As a coach, is there anything worse than having to forfeit because you don’t have enough players to play a game? It is frustrating, but it is a reality. When you are a youth sports coach, you must rely on the parents to get their kids to and from practices and games. Sometimes the parents can’t make it happen, leaving you and the rest of the team in a lurch. Not anymore.
GoKid’s SportsEngine integration is designed with youth sports coaches and parents in mind. Combining GoKid’s carpooling solutions with SportsEngine’s organizational tools is a winning combination for all.
Focus on What Matters – Developing Athletes and Playing the Game
Being a coach often involves administrative tasks that take time away from doing what you love – coaching kids and developing athletes. However, with SportsEngine you will be ready to return to doing what you do best – coaching. SportsEngine includes sports management solutions that make it easier and more efficient to set up registration, and rosters, and send announcements to the team.
How the GoKid App Works
GoKid is a carpooling solution app that allows parents to quickly and easily set up carpools with other parents in their trusted circle. Additionally, GoKid includes route optimization and automatic reminders so parents will always know when it is their turn to drive and which routes to take. Since there are 30 million kids participating in youth sports, it makes sense that parents will look for ridesharing opportunities to get their kids from one practice to the next.
Integrate with SportsEngine
Parents’ need for ridesharing solutions for youth sports is where GoKid’s SportsEngine integration is going to make a huge difference. After parents have downloaded the GoKid app, they will have the option to connect their SportsEngine team and schedule into GoKid by verifying their SportsEngine login. This is when the magic happens! At this point, parents can create a carpool for any of their child’s teams – it is super easy as the child’s team events appear, and families can be invited directly from your team’s roster, making it fast and easy to create carpools specifically for each sports team.
Make Carpooling a Team Activity
All coaches understand the importance of working as a team. By utilizing carpooling solutions for sports events, kids are getting more opportunities to get to know one another. Parents will also enjoy the benefit of working with a group of parents rather than being stressed about getting their kids to every event on their own. Especially for parents with multiple kids, it can be a decisive factor for signing up their kids for extra practices or the next season! Carpooling makes it easier for everyone to be involved and to be a team player.
Encourage Parents to Use GoKid’s Carpooling Solutions for Sports Events
GoKid is thrilled to partner with SportsEngine and is eager to help coaches get their player’s parents on board. Here are a few ideas to help you promote GoKid’s SportsEngine integration:
- Encourage parents to download GoKid and select the Sports Connect tool as soon as they sign their kids up to play.
- Include a direct link to GoKid when you send team announcements.
- Send our pre-written email to parents.
- Show parents the GoKid SportsEngine presentation at the parent meeting at the start of your sports season.
If you are a coach or manage a team – please let us know what other ideas you have to get your entire team on board!
Good to Know
The integration will initially be available on GoKid’s iPhone app and come to Android later this spring. It will be a feature included in the free version of the GoKid app to ensure that sports carpooling is available to everyone.
