January 26, 2010

Our idea behind SportsLeeg is to provide a simple sports team management tool that can be used by coaches and players alike. This idea alone is not unlike that of many that have come before us, though we also have our own unique twist. In addition to our robust social networking functions, SportsLeeg is also including tools that make it easy for league managers to keep things organized.

Others have focused simply on the needs of coaches and their teams, but they are missing an integral part of the sports team ecosystem: the sports leagues! If you couldn’t tell from our name, we care about the leagues as well. SportsLeeg is an end-to-end solution, covering sports leagues, sports teams, players, and the fans.

To back up our position that sports leagues are indeed a big part of how these teams operate, we polled a number of players about their own situation.

Looking at the results, it’s easy to see that people involved with youth sports or adult leagues are indeed part of a larger group.

• 37% belong to leagues with less than 10 teams
• 31% belong to leagues with 11-20 teams
• 32% belong to leagues with 21 or more teams

In addition to playing amongst large groups of teams, a number of leagues are even divided into various tiers to accommodate their size.

The size of these leagues contributes to the complexity of their organization.

• Nearly half (42%) play in leagues where all teams are under one classification
• 22% participate in leagues with two conferences at the same level
• 37% belong to leagues with conference and divisional tiers

The data doesn’t lie: leagues are an important part of team sports.

Here at SportsLeeg, we recognize that.

Posted by Mike Templeton at 10:54 AM in Statistics | Tags: baseball league management > hockey league management > lacrosse league management > league management > soccer league management > sports teams