The revenue platform built for youth sports tournaments.
Sideline unifies tournament revenue into one system. Turn one-time ticket sales into repeat revenue without extra work.
Turn your scans into revenue
Most platforms use scans as check-ins. Sideline turns every scan into a revenue opportunity—automatically.
Sell
Mobile & Ticket Bundles
Ticket bundles
presale tickets
Fast Transfers
Tap to pay (coming)
Scan
QR code scanning
Online & Offline Scanning
Attendance tracking
Built-in security
In-app reporting
Connect
Event SMS Messaging
gate instructions
Sponsor messages
Audience segmentation
Post-event email
Grow
Email & SMS Campaigns
Built-in rewards
Time-saving Automations
Sponsor Integration
Business insights
Youth sports depends on relationships and repeat families, but it’s been forced to operate on transaction-first retail systems.
It creates 3 things we call:
Line Anxiety
Gate Rage
MonDay Reset
Why “Good Enough” Tools Keep Tournaments Stuck
Square, Venmo, and cash were built to process transactions. Tournaments need something different.
Square ends when the payment clears. Sideline starts there.
It runs your gate, captures attendance, and keeps families and teams connected, so your tournament stops resetting every Monday.
| FEATURES | CASH/VENMO | SQUARE | SIDELINE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimized Checkout | ❌ None | ❌ None | ✅ Mobile-first, 1-click checkout with Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and more |
| Stored Card Support | ❌ None | ❌ None | ✅ Cards securely stored for faster repeat purchases |
| Dynamic Coupons & Discounts | ❌ None | ❌ Limited | ✅ Custom promos, bundles, and team rewards |
| A/B Split Testing | ❌ None | ❌ None | ✅ Test gate prices, ticket types, or bundles |
| Integrations | ❌ None | ❌ None | ✅ Works with major tournament scheduling tools |
| Pre-Sales | ❌ None | ❌ None | ✅ Sell passes and bundles before game day |
| Advance Reporting | ❌ None | ❌ Basic, generic data | ✅ Real-time insights by team, zip code, and day |
| Youth Sports Focus | ❌ Generic payment app (Venmo) | ❌ Small business POS focus | ✅ Purpose-built for tournaments and parents |
| Loyalty Program | ❌ None | ❌ None | ✅ Digital punch card & rewards for families |
| Offline Mode (coming soon) | ❌ None | ❌ Limited offline transactions only | ✅ Allow gate staff to check-in without connection |
| Revenue Optimization Engine | ❌ None | ❌ None | ✅ Smart recommendations for pricing and bundles |
| Family Passes | ❌ None | ❌ None | ✅ Multi-day or multi-family member discounts built in |
| Sponsor Integration | ❌ None | ❌ None | ✅ Businesses funded rewards for parents |
| Post-Event Engagement | ❌ None | ❌ None | ✅ Follow-up offers and analytics to boost return rate |
Square helps you take payments. Sideline helps you know who was there and brings them back.
This Is How Modern Tournaments Run The Gate
Sideline is a simple gate system that helps tournaments fill brackets, welcome families, and make each weekend easier than the last—by combining ticketing, scanning, and loyalty in one place.
1. Get Families Through the Gate
Sell and scan tickets the way a tournament actually works—fast, simple, no bottlenecks.
2. Keep Teams & Families Returning
Sideline keeps track of the families and teams who showed up so you can connect with them after the event ends.
3. Start the Next Weekend Ahead
Each tournament feeds the next, less chasing, more momentum.
Proven Where It Matters Most: Real Tournament Results.
Attendance Growth
More returning fans, fuller stands.
Revenue Lift
from repeat attendance
Found Revenue
Recovered income hiding in the gate
For the first time, operators have visibility into attendance, not just transactions.
See What Your Next Weekend Could Look Like.
Answer a few quick questions and see how not keeping teams and families connected is costing you.
+24% Higher Revenue per Family
Parents pre-purchase tickets, concession credits, and premium passes so 53% of your weekend revenue hits before the first whistle blows.
+26% More Gate Revenue - Without Raising Prices
Smart ticket bundles turn pre-sales into a predictable revenue stream and unlock income that was hiding in plain sight.
+33% More Tickets per Transaction
Families buy for friends and relatives when loyalty perks are built in. Every scan becomes two more next weekend.
Sideline Savings uncovered revenue that was hiding in plane site without raising prices. There loyalty program is a game-changer.
Built for Tournament Directors
Sideline was designed for people running gyms, brackets, and weekends, not dashboards.
If you care about smoother events and less Monday stress, this was built for you.
Zero risk. All reward.
If your third event doesn’t beat your first event’s gate revenue per team, we’ll run your next one free and I’ll personally put $100 toward family gate passes so parents win no matter what.
If Families Line Up, We Fit In.
We merge smart ticketing, loyalty automation, and fan insights into one simple system so every event gets smarter, every weekend gets easier, and every family feels valued.
No contracts. No setup fees. Cancel anytime.
- Any size. Any sport. Any weekend.
- Multi-day or single-day events.
- Handles chaos so you don’t have to.
- Made for directors, not developers.