Tryout Buddy – Simple Tryout Management for Coaches

Run your next tryout without the clipboard, the spreadsheet, or the Sunday night data entry. Tryout Buddy handles applicant registration, evaluator scoring, live rankings, and outcome emails – all in one place.

Built for Teacher-Coaches

Most coaches run one or two tryouts a year. You don’t need enterprise software. You need something that works this weekend and doesn’t require a tutorial. Tryout Buddy is built for the teacher who also coaches – the person juggling a full-time job, a family, and 60 kids who showed up to try out for the team.

Replace Google Forms and spreadsheets with a dedicated tryout management system. Applicants register online, evaluators score on any device, and results are calculated automatically.

What Tryout Buddy Does

Online registration – Applicants sign up with a tryout code. No paper forms.
Application templates – Collect the information you actually need.
Multi-evaluator scoring – Assign coaches as evaluators. Everyone scores on their own device simultaneously.
Live rankings – Scores are calculated automatically as evaluators submit.
Outcome emails – Send acceptance, waitlist, and rejection emails in one click.
Parent & guardian support – Built-in parental consent flow for minor applicants.
Sub-hosts – Add assistant coaches as evaluators or sub-hosts.

Who Uses Tryout Buddy

Tryout Buddy is designed for coaches at middle schools, high schools, and recreational programs running tryouts for sports and performing arts. Dance teams, cheer squads, basketball, soccer, volleyball, baseball, softball, theatre – any activity where you need to evaluate applicants and make cuts.

Pricing

Tryout Buddy starts at $20 per year.

Pal – $20/year: 1 tryout, up to 75 applicants
Buddy – $65/year: 3 tryouts, up to 100 applicants per tryout
Friend – $130/year: 10 tryouts, up to 150 applicants, 2 sub-host seats
Crew: Custom pricing for organizations and athletic departments