Aug 5, 2022
Case Study
How Saskatoon Minor Basketball Association saves $3,145 annually on software fees with their switch to TeamLinkt
Overview
SMBA (Saskatoon Minor Basketball Association) is the biggest provider of youth basketball in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. They run multiple programs throughout the year, catering to children ranging from grade 1 to grade 12. This case study will examine their switch to TeamLinkt.
SMBA came to TeamLinkt looking to make a change in both software providers and had an emphasis of building a stronger connection with their 2000 annual athletes and their families.
* 15 Hours Saved Weekly
*2000+App Users
*3000+Dollars Saved
*600+Events Scheduled
“Between how easy the platform is to navigate, and the hands-on assistance from my account rep, I was able to cut back on the administrative time commitment by 15+ hours a week!” -Shana McLean League Administrator, Saskatoon Minor Basketball Association
SWITCHING TO TEAMLINKT
Easy Registration
With SMBA running different programs each having their own unique registration forms, the process of organizing payments and registrant lists was confusing and time consuming.
Through TeamLinkt's guided registration setup, they were able to easily segment their forms and save time in the process. This ensured the parent & coach experience was easy and pain free, and that SMBA was assigning players to their respective roster in minutes.
Team Management app
All SMBA parents, players, and coaches get access to the TeamLinkt team management where they can review their schedule, set attendance, and receive updates for game changes.
With the Team management app SMBA is able to send out messages to all of their teams and members across all sports. With the app, SMBA feels confident that all their schedule changes and messages are being seen by the parents & athletes.
Free Website
TeamLinkt worked with SMBA to transition their existing website and domain to from Goaline to Teamlinkt. SMBA's personal TeamLinkt account rep seamlessly transferred all the content from their old site to their brand new mobile optimized new one.
Just like the TeamLinkt platform, all the support and training is completely free so TeamLinkt helped SMBA every step of the way with designing and branding the site as well as training all the administrators on the account.
Benefits of Switching Software
TEAMLINKT TEAM MANAGEMENT APP
All parents, players and coaches now have access to the TeamLinkt team management app.
Benefits for Players & Parents
The TeamLinkt app allows users to quickly view their roster and schedule, set attendance for all practices and games, and receive updates automatically from the app when a schedule change is made. In addition, players and parents can use the app’s team chat to communicate, as well as receive announcements from SMBA, their school’s athletic director, and their coach. The app also helps create a better experience for players and parents by allowing them to share photos, vote in polls, share documents, receive event reminders, live video stream games and post live game updates.
Benefits for Coaches
As a coach using the TeamLinkt app, you are able to identify which of your players are coming to each event through the attendance tracking system in the app. In addition, coaches can easily communicate with all of their players right in the app. Coaches can also message the coach of the other team they are playing in the event some communication is needed prior to the game. After the game is complete, coaches can also submit their scores to the league (SMBA) right from the app! When their team’s schedule is changed, coaches are notified. Coaches can even set their gameday lineup through the app and share it with the team if they choose!
Benefits for the League (SMBA)
As a league, SMBA benefits by being able to create a standardized registration form and sharing it with the all the schools. This provides SMBA with a database of all players registered for their league. They are also able to provide each team with the TeamLinkt app. When SMBA makes a schedule change, this automatically notifies the teams affected, as well as updates the website & team app. With the click of a button, they are also able to send out messages to all of their teams and members across all sports, or tailor the message down to a specific audience.
Cost Savings
By switching to TeamLinkt, SMBA is able to eliminate all monthly and yearly software costs. This money can now be allocated to coach development, facility upgrades, equipment, or however they see fit. SMBA is also able to provide the TeamLinkt team management app provided to all of their teams free of charge. The TeamLinkt app is 100% free to use for coaches, players and parents (if you are asking how and why this is possible, click here).
Conclusion
By making the switch to TeamLinkt from Goalline, SMBA was able to refresh and modernize their online presence with a new website, reduce administration time by using TeamLinkt’s administration tools, and provide each team in their organization with the free TeamLinkt team management app.
By upgrading their software, SMBA also in turn was able to save on fees paid previously to their old software provider. Teams also were provided with the TeamLinkt free team management app, so any coaches previously paying for other apps no longer need to.
Overall, by moving from goalline to TeamLinkt, SMBA was able to save time, save money, and reduce admin time.
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