FAQs
What is Roster Champ?
Roster Champ is an online tool for quickly creating baseball & softball hitting and fielding plans for a whole game.
Roster Champ is unique because it allows you, the coach, to see who’s played where and for how long. Our hope is that Roster Champ will help you meet your skill-building goals for each athlete on your team.
Why do I need Roster Champ?
Our charter as coaches of youth sports is to foster a love for the game. At Roster Champ we believe that there’s a “win” in the game for every athlete, whether that means pitching a no-hitter or playing second base for the first time.
If you’re familiar with coaching baseball or softball you already understand the time commitment and complexity of setting hitting and fielding schedules for a whole game. It can take a good coach up to an hour per game with 2-3 games per week.
If you’re new to coaching, you’ve recently been entrusted with 12-15 young athletes with varying skill-levels and aspirations. You need to slot them into 9 fielding positions for 6-7 innings per game. You’ll also have to consider a fielding schedule that utilizes all the athlete’s talent, considers who you’re playing against, and gives your skill-building athletes a chance for growth.
Roster champ eases the burden on coaches by structuring the approach to game planning, providing all the right information at your fingertips and remaining flexible - ensuring timely changes when the pressure’s on.
Who is Roster Champ for?
Roster Champ is exclusively for coaches of recreational baseball and softball and is built to help you foster the growth of each athlete’s skill development.
Roster Champ is for any coach who wants to create full-game hitting and fielding schedules for their team(s) with the flexibility to optimize as the play happens.
Last minute no-show or injury? Roster Champ can help you make the right move quickly, with all the right information, so the game doesn’t have to wait.
How is this better than what I do today?
Roster Champ can use individual player profiles to auto-generate game plans based on a host of factors that you control. Take it with you, adjust your lineup on mobile and have visibility into playing time for each athlete per game and over the whole season. When it comes to ensuring every player gets the chance they’ve earned (without sacrificing game quality), Roster Champ has all the other methods beat.
Coaches can save up to one hour of prep time per game by utilizing Roster Champ’s patent-pending features. Coach IQ keeps track of playing time for each athlete so you’re never left wondering if you made the right decision.
How do I get Roster Champ?
Click the link on the Home page and get started today! Roster Champ is a web application so it’s available without going to the app store on your phone.
If you’d like to save the app to your phone home screen follow the instructions for your phone brand online. Search “saving a website shortcut to my home screen on…” (iOS or Android)
Sign up with your email address below and we will keep you up to date on any new features or promotional deals.
Is Roster Champ available on the App Store?
No. Roster Champ is a mobile-first progressive web application (PWA) built so you don’t need to download an application from the app store. Lots of great companies such as Spotify, Starbucks, Uber, Flipboard, OneNote, etc. use web applications just like Roster Champ. Here’s an article with more information about it than you wanted to know.
Is Roster Champ secure? Who can see my lineups?
Access is controlled by sign-in, all data is encrypted, and you control who else can view/edit your team’s lineups - such as an assistant coach. This is a tool exclusively for coaches so parents and other teams cannot view your data.