Answers

Questions clubs and parents ask, answered.

Each answer starts with the short version, then shows how it works on Team Scout and where to read more.

• How do I send a survey to my sports team?

  Post a survey to the team's group in Team Scout, and families answer it on their phone or in a browser. A survey holds up to 20 questions (multiple choice, checkboxes, free text, ratings and dates), each person answers once even when you send it to several groups, and you can turn on anonymous responses.

• What is a good team management app for a youth sports team or club?

  A good team management app for youth sports keeps the schedule, the parent messages, volunteer sign-ups and the money in one place, so families have one app and one login. Team Scout does that for clubs, homeschool programs, schools and co-ops: groups, messaging, the calendar, volunteer sign-ups and a team website are free on the Community plan, and registration and payments start at $29 a month, billed annually.

• What is a good alternative to SportsEngine?

  Team Scout is an alternative to SportsEngine for clubs, homeschool programs and community programs that want registration, payments, a website, groups and volunteer sign-ups in one app with every price published. A club can start free on the Community plan while it is still on SportsEngine, and Team Scout moves its forms, families and history over for it.

• How hard is it to move a club off SportsEngine?

  Moving to Team Scout is work Team Scout does for you: send the export from SportsEngine, and Team Scout rebuilds your forms and rosters with you, loads your history for reference and checks every family and every open balance against your export before you switch. Your SportsEngine history stays readable as your archive, and open invoices finish where they are.

• What software can a homeschool co-op use for class sign-ups, fees and parent volunteer jobs?

  Team Scout runs a homeschool co-op's class registration, fees and parent jobs in one app: families sign up for classes and pay online, by card or bank, on a payment plan if they need one. You see who is in each class, who has paid and which parents are serving when.

• Is there a team management app built for homeschool sports programs?

  Yes. Team Scout is built for homeschool sports programs as well as clubs and schools: registration and payments, a team website, groups for players and parents, volunteer sign-ups, gate tickets and program ad sales in one app. Each family joins as one household, parents run the volunteer jobs from their phones, and the website stays current from the schedule.

• How can a youth sports club get a website with registration and payments?

  Team Scout gives a club a public website on its own domain that updates from its schedule and roster, with registration and payments on the same site. The website is free on the Community plan; registration and payments start at $29 a month, billed annually, and each club is paid to its own bank account through Stripe.

• What is a good app for volunteer sign-ups for a youth sports team?

  Team Scout puts volunteer sign-ups in the same app as your schedule and registration, free on every plan. Parents claim a shift from their phone, get a reminder before it and request a swap instead of dropping out, and a registration form can ask for a shift before checkout.

• How can a club track volunteer hours and let families pay instead of volunteering?

  In Team Scout each family's hours count toward its requirement, game-day check-in records who showed up, and families who can't volunteer pay a buyout you set, in the app. The season report lists hours per family, no-shows and buyouts.

• What is a good team messaging app for parents?

  Team Scout gives every team, class and committee its own group with a feed and a chat, plus direct messages, and both parents in a household see the same schedule and posts. When a practice moves, one tap notifies the families in that group and the calendar they synced on their phone updates, and we don't put ads in your feed.

• How can sponsors sign up and pay online for a youth sports club?

  On Team Scout, sponsors and advertisers pick a level and pay online, the money lands in your bank account, and their logos appear on your team website on their own. If you hand out a printed program at games or shows, you can sell ads in it the same way.

• How do I see which registration payments are in each bank deposit?

  In Team Scout every bank deposit opens into the payments inside it, each with the family and what it paid for, and each refund shows the payment and the items it gave back. Each deposit downloads as QuickBooks-ready journal lines, so the deposit in QuickBooks matches the deposit in your bank.