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Sport:80 customers will soon be able to take advantage of an integration with the Welsh Sports Association’s (WSA) DBS service for sport and leisure.

The cloud-based sport officials management (SOM) solution developed by refbook is delivering unprecedented flexibility and connectivity for officials, administrators and assignors alike.

Aligning ourselves with the highest industry standards for cyber security is our number one priority, and we have put several systems and processes in place to defend against the increasing threat of cyber attacks.

Through our Platform your community can keep digital membership cards, qualifications, certificates, and event tickets right in their pocket.

We are incredibly excited to be supporting SportCheer England with a crucial step in their development with a new membership management solution.

Through our partnerships and software, the organisations we work with are able to become more sustainable by digitising and streamlining key processes.

We take a look back on a series of productive meetings, phenomenal food and drink, breathtaking views, and friendly sporting competition.

With a strategy to improve our sustainability credentials, we are making the necessary steps to become more environmentally conscious.

In the next instalment of our 'Meet The Team' series, we introduce Jordan Wright, Software Engineer at Sport:80.

Case Study: USA Water Polo and Sport:80

We are extremely proud to be working with the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) to support the acceleration of their digital evolution.

We have upgraded the Sport:80 Platform’s payment functionality by adding ‘Link’ to our Stripe integration.

Our COO, Jonny Turner, analyses why environmental consciousness is leading decision-making in the sports industry.

We are proud to be working with Pétanque England, who have adopted our technology to take the next step in their digital evolution.

We have partnered with Rosterfy, whose market-leading workforce management solution is enabling governing bodies to maximise engagement with volunteers, coaches, and officials.

The introduction of Google and Apple Pay is part of a series of Stripe upgrades that will improve the way payments can be made through the Sport:80 Platform.

In the next instalment of our 'Meet The Team' series, we introduce Josh Cowling, Customer Success Team Member at Sport:80.

We are delighted to announce our partnership with Globocol, who have designed a safeguarding case management solution specific to the sports industry.

The UK Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association (UKBJJA), one of the UK’s fastest-growing NGBs, is officially adopting our innovative technology to support its members.

In the next instalment of our 'Meet The Team' series, we introduce Michael Holley, Software Engineer at Sport:80.

Case Study: Basketball Wales and Sport:80

We are incredibly proud to announce that we are now ISO 27001 certified, which officially recognises the company’s commitment to first-class information security management.

We are excited to announce our partnership with Lucid Travel, a platform that helps event organisers generate additional revenue by selling accommodation as part of their registration process.

We are incredibly proud to announce our partnership with iSponsor, who provide revolutionary community fundraising technology to sports organisations, clubs, and NGBs.

"We've created a foundational integration so that we can essentially plug-and-play with any NGB".

We are delighted to announce our partnership with Cherry Hub, which will bring innovative gamification and digital membership solutions to the sports organisations that we work with.

With our data visualisation solution, our partners have transformed the way they track and report on representation in their sports.

Using our custom-configured data visualisation dashboards, our partners are able to better understand their customers, and identify opportunities for growth.

In the next instalment of our 'Meet The Team' series, we introduce Margarida Ribiero, Software Engineer at Sport:80.

Case Study: Panintelligence and Sport:80

Our COO, Jonny Turner, analyzes the data revolution, and discusses how NGBs can tap into the enormous potential of their membership data with the Sport:80 data dashboards.

Today we sat with Customer Success Executive, Emma Witherford, to discuss in detail the annual audits which she delivers for Sport:80 clients.

We take a look back at fantastic meetings, eye-opening seminars, and scintillating sport in the USA.

We are delighted to announce that we are a founding member of the ‘Sports Technology Alliance’; a collective of pioneering technology companies that are driven to design, deliver, and support innovative solutions that enable the growth of sport.

In the next instalment of our 'Meet The Team' series, we introduce Emma Witherford, Customer Success Team Member at Sport:80.

On Monday, the Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire, His Majesty The King's Personal Representative, visited our Kelham Island office to officially present us with our Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade.

We are extremely proud to announce our partnership with etrainu, which promises to make innovative online learning solutions more accessible and functional for the sports organisations that we work with.

We are delighted to announce a new project with the American Kennel Club (AKC), which will see Sport:80 develop a new app solution to support their online AKC Agility League™.

In the next instalment of our 'Meet The Team' series, we introduce Jake Lane, Content Marketing Executive at Sport:80.

We are incredibly proud to have updated our integration with the US Center for SafeSport’s learning management system (LMS) to make new additional certifications available.

We are delighted to announce a new project with Sport Ireland to support the organisation with its safeguarding certification processes.

We recently sat down with our Head of Customer Success, Rich Mallon, to look back on how Sport:80’s Customer Success Team has evolved since we first formed in 2012.

Case Study: USA Track and Field and Sport:80

To realise value from data, one thing is for sure, you have to own it (literally and metaphorically!).

In the next instalment of our 'Meet The Team' series, we introduce Sam Vincent, Customer Success Manager at Sport:80.

In the next instalment of our 'Meet The Team' series, we introduce Chris Johnston, Senior Software Engineer at Sport:80.

Angling Cymru, Badminton Wales, and Basketball Wales have become the latest Welsh NGBs to power their sports with innovative technological solutions delivered by us at Sport:80.

We have joined forces with the Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) and the Sports Industry Research Centre (SIRC) at Sheffield Hallam University to deliver a piece of research into the challenges faced by grassroots sport

In the first instalment of our brand new 'Meet The Team' series, we introduce Bradley Champion, Customer Success Team Member at Sport:80.

Case Study: Badminton Ireland and Sport:80

Case Study: Results and ranking systems by Sport:80

We’re delighted to have launched a series of updates to the Sport:80 Platform registration flows, designed to simplify the user journey.

While ‘software as a service’ (SaaS) and ‘managed software as a service’ (MSaaS) might seem similar, there are some key differences, and it’s the ‘managed’ aspect that is so important to us.

We are excited to announce the launch of a new solution to support grassroots organisations with a number of tools, in collaboration with Archery GB.

We are excited to announce the launch of our new data visualisation dashboards which will provide your organisation with enhanced analytical capabilities.

Case Study: Wales Netball and Sport:80

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category.

The findings of a House of Lords select committee report concluded it is “unacceptable” that recommendations to improve safeguarding in sport made by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson in 2017 had not yet been implemented, intensifying calls for reform.

2022 marks a special milestone for everyone at Sport:80 as we celebrate 10 years since the company was founded.

Sports Tech specialists Sport:80 have been shortlisted for the ‘Best Technology Company’ Award at this year’s Sheffield Business Awards.

Badminton Ireland, the country's National Governing Body for the sport of badminton, has embarked on the build of a new digital membership system for the management of and engagement with members, clubs, leagues, counties, and branches across the country.

Gary Hargraves, CEO of Sheffield-based sports tech specialist Sport:80 has been named as one of this year’s Ones To Watch as part of The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme for 2021.

USA Water Polo has teamed up with sports technology specialists, Sport:80, to make a significant shift in the way it delivers digital services to athletes, coaches, officials, and clubs.

Joymo, the direct-to-consumer OTT media platform for governing bodies, clubs, teams, and athletes in sport, has entered a strategic alliance with leading sport management technology provider, Sport:80.

Snowsport England, Snowsport Wales and British Bobsleigh, have joined our rapidly-growing Community of leading sports governing bodies.

An article by Sport:80 CEO, Gary Hargraves.

We are delighted to announce a new partnership with Wrkit to help sports organisations establish invaluable engagement with their members and participants.

We are delighted to announce the launch of our club management system just days away from grassroots sport being able to make its first steps back to normality.