Resources
Guides for running a youth sports club
Practical, sourced guides on compliance, payments, registration, and the operations that actually eat your week — written for the people who run the club, not the marketing department.
- Compliance
The youth sports club's guide to COPPA compliance
What COPPA actually requires when you collect kids' data online — parental consent, data minimization, retention, and a practical checklist for clubs and camps.
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Parent waivers and consent forms: what you legally need
Liability waivers, medical consent, and photo permission for youth programs — what each one is for, what makes them enforceable, and how to capture them properly online.
Read the guide - Payments
How to collect online registration payments for a sports club (Stripe, fees, payouts)
How youth sports clubs take registration payments online — processing fees, payouts, refunds, and what 'effective take rate' really means once every fee is stacked.
Read the guide - Operations
Google Forms vs. real registration software: what breaks at scale
Google Forms is free and fast — until your club grows. Here's exactly where a form-and-spreadsheet setup breaks, and when it's worth moving to real registration software.
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How to run a youth soccer tryout (registration, waivers, communication)
A step-by-step playbook for running a smooth youth soccer tryout — from pre-registration and waivers to evaluation, communication, and roster decisions.
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Waitlist management for camps and clinics
Turn 'sold out' into a revenue engine. How to run a fair, automatic waitlist for youth camps and clinics — capacity, promotion, deadlines, and communication.
Read the guide - Embedding
How to embed a registration form on Wix, Squarespace, or WordPress
Keep parents on your own site while taking registrations. How to embed a registration form on Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, or any site — and why an iframe beats a redirect.
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Switching registration platforms mid-season without losing data
A practical migration plan for moving registration platforms — even mid-season — without losing registrations, payment history, or parents' trust.
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