KickPilot brings the main parts of football club management together in one clear and focused product.
What stood out to me most was the lineup builder and the way schedules, attendance, player information, payments, statistics, injuries, and documents are connected in one place. The product feels designed around the actual needs of football and futsal teams rather than being a generic management tool adapted for sports.
I also like the separate experiences for coaches, players, parents, and administrators. Each role gets access to the information that is relevant to them, which keeps the product understandable even though it covers many different club operations.
Overall, KickPilot feels practical, well structured, and easy to understand. It offers a strong combination of features for amateur teams, grassroots clubs, and larger academies without making the experience unnecessarily complicated.
As the CTO, the question I got asked most while building this was: "Why should a club trust you with kids' medical records?"
Fair question. So GDPR compliance wasn't a launch checklist item — it shaped the architecture from day one. EU-hosted, encrypted, role-based access (coaches see everything, players/parents only see themselves), and we never sell or share data.
The other deliberate call: PWA before native. A grassroots coach juggling lineups on a Sunday morning doesn't want an App Store download — they want it to just work. Add to home screen, done. Native iOS/Android is next.
Ask me anything about the stack — I'll be in the comments all day.
Co-Founder & CRO here. My job isn't just growth, it's making sure the product earns the right to be paid for, every month.
Before launch we talked to 50+ grassroots coaches. Almost nobody said "I need more features." They said "I tried three tools and gave up." That told us retention starts before the first login; it starts at setup.
So we made onboarding a revenue metric, not just a UX one. Benchmark: squad built + first invite sent in under 10 minutes. We're averaging 7 minutes right now, and we track it like any other conversion funnel.
The feature that keeps coming up in "why I switched" conversations: the lineup builder - drag-and-drop on a pitch shaped like your actual formation. Small thing, huge trust signal.
Another thing coaches like - ability to customize functionality they have in their Admin Panel. We have modular system where you can turn ON/OFF some modules like Financials, Lineups, Player Health, Documents and etc.
What's usually the deciding moment for you when a new tool either sticks or gets abandoned?
The fun challenge for me: "football club management software" isn't a high-intent search term. Coaches don't wake up thinking that. So most of our organic strategy is about ranking for the actual problems coaches Google: "how to organize football lineups," "free tool to collect team payments," etc.
If you're a coach who's Googled your way into frustration before, I'm genuinely curious what you searched for. Helps us build the right content.
Finally something my Sunday league side might actually adopt. The payments piece alone saves me chasing three lads for match fees every week, and the lineup builder looks way less painful than the spreadsheet I've been clinging to.
Congrats on the launch guys!
@rawoyemi Thank you, Richard! 🙌
Really exciting to see KickPilot.Me launch! The easiest way to manage your football club feels like a thoughtful approach. Congratulations, and best of luck today! 🚀