Every week, a club faces the same three questions. Who is coming to train? Who has not paid their fees yet? And who is on duty in the hall on Saturday? Usually someone knows the answer, but it sits in three different places: a spreadsheet, a group chat and someone's head.
What is Grip op Sport?
Grip op Sport is software for sports clubs. Members, classes, competitions and pools, membership fees and the club website are in one place, instead of spread over spreadsheets, chat messages and paper.
The name says what I mean: grip. You see what is going on and what is still open, without having to call three people. Anyone who runs a club on the side benefits from that every week. Every sport also has its own habits, such as belts in judo or pools at a tournament, and the software takes them into account.
Who is it for?
For clubs run by volunteers. Time is the scarcest thing there, so the software has to shorten the work, not be an extra task. A small club with a handful of volunteers has the same tasks as a large club, just with fewer hands. Grip op Sport is made for that.
Three questions, one place
Who is coming? In the member overview you search and filter members. Classes and attendance are in the same system.
Who has paid? Fees and invoices belong to the same member data, so the treasurer does not have to search a separate file.
Who is on duty in the hall? The volunteer rota is a schedule per period that volunteers sign up for. The coordinator sees what is still open.
One screen per role
Everyone works with the same data but sees the screen that fits their own role. A coach does not need to see fees, and a treasurer does not need to see pools.
- Coach: classes and attendance
- Treasurer: fees and invoices
- Competition secretary: competitions and pools
- Volunteer coordinator: the rota
Why I make this
I am Nick Postma and I make Grip op Sport because volunteers would rather spend their time on the sport than on admin. Less admin means tasks are done sooner and less is kept twice.
In a club a lot of work stays invisible: collecting details, checking who did what, asking again. That work is necessary, but it can be done smarter.
I test every choice with one question: does this save a volunteer time? If not, it does not belong.
Remember the name
Grip op Sport: less admin, everything in one place, one screen per role. Do you know a club run by volunteers? Pass this blog on.