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Publish tryouts, fixtures and fundraisers where players will see them

An event nobody hears about is a cost, not an occasion. AthletiLink puts your tryouts, fixtures, socials and fundraisers in front of athletes searching for exactly that in your sport and area — and keeps the details somewhere people can find them again.

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What clubs get free

  • Public club page players can find in search
  • Player directory filtered by sport, position and location
  • Squad and group messaging with attachments
  • Tryout, fixture and fundraiser posts
  • Roster views with profiles and measurables
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Sports club team huddled together on the pitch

Events clubs actually run

Club calendars are not only fixtures. Tryouts, open training, presentation nights, quiz nights, sponsored runs and kit collections all need publishing, reminding and following up.

Treat each as a post with a date, a location and a clear action, and you stop losing attendance to vagueness.

  • Tryouts and open training sessions
  • Fixtures and matchday information
  • Fundraisers, sponsored events and socials
  • Volunteer callouts for matchday roles
  • Season launch and presentation nights

Fundraising and payments

AthletiLink does not sit between your club and its money. Link the payment or fundraising provider you already use from the event post so supporters pay in one tap and the funds land in your account directly.

Publishing the target and posting progress updates matters more than the payment rail. Fundraisers stall when they go quiet, not when the checkout is imperfect.

Marketing a local club event

Three touches beat one: announce three weeks out, remind a week out, remind the day before. Include the same practical details each time — date, time, ground, kit, cost, who to ask.

Post a photo or clip afterwards. Last month's event is next month's best advert, and it is the content most likely to make an undecided player turn up.

Step by step

  1. 01

    Write one clear post

    Date, time, venue, who it's for, what to bring, what it costs. Ambiguity is the main cause of low turnout.

  2. 02

    Publish publicly

    Post to the feed so local athletes searching your sport and area can find it, not just existing members.

  3. 03

    Remind twice

    One week out and one day out. Attendance roughly doubles against a single announcement.

  4. 04

    Follow up with proof

    Photos, results and a thank-you. It converts attendees into members and members into volunteers.

Frequently asked questions

Can people outside the club see our events?

Yes — that is the point. Public event posts are visible to anyone browsing and indexable by search engines, so athletes looking for tryouts in your area can find them.

Do you take a cut of fundraising?

No. AthletiLink does not process club payments and takes no percentage. You link your own provider and keep the full amount minus whatever that provider charges.

Does it cost anything to run a club on AthletiLink?

No. Creating a club presence, posting to the feed, searching the member directory and messaging players is free. You never need a paid plan to recruit or communicate with your squad.

Can players find us without an account?

Yes. Club and athlete pages, the feed and the directory are all publicly browsable, so prospective players and parents can read about you before they sign up. An account is only needed to message, post or save people.

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