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For years, TeamSnap has worked with brands to distribute product samples through local youth sports leagues and tournaments. Now, we’re expanding that offering...

Women's soccer is growing ahead of the World Cup, but the bigger goal is keeping more girls playing long after the tournament ends.

Youth soccer is having a breakout moment in America. Participation is climbing, fields are bustling with kids of all backgrounds, and the sport’s cultural footprint is expanding fast. With the 2026 World Cup coming to North America, this is more than a trend – it’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity for brand marketers. Youth soccer in 2025…

Marketing leaders in 2025 face a confluence of challenges. Economic uncertainty has put CFOs and CEOs on high alert, squeezing marketing budgets and demanding proof of ROI on every dollar. According to Gartner, only 24% of CMOs say they had sufficient budget to execute their 2024 strategy, as marketing budgets have declined 15% year-on-year, from…

Flag football is one of the fastest growing sports in the nation, particularly with women and girls. 474,000 girls between six and seventeen years old play flag football , a 63% growth in participation since 2019. 25% of all participants in NFL Flag are female.

If you’re a brand that hasn’t bought into the ‘Olympic Partner Programme’, also known as the highest level of sponsorship that grants global marketing rights to the Olympic games, there’s…

Youth sports parents are great fans to have on your sidelines–yes, they cheer loudly for their athletes but they also make noise for their favorite brands.

Digital marketing continues to change, but one audience targeting strategy that has continuously proved its effectiveness in capturing attention is contextual advertising. Contextual advertising goes a step further than traditional demographic-based targeting, and uses real-time behavior to engage with audiences on a personal level.

To celebrate Women’s History Month, our friends over at Positive Coaching Alliance took some time to shine a spotlight on some of the amazing women they have on staff. Hear their stories about how sports have shaped their lives and the lessons they learned along the way:

Assistant Coach for the Sacramento Kings, Lindsey Harding, joined PCA’s Casey Miller, for our Sports Can Battle Racism Roundtable series. Harding joined us to celebrate national girls and women in sports day, but also came together to discuss the topic of race in the sports space and what we need to do to make positive…

Over a six-month period, a research team from the Departments of Kinesiology at Cal State East Bay and Saint Mary’s College of California, with support from the Positive Coaching Alliance Gender Equity Initiative, examined best practices and breakthroughs for getting girls* into the game and advancing gender equity in youth sports programming. The team, all…

Let’s collectively get more girls into the game, support women coaches and all coaches of girls, and advance gender equity in youth sports environments!

It wasn’t so long ago that the only sports games shown on TV featured male athletes. Now, we’re seeing women’s sports on TV not only hit major stations, but bring in record-breaking audiences. According to a report released by Samba TV, an audience analytics company, in November 2022, notable viewership growth was detected for the…

WRITTEN BY VERSUS Improve your decision-making in sports–on the field and off. The one skill that is often overlooked is the coaches’ and athletes’ ability to make correct decisions under intense pressure and time constraints.

Coaching football is no easy task, so TeamSnap has researched and developed some top tips for coaches. For all of the football coaches out there, either at the beginning of your coaching career or well in the mix of it, perhaps a few of these tips can help you out on the field. For additional…

Great basketball coaches have a combination of education, experience, and skill. For basketball coaches, there’s a skill in communication unlike other sports and that’s how to project in a loud gym or arena. Basketball coaches have to be able to be heard when balls are bouncing, sneakers and squeaking, and the sounds of the gym…

Discover the impact of youth sports sponsorships (TeamSnap Sponsorship) and how it transforms youth sports by providing vital funding, supporting families in need, and fostering stronger communities.

H ow do online registration tools help increase funding for youth sports organizations? In this article, we’ll explain five ways a registration tool can help.

List of the best fundraising ideas for youth sports organizations looking to cut costs for families and daily operations. Running a successful youth sports club, league, or organization requires many things: time, dedication, organization, communication, supportive technology, and many more. It also requires proper funding.

Join TeamSnap’s upcoming webinar to learn how to secure more sponsorships and simplify your funding strategy in 2025. Is your youth sports organization facing pressure to find new funding through sponsorships? You may be looking to offset the rising costs of equipment or help set up a new scholarship fund for your players. Luckily, TeamSnap’s…

Using these four strategies will help your youth sports organization strengthen sponsorship relationships and nurture longer-term success. Sponsorships have become a necessary part of almost every youth sports organization. We’re in a time where the youth sports market may reach over $77 billion by 2026 and families spend upwards of $1,400 annually. All this means…

Discover six innovative features a youth sports app must provide the coaches in your organization. Youth sports coaches juggle more responsibilities than ever before. In today’s digital world, they’re not only expected to run great practices and help our athletes develop, but they act as communicators, finance managers, weather forecasters, scheduler administrators, equipment staff, facility…

How can you introduce new digital tools to youth sports coaches? TeamSnap’s Tori Burnett explores the four top tips. Youth sports coaches are juggling more than ever before. The job of a youth sports coach consists of much more than just practice plans and game plans. Fortunately, digital tools are everywhere we look – including…

Sean Jensen explains how quality youth sports coaching drives better player development, boosting retention along the way. Have you ever heard that 90 percent of restaurants fail in the first year?