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.

Dash Johnson, a Positive Coaching Alliance Coach of the Year nominee, on the mindset that matters for a great baseball practice.

Soccer is in Mike Pereira’s blood. His family played for generations in Portugal. As part of the first generation to be born in the US, Mike grew up around soccer, but he didn’t begin coaching until he had kids – first at the parks and rec level and eventually for a travel league through the…

Like most coaches, Cobie Lee grew up playing a lot of sports. After getting her degree in physical education, she taught PE at the elementary school level for 15 years. But it wasn’t until she moved to high school that she truly began her coaching journey. For the past four years, Lee has been the…

Lindsey Wright grew up around coaches. Her dad coached soccer at the rec level and her mom volunteered as a cheerleading coach. When Lindsey started playing soccer in third grade, it quickly became her passion. She played through her first three years of high school, until a negative experience with the coach destroyed that passion.…

By 15, Ashley Anton had reached the highest level in the US Gymnastics Junior Olympic program, but she struggled with injuries and lackluster coaches. When her coach didn’t show up to a competition, Ashley realized the younger girls had no one to lead them – and stepped up. Before that, Ashley hadn’t considered coaching as…

MLS GO, the youth recreational soccer program of MLS, supports participation, growth, and access to recreational youth soccer. And its latest offering, the MLS GO PLAYBOOK, is now available on mobile exclusively on TeamSnap’s platforms.

Plenty of kids who play youth sports – from tee ball at the local rec center to the high school varsity water polo team – dream of playing in college (and beyond!). And while the numbers are not necessarily on everyone’s side, there are smart ways to turn a promising youth sports career into something…

If you coach, or have a kid who plays youth sports, you obviously need to know where to be and when, and who’s going to show up at practices and games.

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?