Team App, … But Why?

Certain scenarios exist in every team, whether in football or another sport.

Your training was postponed, but the change never reaches all team members? How often has it happened that despite a short-term change, players still stood at the sports field at the regular training time?

The next game is coming up. The entire team gathers in the morning at the clubhouse to travel together to the away game. When everyone has arrived at the meeting point, it turns out that there’s one carpool space too few.

In a hurry, there are usually only two options: Either your team goes to the game with one less player, which is probably the “worst case” scenario, or you try to find a driver at the last minute who can take the player.

A good team spirit is definitely not possible in situations like described above.

Communication in the Team

But a good team spirit is naturally essential for your team. For your members to feel comfortable, they must also have the opportunity to exchange with each other.

Whether about the new jersey designs or the upcoming competitions, your team is connected with each other. This way, every member feels like an important part of your team and the relationships between each other are strengthened.

Organization in the Team

With an app, all matters concerning your team are clearly organized in one place and visible to everyone at any time. Most people have their smartphone with them constantly anyway.

Accordingly, everyone gets all (short-term) changes directly. So if your training is postponed, everyone knows about it. A calendar that helps your members plan better what’s coming up next is also part of it.

For members who don’t have a phone, some team apps also offer a web version. This way, even members without smartphones are always provided with all necessary information.

Additionally, your app should be available for both Android and iOS. And don’t worry, many good team apps are available for free, so you can also just test apps without committing to one directly.

Small vs. Large Teams

Large teams that want to use an app as an official communication tool must ensure that it’s GDPR-compliant. This is not the case with some common messengers, such as WhatsApp.

The larger the team, the more important functions like accepting and declining training appointments or other events, color coordination of appointments, division into departments, or organizing carpools become.

Do you have a very large team and train in a hall that’s only designed for up to 20 people? Then an app that supports participant limits with waiting lists is worth it.

This way, everyone knows who’s coming, if someone cancels at short notice, the next person moves up and no one comes to the hall for nothing. So no one gets sent home anymore because there’s no more space in the hall.

Important Features

Calendar Function The calendar function helps you keep track of all important appointments. This way, everyone on the team knows what’s coming up next.
Organizing Carpools If you want to organize carpools for your next game, drivers can simply report in the app and passengers sign up depending on available space.
Participant Acceptances and Declines Always see at a glance how many members will be at training and who will be missing.
Chat Function A good app should not only have a calendar function but also serve as a chat platform. This way, not only can you send messages to your team and inform about news, your team can also network with each other.
News Feed So that all team members always stay up to date, there should be a news feed. Anyone who wants can also set notifications. This way, every member gets notifications about all changes that also affect them.
Division into Departments Especially for larger clubs or teams, it’s important to be able to create departments within the app. This way, everyone gets exactly the information that’s important to them and no confusion or mix-ups occur.
Creating Task Lists A task list can also be very important for you. If your team plans many events or tournaments, it makes sense to be able to distribute your tasks directly in the app. This way, everyone always knows what they’re responsible for.
Conducting Surveys Some apps allow you to conduct surveys. This way, you can quickly get a sense of opinion and plan your appointments even better.
Sharing Documents, Images, Videos, … Now a standard feature for club apps. Just like with regular messengers, sharing documents, images, etc. should be possible.
Availability A good club app should be accessible to all members. So at least for Android and iOS. It’s also useful to have a web version that allows members without smartphones to always stay up to date. But not only for members without smartphones can this be important, even if a member’s phone breaks, they still stay connected with your team.

Do Different Sports Need Individually Adapted Apps?

Of course, there are also team apps specifically adapted to a sport, for example only for football.

Depending on the app, these additionally offer Bundesliga schedules or tables with which the top scorers of the season can be determined.

But does a football club need an app specifically for footballers?

Specialized apps have their right to exist and are definitely useful if you can’t and don’t want to do without the extra features.

Nevertheless, you should decide on the app that has the best functions for your own team.

What good does it do to have a Bundesliga schedule but not have an even more important function, like organizing carpools?

Most of the time, the functions of sport-specific apps and club apps that can be used by sports of any kind differ relatively little. Here, the individual priorities of your own team should be set correctly.

How Klubraum Supports Your Team

Klubraum ensures that the dilemmas mentioned above don’t arise in the first place. Whether you use the mobile app for Android or iOS, or the web app, we support you with the following features:

Calendar

With the calendar, you always have all appointments in view, whether recurring appointments or the annual training camp.

Participant Acceptances and Declines

So you always know who appears for training, all team members have the opportunity to confirm their participation or decline.

News Feed / Timeline

The timeline shows you all appointments or changes chronologically. This way, nothing is ever overlooked and everyone is up to date at all times.

In the app, you can share everything important. Documents, images, videos, or locations, everything you want to send to your members reaches everyone.

Children and Guest Registration

If there are also children in your team who don’t have their own smartphone yet, their parents can simply register them for appointments. Guests can also be added.

Organizing Carpools

Carpools can be organized in the app. Drivers register and indicate their seating capacity. Passengers can then simply sign up.

Individual and Group Chats

You can start topic-related individual and group chats. This way, everyone gets all messages that are really important to them.

Organization into Departments

You can create departments, so-called “Areas” in your Klubraum, with which you’re even better organized. This way, everyone gets specifically the information that also concerns them.

Calendar Synchronization

The Klubraum calendar can be synchronized with personal calendars. This way, you have not only your appointments with the team, but also your private ones always in view.

Extended User Profile

Team members can decide for themselves which contact details they share with others on their profile. Email address, phone number, and more are possible.