PowerUp Sports

Based in Canada, PowerUp Sports puts a sports club's website, registration, rosters, referees, schedules and standings into one online system. The company says this means a club, league or association does not have to combine several suppliers to cover the season.

One system from website to standings

The platform is built around a single set of tools. A club can run its public website and its registration from the same place as its team lists and fixtures, and the company says the results, standings and player records all sit in one system. Websites for leagues, teams and tournaments are offered as part of the package, and the company describes them as inexpensive to run and fully under the club's control.

Registration and team management

The administrative area for registration can be set up without technical help, and families can sign up on either a desktop or a phone. Coaches and team managers get tools to manage and contact their teams, and volunteers are included in the same records, which helps the people who run a club stay organized, the company says.

Scheduling, stats and published results

Leagues, tryouts, tournaments, venues and picture days can all be scheduled. Game results, player statistics, assessments and disciplinary records can be published in real time as matches are completed. The company stresses that a schedule is only useful if the right people reach the right place, so it also offers referee and game official assignment, to help make sure officials are at the correct facility at the correct time.

Apps and payments

The PowerUp Connect apps for iOS and Android bring the club's information to members' phones. Online payments and merchant accounts are offered to clubs, and the company says its flat-rate merchant rates are the lowest available to sports clubs. Packages are offered in several sizes, so that a small club and a large association can choose a fit for their operation.

Districts, provincial bodies and governing bodies

Districts, provincial sport organizations and governing bodies can link in real time to the member clubs that use PowerUp, and they can give access through portals and tools to organizations that do not use the platform. The company says it is a selected partner of Ontario Soccer and BC Soccer.

Support

The company describes its support team as knowledgeable about sports administration as well as about its own software. New customers can receive one-to-one training by conference call, and the company says its staff answer questions by phone or email, often quickly.