Your tryout waitlist still lives in a coach’s group chat
Tryouts open Monday. One coach starts a group text. Parents reply “put us on the list,” then ask ages, fees, and where to pay — in the same thread. Someone joins late and misses the deposit deadline. Someone else never gets the waiver. By Thursday nobody can say who is actually registered.
A group chat is fine for reminders. It is a weak place to run tryouts and season signup.
Texts do not equal a roster
“Add us” is not a deposit. It is not a signed form. It is not a seat held for a specific age group. Families who never had that coach’s number never see the thread. Parents who found your gym on Maps bounce when the only next step is “text Coach for details.”
Clubs that fill seats put ages, fees, dates, and Register on one page a phone can finish after dinner.
Keep the group chat. Own the Register door.
Keep the reminders. Keep the hype. Still point every “how do I sign up?” to a site you control.
A CCCM working site for a club or sports academy is simple on purpose:
- Program name, ages, and location in plain language
- Tryout or season packages with what is included
- Register or request a spot as the clear next step
- Deposits and fees to your accounts (Zelle, Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, Square, or your card processor)
CCCM never holds club money. We rent the site and keep it live. You take the registrations.
Design your site — what that means here
CCCM builds a done-for-you public site for clubs, sports academies, and local schools:
- Live in 2 business days after paid checkout and complete details
- $149 first month, then $99/month, three-month minimum
- We build it and run it — you do not manage templates after practice
- One round of tweaks each month included
- Buyout $1,500 if you want to own the site later
- Offer terms locked 60 days
Public Register page first. Academy OS (attendance, clearance, staff desk) is a separate conversation when you are ready — talk first, no online checkout for that lane. This post is about the door parents use to pay and enroll.
Design your site
If your tryout waitlist still lives in a coach’s group chat, start at /checkout. Club and school examples: /sports. Or email hello@getcccm.com.
FAQ
- Can I keep the coach group chat for reminders?
- Yes. Keep reminders and hype in the chat. Point every signup and fee question to your Register page so “add us” is not your roster.
- Does CCCM hold tryout fees or deposits?
- No. Fees and deposits go to your accounts. We never hold club money — only the site rental.
- How fast can a Register page go live?
- About 2 business days after paid checkout and complete details (club name, city, sports or age groups, photos, packages, how you take payment).