Integrations target Stripe Connect for payments, calendar feeds (iCal), and customer-supplied credentials for commercial sports data feeds (Opta, Wyscout) and wearables (Catapult, STATSports, Garmin) rather than redistributing licensed data.

Market Context

The sports management software market is served by a fragmented mix of consumer (TeamSnap, Spond, Heja, GameChanger), governance-focused (SportsEngine, Stack Sports, LeagueApps), and enterprise (Teamworks, SAP Sports One, Hudl) vendors, with pricing ranging from freemium tiers funded by sponsor placements (TeamLinkt) to enterprise licences out of reach for amateur clubs. Primary buyers are club administrators, league directors, and coaches in youth, amateur, and semi-professional organisations who need integrated tooling without enterprise procurement. Demand is rated Medium and complexity 7/10 in the project catalogue.

Project Status

This project is in the research and specification phase.
Contributions, feedback, and domain expertise are welcome.

Contributing

We welcome contributions from developers, domain experts, and potential users. See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Important: All contributions must be your own original work or clearly attributed open-source material with a compatible licence. Copyright infringement and licence violations will not be tolerated and will result in immediate removal of the offending contribution. If you are unsure whether a piece of code, text, or other material is safe to contribute, open an issue and ask before submitting.

Licence

Licence to be determined. See discussion for context.