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What it is

Chalk is a youth sports team management service for coaches, parents, and club directors, available on Android, iOS, and the web. Coaches can handle rosters, scheduling, tryouts, newsletters, waivers, payments, and game-day scorekeeping. Field Mode and Smart Reminders are among its coaching tools, while club administrators can oversee multiple teams, shared resources, registrations, organization-wide tryouts, and finances. Its free plan includes scheduling, dues and registrations, digital waivers, team chat, RSVP, and unlimited players. Coach Pro costs $9 per month and has a 14-day trial; it adds Field Mode, Smart Reminders, Tournament Hosting access, season archives, and priority support. Chalk charges a 5% platform fee on transactions, in addition to Stripe card processing at 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. Payments go to a connected Stripe account rather than being held by Chalk. The service is available only in the United States, and it does not supply a drill library.

Spec sheet

What it does
Chalk is a youth-sports team-management platform for coaches, parents, and club directors covering practices, games, rosters, communication, and payments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Product
Chalk is a youth sports team management platform for coaches, parents, and club directors.Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Integrations
The official feature page names Apple Pay, Stripe, Google Maps, Apple/Google/Outlook calendar export, and CSV import.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Security
Data in transit is encrypted with TLS, database access uses row-level security, and card data is handled by PCI DSS-compliant Stripe.Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Privacy
Chalk says it does not sell data, use it to train AI models, or share it with data brokers.Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Support
Coach Pro includes priority support, and Chalk lists [email protected] for fee questions.Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Accessibility
Chalk aims to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA across its web app, mobile PWA, and marketing site.Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
AI processing
The privacy policy identifies Anthropic’s Claude API as the AI provider and says full rosters and individual player contact details are not sent to it.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
API and embeds
Chalk advertises schedule, score, and standings widgets, a one-line JavaScript embed, REST API access, API keys, and white-label domains.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Availability
The service is currently available to users in the United States only.Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Chat
Team communication includes announcements, direct messages, photo sharing, push notifications, and private parent contact details.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Club dashboard
Organization dashboards combine teams, rosters, events, revenue, role-based access, and notifications in one view.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Club operations
Club administrators can manage multiple teams, organization-wide tryouts, shared resources, registrations, and finances.Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Coach features
The platform provides payments, scheduling, rosters, tryouts, newsletters, waivers, Field Mode, Smart Reminders, and Game Day Mode.Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Company identity
The terms identify Jared Rutkowski as doing business as Chalk Sports, while site footers use Chalk Sports, Inc. or Chalk Sports, LLC.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
COPPA handling
The privacy policy says children under 13 do not create accounts, parent or guardian consent links player profiles, and children’s data is not used to train AI models.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Data location
Chalk says it stores data in the United States through Supabase infrastructure hosted on AWS and does not currently provide GDPR-compliant EU or UK service.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Documentation and support
Coach Pro includes priority support, while the public pages expose feature and pricing explanations but no separate API reference or help-center documentation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Field Mode
Field Mode runs coach-authored practice drills one card at a time with the phone screen kept on.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Game Day
Game Day provides one-tap home/away scoring for every sport, with real-time parent updates and automatic final-score saving.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Limit: Club Plus availability
The pricing page says Club Plus is still rolling out as Treasurer Pulse is completed.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Limit: G2 integrations (different product listing)
A G2 reviewer says the listed Chalk product connects to Meta and LinkedIn but lacks TikTok and Snapchat integrations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: no drill library
Chalk explicitly says it has no drill library; coaches must create their own practices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Limit: payment fee
A 5% Chalk service fee applies to collections on Free, Coach, and Org tiers, alongside included Stripe processing of 2.9% plus $0.30 per transaction.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Limit: review-directory identity
The G2 and GetApp Chalk listings describe education products, so their ratings and complaints should not be treated as reviews of chalksports.ai.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: waiver legal status
The terms say Chalk’s waiver tool is not legal advice and does not guarantee that stored waivers are enforceable.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Notable date
Chalk’s terms and privacy policy both show an effective or updated date of May 8, 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Payments
Payment collection supports Apple Pay and cards, automatic reminders, and direct deposits to the team’s Stripe account.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Platform fee
Chalk charges teams a 5% platform fee on transactions processed through the platform, while Stripe card processing is 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction.Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Practice content
Chalk does not provide a drill library; coaches design their own practices and use Field Mode to run them.Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Praise: G2 usability (different product listing)
G2 reviewers repeatedly praise ease of use, collaboration, flexible planning, automation, and time savings for education workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Praise: GetApp value (different product listing)
GetApp reports a 4.9/5 value-for-money score from 23 reviews for its education Chalk listing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Rating on G2 (different product listing)
4.6 out of 5 from 18 reviews; the G2 page describes an education and lesson-planning product rather than Chalk Sports.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on GetApp (different product listing)
4.8 out of 5 from 23 reviews; GetApp categorizes this Chalk as school and classroom-management software, not youth-sports software.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Roster management
Roster profiles store player jersey numbers, positions, guardian contacts, invitations, and waiver status.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Scheduling
Schedules support games, practices, tournaments, locations, Google Maps, automatic notices, calendar export, CSV import, and RSVP reminders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Security disclosure
Chalk’s security policy, updated April 2026, provides responsible-disclosure instructions and a security contact at [email protected].Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Smart Reminders
Smart Reminders follow up on missing RSVPs, payments, and waivers through push notifications and Chat direct messages.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Supported sports
The product advertises baseball, basketball, soccer, football, volleyball, softball, lacrosse, and hockey.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Tournament hosting
Hosts can publish tournaments, collect entry fees, generate brackets, use promo codes, and receive Stripe Connect payouts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Treasurer Pulse
Treasurer Pulse reconciles multi-team Stripe transactions, exports QuickBooks-ready data, flags payment risk, and oversees waivers and registrations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Tryouts
Tryout tools provide custom scoring criteria, live cut boards, multi-evaluator scoring, rankings, and in-app offer or release notifications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
US availability
The terms state that the service is currently available only to users in the United States.Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Youth data
Chalk states that children under 13 do not create accounts and that parental consent is obtained through a linked parent or guardian account.Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai

Plans and prices

Free Free Always free. No card required. Team chat + RSVP · unlimited players · scheduling · dues and registrations · digital waivers · Game Day scoreboard · unlimited coach-authored practices Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Free Free $0/month; always free team chat + RSVP · unlimited players · schedule reminders · dues/fees/registrations · digital waivers · Game Day scoreboard · unlimited coach-authored practices · recap drafts Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Music Plus $4.99 a month $4.99/month standalone add-on full catalog · walk-up songs · warmup tracks Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Coach Pro $9 a month $9/mo or $79/yr; 14-day free trial Field Mode · Smart Reminders · Tournament Hosting access · season archive · priority support Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Org $59 a month $59/month org dashboard · org-wide finances · shared resource calendar · registration and tryout intake · reduced collection fee Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Club Plus $199 a month $199/month; rolling out everything in Org · Treasurer Pulse · QuickBooks export · payment-risk signals · multi-team waiver and registration oversight Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Tournament Hosting $199, paid once $199 flat plus $9 per registered team multi-division brackets · online registration · promo codes · bracket generation · Stripe Connect payouts Read 15 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai
Org $59,499 a month Billed per organization. Organization dashboard · multi-team management · org-level finances Read 2 Oct 2026 · chalksports.ai

Every Chalk plan and price →

Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free plan includes unlimited players and scheduling
  • Club tools cover multiple teams and shared resources
  • Payments go to a connected Stripe account
  • Available on Android, iOS, and web

Limits

  • Available to users in the United States only
  • 5% platform fee plus Stripe card processing
  • No drill library is provided

Who it suits

Chalk suits youth sports coaches and club administrators who want team scheduling, roster, registration, and payment tools. Coaches who want practice drills supplied by the platform should note that it has no drill library.

Chalk in depth

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Chalk combines team coordination with club administration for youth sports, with tools for coaches, parents, and club directors. It suits U.S. teams and clubs that want scheduling, registration, and payments together; transaction fees and the lack of built-in practice drills are the main trade-offs.

Overview

Chalk spans the work of an individual team and the operations of a multi-team club. Coaches can organize rosters, schedules, tryouts, dues, waivers, and newsletters, while club administrators can oversee shared resources, registrations, and finances. That breadth makes Chalk a stronger fit for organizations seeking one operational hub than for coaches looking only for practice ideas.

Key features

Team coordination and practices

Scheduling, availability tracking, messaging, and rosters cover recurring team logistics. Game Day Mode adds a scoreboard, and digital waivers, dues, and registrations help bring routine administration into the same service. Coaches can use Field Mode to run practices they have designed, but Chalk has no drill library; teams looking for ready-made practice content will need another source.

Club operations and payments

Multi-team management, organization-wide tryouts, shared resources, registration, and finances extend Chalk beyond a single roster. QuickBooks-ready exports and payment-risk signals are aimed at club administrators rather than families or individual coaches. Stripe sends team payments to a connected account, and Chalk does not hold team-fee funds. The cost of that convenience is material: Chalk charges a 5% platform fee on processed transactions, on top of Stripe’s 2.9% + $0.30 card-processing charge per transaction.

Integrations include Google Maps locations, a JavaScript embed widget, a REST API for custom integrations, and QuickBooks-ready exports. Data in transit uses TLS encryption, database access uses row-level security, and Stripe handles card data under PCI DSS compliance. Chalk says it does not sell data, use it to train AI models, or share it with data brokers. Children under 13 do not create accounts; parental consent is obtained through a linked parent or guardian account. Chalk aims for WCAG 2.1 Level AA across its web app, mobile PWA, and marketing site.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing and is always free, with no card required. It includes team chat and RSVP, unlimited players, scheduling, dues and registrations, digital waivers, a Game Day scoreboard, and unlimited coach-authored practices. That is a broad starting point for teams, but Field Mode and Smart Reminders are reserved for Coach Pro.

Coach Pro costs $9 a month, billed at $79/yr or $9/mo, and has a 14-day free trial. It adds Field Mode, Smart Reminders, Tournament Hosting access, a season archive, and priority support. It is the relevant upgrade for a coach who wants those tools, though payment processing fees remain separate.

Music Plus costs $4.99 a month as a standalone add-on, with a full catalog, walk-up songs, and warmup tracks. Club Plus costs $199 a month, billed to the club rather than families, and adds Treasurer Pulse, QuickBooks export, payment-risk signals, and multi-team waiver and registration oversight. Tournament Hosting costs $1,999, paid once, paid by the host per event, for multi-division setup, online registration, promo codes, bracket generation, and instant payouts. Org costs $59,499 a month, billed per organization, for an organization dashboard, multi-team management, and org-level finances. These higher tiers target club and organization operations, not a single coach weighing a modest monthly upgrade.

Platforms

Chalk is available on Android, iOS, and the web, but currently serves users in the United States only. That geographic restriction rules it out for teams elsewhere.

Who it's for

Chalk is best suited to U.S. youth teams and clubs that need coordination plus administrative and payment workflows. A club can make use of its multi-team oversight and finance tools; a coach can start with the free plan and move to Coach Pro for Field Mode and Smart Reminders. It is less compelling for coaches who need a drill library or teams for whom the transaction fees would outweigh the convenience of integrated collections.

Pros and cons

Pros: The free plan includes unlimited players, scheduling, messaging, registrations, waivers, and a scoreboard, giving a team a substantial coordination toolkit without a subscription.

Pros: Club-focused tiers add multi-team oversight, finance tools, and QuickBooks export, extending the service beyond team-level logistics.

Pros: Team fees go directly to a connected Stripe account rather than being held by Chalk.

Cons: A 5% Chalk fee plus Stripe’s 2.9% + $0.30 processing charge makes transaction costs an important part of the choice.

Cons: There is no drill library, so coaches must create their own practice content.

Cons: U.S.-only availability excludes teams in other countries.

Alternatives

Sports Team Management Software is the broader category guide for readers comparing team tools. For a free option with unlimited roster, scheduling, RSVP tracking, team messaging, player stats, and payment tracking, consider BenchApp. SportEasy is another freemium choice, with a free Basic plan capped at 30 registered members and a Premium annual plan at €5.75 a year. If a one-team free tier is enough and payment processing is not needed, Pitchero offers one team with core features, but its free plan includes third-party advertising.

SportMember is another freemium alternative with team and club access on its Basic plan. Choose Spond if its free app, which invites up to 500 members, fits your needs. TEAMS FC has a free, ad-supported plan capped at 12 players per team, while TeamTracky is another freemium option. Rostered offers core features at $9 a month for up to 10 athletes or $19 a month for up to 25 athletes.

Verdict

Choose Chalk if you run a U.S. youth team or club and want scheduling, registration, collections, and club operations under one roof; its broad free plan makes it practical to begin without a subscription. Look elsewhere if transaction costs are decisive, your team is outside the United States, or coaches need supplied drills rather than tools for running their own practices.

Verdict

Chalk combines team management and club operations, with a free plan and paid Coach Pro tools. Account for transaction fees and the United States-only availability before choosing it.

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