SidelineStats — All-in-One Sports League Management Platform
Run your entire sports organization on one platform: registration, payments, scheduling, league websites, live scoring, live play-by-plays, stats, tournaments, messaging, and more. 17 sports supported — flag & tackle football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, soccer, boys & girls lacrosse, field hockey, wrestling, cheer, tennis, pickleball, cross country, track & field, and swimming.
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What SidelineStats does
SidelineStats is a complete league management platform for youth and adult sports leagues. Unlike GameChanger (stats-only) or SportsEngine / LeagueApps / TeamSnap (operations-only), SidelineStats combines both layers in a single product:
League operations
- Registration & payments — multi-step wizard, digital waivers with signatures, Stripe Connect (payouts go to your league's Stripe account), promo codes, add-on item sales, birth certificate OCR age verification, registration caps per age group.
- Smart scheduling — schedule generator with field and sub-field management, automatic conflict detection (games, practices, tournaments, playoffs), team double-booking checks, calendar sync (Google, Apple, Outlook).
- Tournaments & playoffs — pool play, single elimination, double elimination, round robin, automatic seeding, bracket visualization, guest team registration, auto-scheduler with team rest and round buffer enforcement.
- League website builder — public site on a custom subdomain, multiple templates, hero images, sponsor bar, news posts, photo gallery, staff directory, FAQs, testimonials, registration built right in. Multi-sport organizations get a master org site with per-sport sub-sites.
- Player draft — snake or linear draft with live board, pick timer, commissioner mode, pre-assignments (a coach's own kid or a playing captain), automatic calendar invites, draft scheduling notifications.
- Roster & team management — roster management, player evaluations, RSVP tracking, attendance records, position tracking, CSV export.
- Volunteer management — volunteer applications with auto-approval workflows, Checkr background checks, automatic user account creation on approval.
- Configurable rules engine — sport-specific rule presets plus 25+ configurable fields covering periods/halves/quarters, scoring, overtime format, mercy rule, pitch counts, set lengths, race distances, mat-time clocks, penalty cascades, and more.
Live scoring & stats
- Live scorekeeper — dark-themed sideline app with play-by-play logging, game clocks, and sport-specific rule engines. Football handles no-run zones, overtime, 24 penalty types, sacks, safeties, interceptions, and fumbles. Basketball, soccer, lacrosse, hockey, and volleyball track shots, assists, fouls, sets, and substitutions. Baseball/softball log at-bats, pitch counts, and base running. Wrestling tracks takedowns, near-falls, tech-fall margins, and ride time. Cheer scores USASF categories with per-judge UPSERT. Swim and track/XC capture per-heat results, PR ladders, and field-event attempts.
- Stats & analytics — player stats, team standings, season leaderboards, 10+ analytics charts, player profiles with game logs, sortable stat tables, sport-aware stat surfaces (flag, basketball, tackle).
- Live play-by-play — families, fans, and teammates follow every play from anywhere with color-coded results, live score updates, auto-refreshing — no app download needed.
- Scout AI assistant — ask questions in plain English ("Who leads in points?", "How is my kid doing?", or "What's my scoring average?") and get instant, personalized answers with clickable player and team links. Tenant-scoped, conversation memory, HTML table rendering.
- Achievement badges — 25+ badges across bronze, silver, and gold tiers. Celebrate first goals, no-hitters, hat tricks, pin streaks, PRs, and more — sport-aware for every league.
Communication
- In-app messaging — coach-to-team broadcasts, player and parent DMs with coaches, player threads, admin DMs, with email-on-send toggle, push notifications (web, iOS, Android), unread badges, mute toggles.
- Email blasts — admin compose UI with rich text, 6 template presets, audience targeting, preview, recipient count, send history, CAN-SPAM compliant unsubscribe and preference center.
- Push notifications — game schedule changes, score finals, RSVP updates, assignment notifications, message notifications, draft scheduling — all with deep links. Native iOS (APNs) and Android (FCM v1) plus web push (VAPID).
- Calendar subscribe — players, parents, coaches, scorekeepers, and referees each get a personal .ics calendar feed. Subscribe in Google, Apple, or Outlook Calendar.
Roles & portals
- Player & parent portal — My Team dashboard for adult players, My Family dashboard with all kids for youth parents, RSVP for games and practices, calendar subscribe, view evaluations, message coaches.
- Coach portal — My Team page with roster, schedule, position tracking, practice scheduling, evaluations, broadcast messaging, RSVP rollups.
- Scorekeeper portal — assigned games list, accept/decline workflow, personal calendar feed, active scorekeeper lock with heartbeat to prevent conflicts.
- Referee portal — assignment notifications, accept/decline workflow, 7-day availability grid, per-game pay tracking, paid status, personal calendar feed.
- Admin portal — full league management, user CRUD, season setup, rules configuration, registration cap management, promo code CRUD, demo reset, super-admin tenant management.
Pricing
No subscription fees. No setup fees. No feature gates. Leagues pay standard card processing (2.9% + 30¢ per payment), taken from the payout. A $3 service fee per player registration is paid at checkout by the parent (youth) or the player (adult); adult team leagues can charge $30 per team instead.
Compare against
SidelineStats covers the same surface area as combining SportsEngine (operations) + GameChanger (stats), or LeagueApps + GameChanger, or TeamSnap + GameChanger — in a single platform with a unified data model. See sidelinestats.app/vs for a feature-by-feature comparison.
Setup
- Sign up free — create your league in 30 seconds. No credit card required.
- Set up your league — add teams, players, and your schedule.
- Start scoring games — stats update live. Parents check standings from their phone.
Try it
Live demo at demo.sidelinestats.app.
Contact
Phone or text: (206) 779-6585
Email: support@sidelinestats.app
Based in Great Falls, VA
Built by Ironshore Analytics LLC
