BigTeams

What BigTeams does

BigTeams is a K-12 athletic management software company that provides an integrated, web-based platform to high schools, school districts, and state athletic associations across the United States. Its product suite—Schedule Star (event scheduling), Student Central (registration, eligibility, rosters), Fan Central (school-branded athletic websites), Med Central (injury and treatment EMR for athletic trainers), League Central (league/conference scheduling), Eligibility Central (state-association compliance), and Design Central (branded content tooling)—covers the full administrative workflow for high school athletics, with cross-module data flow such as Roster Sync that reduces duplicate entry. The platform serves over 3,000 schools in all 50 U.S. states and reaches an audience of more than 1.2M monthly unique visitors and 10M+ ad impressions across school communities.

The platform is built on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and is HIPAA, FERPA, and COPPA compliant, with student data retained for 10 years from graduation. BigTeams integrates with the major U.S. K-12 Student Information Systems (PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, Skyward), Clever for single sign-on, HomeTown Ticketing for ticketing, the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) for state-level eligibility data, and social media networks for automated posting. Auxiliary infrastructure noted includes Salesforce for CRM, Twilio SendGrid for email, and Clickatell for SMS notifications. The company had previously merged with PlanetHS in October 2019 and was itself acquired by Arbiter, a portfolio company of Accel-KKR, in August 2025.

BigTeams operates a quote-based, annual SaaS subscription model with a hybrid direct-sales and self-serve go-to-market, including a 30-day free trial with full content migration and a $150 referral reward for existing customers. The company is a privately held LLC organized in Virginia, headquartered in Ashburn, with a mailing presence in Cincinnati, and operates with 11-50 employees. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Name

BigTeams

Legal name

BigTeams LLC

Website

https://bigteams.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BigTeams provides K-12 schools with an integrated web-based athletic management platform covering scheduling, registration, eligibility, branded websites, injury tracking, league scheduling, and design tooling, serving 3,000+ U.S. schools via annual SaaS subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Athletic Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Information Systems (SIS) & School Administration Platforms (EDAJAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interscholastic Athletics (Varsity/JV Teams) (EDAJAJAA), Software/SaaS Subscriptions (Consumer & Prosumer) (CRAFAIAB)

Keywords

• Athletic management software
• K-12 sports technology
• Student athlete registration
• Athletic scheduling platform
• Eligibility compliance software

Headquarters

HQ city

Herndon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Software: Annual subscription-based software-as-a-service model for K-12 athletic management platform. Schools pay recurring fees for access to Schedule Star, Student Central, Fan Central, and other modules.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BigTeams develops and sells a SaaS platform that consolidates K-12 high school athletic administration into a single integrated suite, including athletic scheduling, student-athlete registration, eligibility and compliance management, school-branded athletic websites, injury and treatment tracking (EMR), and conference/league scheduling. The platform is sold primarily on annual subscriptions to high schools, school districts, state athletic associations, and athletic leagues across the United States, with compliance to HIPAA, FERPA, and COPPA standards.

Product overview

BigTeams is a comprehensive K-12 athletic management platform offering multiple integrated products. The core suite includes Schedule Star for athletic scheduling, Student Central for student-athlete registration and team management, Fan Central for school-branded athletic websites, Med Central for injury and treatment tracking, League Central for conference/league scheduling, Eligibility Central for compliance management, and Design Central for creating branded content. These products work together to streamline operations for athletic administrators, with integrated data flowing between platforms to eliminate duplicate entry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Schedule Star: Athletic scheduling software designed for athletic directors that automates event management, scheduling, and communication tasks.
• Student Central
• Fan Central
• Med Central
• League Central
• Eligibility Central
• Design Central

Products and services

• Schedule Star Event management software for athletic directors that automates game and practice scheduling, streamlines communication with coaches and opponents, and eliminates juggling schedules across multiple tools.
• Student Central Student-athlete registration and team management software that collects digital registration forms, verifies eligibility, and compiles rosters, with SIS integration to PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, and Skyward.
• Fan Central School-branded athletic websites that schools can update without design experience or IT assistance, used to showcase teams, promote school spirit, and generate revenue through advertising to 3,000+ school communities.
• Med Central Injury and treatment tracking EMR software for athletic trainers that automates documentation, storage, and retrieval of student-athlete injuries, treatments, and participation status, fully integrated with Student Central and Schedule Star.
• League Central Team scheduling software for athletic leagues and conferences that generates team schedules in seconds using pre-formatted templates or custom formulas, designed to coordinate competition across multiple schools.
• Eligibility Central Athletic eligibility and compliance software for high school state associations and school districts that streamlines eligibility reporting, document submissions, fee payments, and staff requirements.
• Design Central Design tools for athletic departments that enable creation of school-branded content including website graphics and social media visuals using pre-customized templates with a drag-and-drop editor, requiring no design experience.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ArbitercoreTechnology or Integration · 28 August 2025BigTeams was acquired by Arbiter in August 2025 as part of Accel-KKR's investment strategy. This acquisition integrates three K-12 sports technology platforms and expands Arbiter's presence across U.S. high schools, supporting over 3,000 BigTeams customers.
• PlanetHScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 2019BigTeams entered into a merger agreement with PlanetHS in October 2019 to provide the most comprehensive integrated athletic management solution. PlanetHS is an industry leader in online registration, injury tracking, and eligibility.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arbiter: Arbiter is the closest direct peer and now BigTeams' parent company; it is a long-standing K-12 athletic officiating, scheduling and payment platform historically serving assigners, officials and schools, making it directly comparable in K-12 athletic operations.
• PlanetHS (FamilyID): PlanetHS (formerly FamilyID) was a direct K-12 registration, eligibility and injury-tracking peer that merged with BigTeams in 2019; comparable on online registration and Form/EMR modules before combining.
• FinalForms: FinalForms is a direct competitor offering online athletic registration, eligibility tracking and parent forms for K-12 schools, serving the same athletic-director buyer as BigTeams with overlapping Student Central functionality.
• SportsEngine: SportsEngine (NBC Sports/PlayOn) is a youth and amateur sports management platform offering registration, scheduling and team websites — broader in scope than BigTeams but directly competitive in registration and fan-facing athletic websites.
• TeamSnap: TeamSnap is a team and league management platform for youth, recreation and club sports; comparable to BigTeams on scheduling, registration and roster/communication workflows even though it is more recreational than K-12 focused.
• RankOne Sport: RankOne Sport is a direct K-12 athletic management peer providing eligibility, physicals and medical records software to high schools — overlapping with BigTeams' Eligibility Central and Med Central modules.
• rSchool: rSchool (rSchoolToday) is a direct competitor in K-12 athletic scheduling and activities management, comparable to BigTeams' Schedule Star and League Central offerings for athletic directors and conferences.

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the dominant U.S. K-12 student information system and school operations platform; it is currently a BigTeams integration partner but is also the largest potential incumbent threat with the installed base to absorb athletic functionality.
• Frontline Education: Frontline is a broad K-12 administration platform incumbent providing HR, absence management and student services software to school districts — adjacent to BigTeams as a larger school-admin incumbent that could expand into athletic workflows.
• SchoolDude (Brightly): SchoolDude (now part of Brightly) is an established K-12 operations platform covering facilities, maintenance, IT and energy management — a broad incumbent adjacent to BigTeams in school operations workflows that could expand into athletic scheduling/facilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BigTeams
• Facebookfacebook.com/bigteams
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1892897

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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