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Team Scout Insights
Perspectives on youth sports software, team community, and the moments between the games.
Essays from our founder and team on why the category has been stuck for 20 years, what a modern team experience looks like, and how we're building one out of Kansas City.
New here? Team Scout is the community-first platform for youth sports teams — communications, registration, payments, websites, and fundraising in one place.
The moments between the games matter just as much
Youth sports isn't just about the scoreboard. It's built in the photos, messages, and running jokes between the whistles. Why we built Team Scout to honor that.
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Why bookkeepers love Team Scout
A real double-entry ledger, a 27-account chart of accounts, and a one-click QuickBooks Online sync — built in from day one. Free on every tier. Hours back, every month.
SportsEngine changed hands again — three owners in a decade
SportsEngine just changed hands again — its third owner in under ten years. What that pattern does to the software, and the legal weather closing in around it.
PlayMetrics is a real platform — the structural gap
PlayMetrics is a capable club operating system, now also the parent of SportsEngine. Honest read on what it's good at, what it's not built for, and who fits.
Why team communication tools haven’t improved in 20 years
The youth sports platforms most programs use today were designed in the early 2000s — and it shows. The reason isn't laziness. It's incentives.
Free shouldn’t mean neglected
Most youth sports platforms give away team comms as the loss leader and neglect them. We do the opposite — free comms, properly invested in.
What a team feed should actually do
Feeds in most youth sports apps feel like 2012 forum posts. What a modern team feed should do for coaches, parents, and players — and what Team Scout ships.
Your team website shouldn’t look like 2008
Most youth sports team websites feel like 2008 — because they were. Modern mobile-first sites are table stakes now. Here's what that looks like.
Every athlete and coach deserves a story
Profiles in most team software are just metadata — name, role, photo. Modern programs need a portfolio. What a player and coach profile should include.
Spreadsheets are quietly costing your program money
Manual registration, untracked A/R, missed collections, payment plans on a personal Venmo — every DIY workaround has a cost. Here's how to quantify and fix it.
Turn your program into something worthy of sponsors
Fundraising in youth sports is stuck in the paper-raffle era. Program ads, sponsorship tiers, and player campaigns turn businesses into game-day partners.
Why I keep building platforms
Peter McClung on why — after five ventures, a Fortune 25 VP role, and an 8-year NASDAQ board seat — he's building a youth sports platform out of Kansas City.
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