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BLUE STAR SPORTS COMPANY OVERVIEW STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 2
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POWERED BY BLUE STAR SPORTS Blue Star Sports and U.S. Soccer working together. BLUE STAR CLIENT LIST: 2013 USSF selects Game Officials as the official software of the USSF Referee Program 2015 U.S. Soccer selects Blue Star Sports to provide a National Database and League Management for the U.S. Soccer Development Academy 2016 U.S. Soccer entered into a contract for the creation of the National Data Center (NDC) 2017 U.S. Soccer extended the contract to a 5 year commitment. STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 4
U.S. SOCCER FEDERATION U.S.SOCCER NATIONAL DATA CENTER STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 5
CLUBS/LEAGUES MEMBER S U.S. SOCCER U.S. SOCCER CONNECT & NATIONAL DATA CENTER Background National Data Center FIFA Executive Committee Mandate, create a worldwide registration program. FIFA Connect announces in January 2015 Blue Star Sports was selected in the Summer of 2016 to build the USSF National Data Center When using the U.S. Soccer Connect, your player information will: National Data Center U.S. Soccer Connect Members Customized Member (State Association) Solution Automatically flow into the NDC No imports and exports required Faster FIFA Connect ID generation Better player history tracking Seamless integration with Club and Leagues that are also U.S. Soccer Connect adopters U.S. Soccer Connect Clubs and Leagues STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 14
MEMBER ALIGNMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY THE LARGEST COMMITMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPORT RESOURCES TO ANY PROJECT IN AMERICAN YOUTH SPORTS HISTORY STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 7
U.S. SOCCER FEDERATION CLUBS Your Club Connected through Integration to your State, League and U.S. Soccer STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 8
EVALUATING PLATFORMS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE VERSION 1.0 PAST Paper Registration VERSION 2.0 PRESENT Individual packages and the proliferation of nonintegrated point solutions VERSION 3.0 FUTURE Integrated, all-in-one ecosystem for members STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 9
U.S. Soccer Connect Overview U.S. Soccer Connect is the management platform for soccer members and their participating clubs and leagues. It serves the members, clubs, leagues and participants by: Making it easy to register and participate in the sport Creating an online presence for clubs and leagues to communicate with coaches, parents and athletes Providing a simplified way to operate and manage seasons, schedules, catch and player verification and referee assignments Enable effective reporting on players, coaches and volunteers Simplifies league, coach, parent and athlete communications during the season Dedicated U.S. Soccer Product and Development Team U.S. Soccer Connect Entire platform is PHP and JavaScript Mobile App is native Android & ios moving to React Native PostgreSQL Database hosted on AWS Security PCI compliant to latest standards COPPA compliant on all platforms & services Document encryption Access controlled by user permissions Clubs & leagues own their own data STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 10
WHO WILL USE U.S. SOCCER CONNECT? PLAYERS Stats & Highlights Player Profiles TEAMS Team Connect Communication with Coaches, Players, and Parents MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS Player registration Data Financial Tracking Integration with NDC Rule Definition & Enforcement ITC & P-10 process Background check verification Age/ID Verification U.S. SOCCER Development Academy National Data Center Scouting Referee Assignment & Payment CLUBS & LEAGUES Online Registration Payment of Dues and Fees Document Uploading and Verification Background checks League Scheduling Competition Management Referee Assignment and Payment REFEREES Game Assignment Assessment Payment Education COACHES Registration Education Licensing -Team Communications Roster Management STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 11
BEST CLUB SOLUTIONS. ALL IN ONE PLATFORM. INCLUDED IN U.S. SOCCER CONNECT WEBSITE BUILDER EASILY BUILD & MAINTAIN A PROFESSIONAL WEBSITE WITH NO CODING TEAM BUILDING QUICKLY ADD ROSTER MEMBERS AND GUESTS PLAYERS WHILE ENFORCING ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMPETITION RULES GAME SCHEDULING QUICKLY SCHEDULE GAMES, WITH A VARIETY OF FLEXIBLE SCORE ENTRY, PLAYER STATS AND STANDING OPTIONS EASY ONLINE REGISTRATION & MEMBERSHIP MAKE IT EASY TO SIGN UP WITH A CLUB, TEAM OR NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP TOOLS FOR COACHES & TEAMS COMMUNICATE / SHARE SCHEDULES, ROSTERS, AND MORE - ALL FROM A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET MANAGE YOUR MONEY GREAT REPORTS AND TOOLS FOR TEAM, CLUB, ASSOCIATION AND EVENT TREASURERS SELF-SERVICE MEMBER TOOLS SAVES EVERYONE TIME AND GIVES FAMILIES CONTROL OVER THEIR OWN INFORMATION COMMUNICATE EMAIL, TEXT & MOBILE APPLICATIONS INSTANTLY SHARE INFORMATION FROM ALL LEVELS OF A TEAM OR OTHER ENTITIES BUILD YOUR OWN REPORTS DOWNLOAD REPORTS WITH CUSTOMIZABLE FILTERS AND SORTS TOURNAMENT AND EVENT MANAGEMENT BEST IN CLASS SOLUTIONS TO RUN THE MOST EFFICIENT TOURNAMENT OR EVENT TEAM REGISTRATION TEAMS EASILY SHARE ROSTERS WITH TOURNAMENTS AND RECEIVE INSTANT SCHEDULE AND EVENT NOTICES ON THEIR MOBILE DEVICE OFFICIALS EASILY CONNECT GAME SCHEDULES AND OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENTS BETWEEN ASSIGNOR AND SCHEDULER APPLICATIONS STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 12
BEST CLUB SOLUTIONS. ALL IN ONE ECOSYSTEM WEBSITE BUILDER EASILY BUILD & MAINTAIN A PROFESSIONAL WEBSITE WITH NO CODING WEBSITE BUILDER FEATURES Professional-looking, dynamic design Easy and fast for non-technical volunteers to update Build your website your way Fun drag and drop widgets help you be creative Easily create new pages and menus Create unique pages for each of your teams, highlighting your players and teams achievements Easily share game schedules and the club calendar Popular tools and widgets include: Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Google Rotating News Banners, News Sliders, and Announcements Photo Galleries, Image Library, Calendar, Customizable Standings and Game Schedules Sponsor Ad, Team Directory, Location Directory, Board Member & Staff Directory Drag and drop widgets from the tool box onto your web page. Want to move things around? Just drag content and watch as it automatically reformats for you.
BEST CLUB SOLUTIONS. ALL IN ONE ECOSYSTEM EASY ONLINE REGISTRATION & MEMBERSHIP MAKE IT EASY TO SIGN UP WITH A CLUB, TEAM OR NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP ONLINE REGISTRATION Simple registration process that s easy to understand Customizable registration forms ask any question Guides member to the right registration category Friendly messaging reminds members to complete required fields Colored prompts tell members whether player is too old or wrong gender based on your rules Mobile-friendly and supports all browsers Register anyone for anything players, coaches, referees, tournaments, camps, clinics, adults, leagues Keeps family information together Early discounts, late fees, family discounts and waiting lists Offer auto-payment plans to keep fees affordable Support from Bonzi by phone, email or chat
BEST CLUB SOLUTIONS. ALL IN ONE ECOSYSTEM SELF-SERVICE MEMBER TOOLS SAVES EVERYONE TIME AND GIVES FAMILIES CONTROL OVER THEIR OWN INFORMATION MEMBER ACCOUNT One log-in per family keeps things simple Friendly member family dashboard Instantly update contact information for all members Player name, birth date and gender locked when birth certificate is verified by registrar. Register for additional events or programs Pay balances due on their account View background check status Accept offer of team placement for competitive teams Look up team assignments Sign up and review payment plans Receive concussion education information Print medical release or other forms View registration history Link to Team Connect Family Document Center
BEST CLUB SOLUTIONS. ALL IN ONE ECOSYSTEM TEAM BUILDING QUICKLY ADD ROSTER MEMBERS AND GUESTS PLAYERS WHILE ENFORCING ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMPETITION RULES TEAM BUILDING Only confirmed players and coaches can be rostered Players and coaches conveniently pre-sorted by registration category (age/gender/division) Drag and drop players and coaches on teams Sort players and coaches by anything like school, ranking, teammate request Use our Quick Look Up tool to view additional information on-the-fly Background check status on coach displays Flags tell you if a coach has a child on the team or in the age group Can limit to one team per player Only the club can add players and coaches to their team roster Drag and drop one or many players or coaches onto a team at once. Easily switch between teams. Players not on a team display at right.
BEST INDIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS. ALL IN ONE ECOSYSTEM. TOOLS FOR COACHES & TEAMS COMMUNICATE / SHARE SCHEDULES, ROSTERS, AND MORE - ALL FROM A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET TEAM CONNECT Team Connect, a team communication and management tool, is connected to your Club software. Every team gets Team Connect Club decides when to turn on Team Connect Option to turn on Team Connect for coaches only, then players & parents Option to turn on public team web site for all or selected teams Reduces phone calls and emails to the Registrar Rosters created by club available to coaches Coaches can only add extra parents (no players or other coaches) Club can send email & text messages, make announcements, and add events to all or selected teams dashboard. Game schedules automatically publish to Team Connect and notify team members about schedule changes. Add sponsors for each team
BEST CLUB SOLUTIONS. ALL IN ONE ECOSYSTEM TOOLS FOR COACHES & TEAMS COMMUNICATE / SHARE SCHEDULES, ROSTERS, AND MORE - ALL FROM A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET TEAM CONNECT Coaches have all the tools they need: Assign Team Managers & Team Parents Attendance Schedule & Calendar Official roster directly from the club Contact information for both players and parents Group Email Text Messaging Public Team Web Site Photo Albums Print medical release forms Players or parents know when and where they are suppose to be Instant photo sharing right form the sidelines Mobile application for both ios and Android for coaches, players or parents Team Connect automatically emails and messages players and parents when changes are made or announcements are posted.
BEST CLUB SOLUTIONS. ALL IN ONE ECOSYSTEM COMMUNICATE EMAIL, TEXT & MOBILE APPLICATIONS INSTANTLY SHARE INFORMATION FROM ALL LEVELS OF A TEAM OR OTHER ENTITIES COMMUNICATE Stay in front of members by posting information in multiple places Send Announcements that automatically email & text message members and also display on Team Connect and your web site Easy to communicate with who you want when you want The Best Group Email System Anywhere: Send group email to everyone with 2-clicks Professional HTML emails get attention Save email templates and re-use them Use professionally designed graphic email templates Email log to track what s been sent and by whom Send attachments or create links to your website SPAM compliant Includes Opt-out management Powerful feature: You can also email anyone that displays on a custom report No limit on the number of emails or text messages Handles very high volume without problems Use our powerful group email system plus the many other communication tools in Team Connect to stay in touch with members.
BEST CLUB SOLUTIONS. ALL IN ONE ECOSYSTEM BUILD YOUR OWN REPORTS DOWNLOAD REPORTS WITH CUSTOMIZABLE FILTERS AND SORTS BUILD YOUR OWN REPORTS Report Wizard let s you build your own custom reports Report on only the information in a folder OR your entire system Use filters to get the information you want Download data from any report Email everyone displayed on a report Loads of pre-designed reports give you instant information Save your reports for use at a later time Use Report Wizard to create reports on players, coaches, teams and more. Download your data for use in Excel, Word or other popular programs. Unique report options include: Who has not yet signed up (for marketing, and yep you can email them) Summary of registration numbers by event and category List of who did not finish the registration process (yep, you can email them too)
BEST CLUB SOLUTIONS. ALL IN ONE ECOSYSTEM TEAM REGISTRATION TEAMS EASILY SHARE ROSTERS WITH TOURNAMENTS AND RECEIVE INSTANT SCHEDULE AND EVENT NOTICES ON THEIR MOBILE DEVICE TEAM REGISTRATION Team Management Dashboard displays everything at your finger tips Find and sort teams by age, gender, division or club One-click to view registration or financial records Confirm Teams meet league rules for entry Approve, Pend or Reject Team Registrations Manage Roster Lock and/or Automatic Freeze Dates Background check status on coach displays Convenient roster count displays by each team Great features to manage guest or write in players One-click communication to a team, division or season Track birth certificate verification Get Connected: One-click to register team(s) to your leagues or tournaments who also use Connect
BEST CLUB SOLUTIONS. ALL IN ONE ECOSYSTEM GAME SCHEDULING QUICKLY SCHEDULE GAMES, WITH A VARIETY OF FLEXIBLE SCORE ENTRY, PLAYER STATS AND STANDING OPTIONS GAME SCHEDULING Ideal for scheduling small and large leagues Teams automatically display in scheduler Drag and drop teams into their divisions or pools OR auto-assign Control availability of locations, game sites and teams You tell the scheduler how you want to schedule Convenient tools to review schedule balance Manage scheduling, location, team and coach conflicts Drag and drop games to make changes in the Visual Scheduler Score entry by the club or coaches (via mobile entry) Standings instantly update Game changes are communicated instantly to coaches, officials and teams with Bonzi Team Assign and manage officials Supports tournament play and championship brackets Optional Game Day Rosters ensure only registered members participate
YOUR CLUB CONNECTED TO YOUR STATE ASSOCIATION SNAPSHOT OF YOUR CLUB Your Club contacts and stats at a glance DEMOGRAPHICS OF YOUR CLUB Access reports and email functions with one click of a pie slice. Talk to your State Association to learn about all the Association features available to you STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 23
CONNECT TO YOUR LEAGUE(S) One Click to Register to your League(s) Manage Team Entry Manage Rosters Everything from your online registration syncs to your league with a single click Game Day Rosters All data sync d from Club No data entry to create Roster Score Entry Schedule Sync Available online or mobile Native ios and Android Apps STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 24
CONNECT TO YOUR LEAGUE(S) Your League(s) in the palm of your Coaches and Parent s hand Schedule with instant updates Game Information Maps & Directions Coaches have Rosters and Player Passes STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 25
U.S. SOCCER FEDERATION PLUS MORE OPTIONS STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 26
MORE INCLUDED AND PREMIUM OPTIONS Officials Management NEW in 2018 Experience a full integration between your scheduling and your officials management. Two way syncing of game and assignment information between U.S. Soccer Connect League or Tournament Management and GameOfficials Official technology solution of the U.S. Soccer Federation Referee Program Tournament Management NEW in 2018 Team Registration Scheduling Automated Brackets Native Mobile App. Two way syncing with U.S. Soccer Connect and Officials Management STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 27
MORE INCLUDED AND PREMIUM OPTIONS Make a Great College Team More than 2 million athletes have used CaptainU Athlete to follow their dreams of making a great college team. Put your best foot forward, never get stuck, and move forward with confidence. Connecting Athletes & Coaches Building Meaningful Relationships Krossover is the industry leader in providing video breakdown and statistical analysis services. It serves the members, clubs, leagues and participants by: Improving time efficiency for coaches when it comes to game film preparation. Increasing athlete engagement via film. Increase athlete exposure via film by providing custom highlight reel capabilities. Improve the standard of officiating for any league. Officials are able to use Krossover as a tool for self-evaluation. Krossover demo STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 28