Development of a Youth Sports Networking and Event Management Platform

A sports organization serving youth athletes faces difficulties in connecting athletes with recruiters, automating event logistics, verifying participant ages, and engaging a broad community of athletes, parents, and coaches. They seek a streamlined digital solution to improve visibility, communication, and operational efficiency in youth sports activities.

A mid-sized sports organization aiming to enhance athlete recruitment, event logistics, and youth engagement through a comprehensive digital platform.

• Create a social networking platform for youth athletes to showcase achievements, share videos, and connect with coaches and peers.
• Develop a comprehensive SaaS suite for tournament registration, scheduling, scoring, and real-time notifications.
• Implement automated age verification for youth participants to prevent age-related misconduct.
• Enable platform accessibility on iOS, Android, and web browsers to maximize reach.
• Achieve significant user engagement and operational efficiency, with targeted increase in athlete visibility and event participation.

• Athlete profiles with multimedia uploads (videos, stats, live streams).
• Connecting athletes with coaches and peers for networking and interaction.
• Direct messaging and communication channels between athletes, parents, and coaches.
• Tournament creation and management including registration, payment processing, scheduling, and live scoring.
• Automated age verification system to verify participant credentials via digital document checks.
• Mobile app development for iOS and Android using native technologies, with web browser support.

• Payment gateways for tournament registration fees.
• Age document verification services for automated participant age validation.
• Notification and messaging services for real-time updates.
• Social media APIs for content sharing and engagement.

• Scalable architecture to support growth to millions of users and thousands of events per year.
• High performance with minimal latency for real-time updates and live streams.
• Robust security measures, including data encryption and secure age verification processes.
• Reliability to ensure uptime during live events and registrations.

The implementation of this integrated social and event management platform is expected to significantly enhance athlete visibility and recruitment efficiency, automate logistics for over 1,000 annual events, and verify hundreds of youth participants daily. Expected outcomes include increased platform engagement, streamlined tournament operations, improved participant trust through automated age verification, and overall growth in youth sports participation and organizational reach.