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Play It FWD
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Where Youth Sports Teams and Local Businesses Fuel Each Other

Play it FWD helps teams raise more through local sponsorships, gives sponsors meaningful exposure with sports families, and helps communities keep more support local.

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How it works

Local support that keeps moving forward.

Team volunteers start the momentum. Play it FWD helps turn local sponsorship into meaningful team support while creating value for sponsors and families.

1

Create your team hub

Set your fundraising goal, show what the team is raising money for, and bring sponsorship and other fundraising activity together in one place.

2

Connect with local businesses

Reach sponsors through Play it FWD, your own outreach, or existing community relationships. Businesses choose a team to support.

3

Sponsorship supports the team

Sponsor support goes directly toward the team’s fundraising goal, helping offset the real costs of the season.

4

Families support the sponsors

Sponsors become visible to the families around the team through profiles, offers, stories, and marketplace exposure.

5

Stronger sponsor value brings support back

More visibility, engagement, and community connection make sponsorship more valuable, creating a stronger case for renewal and continued team support.

Then stronger relationships bring more support back to the team.

Youth hockey player

Open now

Built for hockey teams.

Create a Team Hub, track your fundraising and bring unlimited sponsors into one place for the 2026–27 season.

Join the hockey beta — $49

Coming soon

More sports are next.

We're starting with hockey so we can build the strongest experience possible. Ringette, soccer and other youth sports will follow.

Built for teams

Fundraise smarter.
Reach your goals faster.

One Team Hub for sponsorships, fundraisers and your season goal, without changing how your team already raises money.

  • Track your progress in real time
  • Bring in and manage unlimited sponsors
  • Add and track your own fundraising initiatives
  • Show families where the money is going
Start Your Team — $49

North Stars U13 Team

Example fundraising dashboard

2026 / 2027 Season

Fundraising Goal

$15,000
68%

$10,250 raised

Top Fundraising Sources

Sponsors
$6,250 (61%)
Bottle Drive
$2,150 (21%)
Tournament
$1,450 (14%)
Other Fundraising
$400 (4%)

Recent Activity

Acme Auto Group

Sponsor contribution

+$750

Bottle Drive

Fundraiser

+$860

Team Raffle

Fundraiser

+$1250
Start Your Team

Support the businesses behind the teams you love.

Choosing businesses that support local sports strengthens the value of sponsorship and keeps community support visible.

Explore Local Offers
A parent and child receiving drinks from a local business owner
Support goes full circle.Families can see which businesses are investing in local teams.

Shop local. Support more.

Offers from Community Sponsors

Offers from businesses supporting youth sports through Play it FWD.

Elite Fitness Center
Family offer

20% off membership for team families

TEAM20View business
S&Smith & Associates Law
Family offer

$50 off initial legal consultation

CONSULT50View business
Hometown Pizza Co.
Family offer

15% off all orders for hockey families

HOCKEY15View business
MVMountain View Dental
Family offer

25% off initial consultation

SMILE25View business

Explore the marketplace

See the local businesses backing teams and their offers.

Browse marketplace

Growing with our community

Real activity from teams and businesses on the platform

13Teams on Play it FWD
17Local Businesses
$36,600Tracked Team Fundraising

Ready for a better hockey fundraiser?

Join the 2026–27 Hockey Beta for $49 per team, or find a local hockey team your business can support.

For Hockey Teams

Create your Team Hub for the 2026–27 season, add unlimited sponsors and track every fundraiser.

Start Your Team — $49

For Local Businesses

Explore teams in your community and find the right sponsorship opportunity.

Find a Team to Sponsor