Straight answers for sports league operators.
Balligan is intentionally focused. These answers make the scope clear so clubs can decide quickly whether it fits the way they run leagues today.
Quick read
Product fit
Who is Balligan for?
Local clubs, independent league operators, captains, and small teams that need registration, dues, schedules, lineups, scores, standings, and communication in one place.
Is Balligan only for pickleball?
No. Pickleball is an important use case, but Balligan is positioned for court sports, club sports, and recurring local leagues that need similar registration, scheduling, dues, lineup, score, and standings workflows.
What kinds of leagues can use Balligan?
Balligan is a fit for pickleball, tennis, padel, and other sports leagues where organizers need registrations, payments, rosters, schedules, match coordination, score collection, and standings.
Is this a full club management system?
No. Balligan is focused on league operations. It is not trying to replace a facility platform for court reservations, pro shop, staff calendars, access control, or memberships.
Launch
How fast can a league get started?
The product is designed around quick setup: create the organization, add venues and courts, open registration, build teams, publish schedules, and invite the right roles.
Can we bring existing spreadsheets?
Yes. Balligan is designed to be spreadsheet-friendly during launch because many leagues already have rosters, schedules, or player lists in files.
Can captains help manage the league?
Yes. Captains can have role-specific access so operators can delegate lineup, availability, roster, and score follow-up without giving away everything.
Payments and access
Can Balligan collect dues?
Yes. The product includes a Stripe-ready billing foundation for subscriptions, player dues, event fees, and payment status visibility.
Does Balligan support court reservations?
Balligan is focused first on league operations around clubs and court sports. Court reservation workflows can fit into that roadmap, but the current marketing promise should stay centered on league setup, scheduling, payments, and match operations.
What does it cost?
Balligan Pro is $99/month, or $79/month when billed annually, plus a 1% Balligan platform fee on online player payments.
Do players need to learn a complex portal?
No. The player experience is designed to be simple and mobile-first: what is due, where to go, who to play, and what needs attention.
The cleanest next step is a sample league.
Start with one season or one league night and prove the workflow before expanding to more divisions.