Which hosting plan for a sports club or league: fixtures, results and members

The short answer: someone visiting a club’s site wants to know when the next match is, how the last one went and how to sign up. That fits a light site, with text tables and shrunk photos, and the entry plan will do. The work is in someone updating it every week.

What the site needs

What What to do
Fixtures and results As text (a table), not an image: it opens quickly on a phone and Google reads it. Update it on match day.
News and photographs A short report per match, with a few light photos: Image optimisation.
Teams and squad Names and photos of minors are personal data. Ask parents or guardians for permission: Personal data protection.
Sign-ups and fees A simple form is enough to sign up. For fees paid on the site, it is already an area with login: Which plan for a members area.
How to get there and contacts The ground’s or hall’s address as text, training times and a WhatsApp button: Putting WhatsApp on your site.

Getting started

1 Start with the entry plan and a site with fixtures, results, teams and contact.
2 Name who updates it (one person, with a stand-in) and when: the day after each match.
3 Put the site address on all the club’s social pages and on posters: Do you need a website if you already have Instagram or Facebook?.
4 Test on a phone, which is where most people see the results: A light site on mobile data.
5 Review the plan if there are broadcasts, many videos or a shop for shirts: Which plan for a shop.
An out-of-date calendar is worse than none. Someone who turns up to a postponed match does not trust it again. If you cannot update it, put “see our social pages for the calendar” where it can be seen.
On final days or big matches the site may get a peak: a light page copes better. Preparing for a traffic spike.

Building a club’s site? Tell us how many teams it has and who will update it.

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SEE ALSO

Image optimisation and WebP

Personal data protection: what applies to your website

Which hosting plan for a membership, booking or course site where visitors log in

Putting WhatsApp on your site: the link, the button and the ready-written message

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