# Good Game Sports

> Good Game Sports (ggsports.co) is pickleball tournament and league software built for clubs. It handles registration, brackets, live scoring, court assignments, sub-ins, dropouts, DUPR rating uploads, and player notifications. Used by 80+ clubs to run 3,000+ events. Pricing starts at $125/month with a free 2-week trial.

## What Good Game Sports does
- Runs pickleball tournaments and leagues end to end: registration, payments, brackets, scheduling, live scoring, court assignments, and results.
- Auto-adjusts brackets, schedules, and court assignments when players drop out or subs are added.
- Pushes match notifications to players (court, opponent, start time) through the mobile app.
- Uploads results to DUPR and other rating systems after the event.
- Supports formats including single elimination, double elimination, round robin, pools-to-bracket, ladder leagues, and MLP-style team formats.
- Works with or without CourtReserve. Player lists can be imported from a spreadsheet.

## Who it's for
- Pickleball clubs, courts, and facilities running recurring leagues and tournaments.
- Tournament directors who want to spend less time on bracket admin and answering "what court am I on?" questions.
- Programming directors who want to keep players engaged between events with notifications and a connected player app.

## Core pages
- [Home / product overview](https://ggsports.co/): features, pricing, FAQ, and demo booking.
- [Pricing](https://ggsports.co/#pricing): $125/month starting tier, free 2-week trial, no credit card required.
- [FAQ](https://ggsports.co/#faq): trial, switching from other tools, dropouts, hosts and players using the app, custom formats.
- [Book a demo](https://calendly.com/dinakar-ggsports/30min): 30-minute call with the founder.
- [Player app (iOS)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/good-game-sports/id6503930374)
- [Player app (Android)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ggs.app)
- [Director web app](https://app.ggsports.co): where directors build events and run them live.
- [Privacy policy](https://ggsports.co/privacy-policy.html)
- [Terms of service](https://ggsports.co/terms-of-service.html)

## Comparisons
- [Compare pickleball tournament software](https://ggsports.co/compare/): how Good Game Sports compares to Swish, PickleballTournaments.com, and Pickleheads on formats, pricing, apps, and DUPR.
- [Good Game Sports vs. Swish](https://ggsports.co/compare/good-game-sports-vs-swish/): 15+ formats and a director web app vs. a low-cost, mobile-first app.
- [Good Game Sports vs. PickleballTournaments.com](https://ggsports.co/compare/good-game-sports-vs-pickleballtournaments/): a flat club subscription for recurring leagues and tournaments vs. a per-event registration marketplace.
- [Good Game Sports vs. Pickleheads](https://ggsports.co/compare/good-game-sports-vs-pickleheads/): club-grade tournaments and leagues vs. a player-focused court finder and round robin tool.

## Blog (operator playbooks)
- [Setting up your first pickleball tournament: a checklist](https://ggsports.co/blog/setting-up-your-first-pickleball-tournament-checklist/)
- [Setting up your first pickleball league: a guide](https://ggsports.co/blog/setting-up-your-first-pickleball-league-guide/)
- [How to handle last-minute dropouts](https://ggsports.co/blog/how-to-handle-last-minute-dropouts/)
- [How to reduce wait time between matches](https://ggsports.co/blog/how-to-reduce-wait-time-between-matches/)
- [Choose a tournament format by player count and time](https://ggsports.co/blog/choose-tournament-format-by-player-count-and-time/)
- [Round robin vs double elimination](https://ggsports.co/blog/round-robin-vs-double-elimination/)
- [What is MLP format, and should your club try it?](https://ggsports.co/blog/what-is-mlp-format-should-your-club-try-it/)
- [Handling subs in league play](https://ggsports.co/blog/handling-subs-in-league-play/)
- [DUPR ratings and fair league seeding](https://ggsports.co/blog/dupr-ratings-fair-league-seeding/)
- [Pre-event communication for tournament day](https://ggsports.co/blog/pre-event-communication-tournament-day/)
- [Why real-time notifications keep players engaged](https://ggsports.co/blog/why-real-time-notifications-keep-players-engaged/)
- [Ways to keep pickleball programming fresh](https://ggsports.co/blog/ways-to-keep-pickleball-programming-fresh/)
- [Building a community flywheel at your club](https://ggsports.co/blog/community-flywheel/)
- [Why clubs are ditching spreadsheets for event software](https://ggsports.co/blog/why-clubs-are-ditching-spreadsheets-for-event-software/)
- [Pricing your pickleball events: what to charge and why](https://ggsports.co/blog/pricing-your-pickleball-events-what-to-charge/)
- [DUPR partners with Good Game Sports to power club play](https://ggsports.co/blog/dupr-partners-with-good-game-sports/)
- [Pool play into brackets: the best of both worlds](https://ggsports.co/blog/pool-play-into-brackets/)
- [The check-in experience: small details that make a big difference](https://ggsports.co/blog/tournament-check-in-experience/)
- [Weekly vs. biweekly leagues: what works better for retention](https://ggsports.co/blog/weekly-vs-biweekly-leagues/)
- [Managing player complaints: a tournament director's guide](https://ggsports.co/blog/managing-player-complaints-tournament-directors-guide/)
- [From 10 to 100 players: scaling your club's events](https://ggsports.co/blog/from-10-to-100-players-scaling-club-events/)
- [How pickleball events drive member retention](https://ggsports.co/blog/how-pickleball-events-drive-member-retention/)
- [How to attract new members through better event programming](https://ggsports.co/blog/how-to-attract-new-members-through-better-event-programming/)
- [What players actually want from tournament software](https://ggsports.co/blog/what-players-want-from-tournament-software/)
- [The rise of pickleball leagues: what the data shows](https://ggsports.co/blog/rise-of-pickleball-leagues/)
- [Padel's growth in North America: what operators need to know](https://ggsports.co/blog/padel-growth-north-america/)
- [Turning open-play regulars into league players](https://ggsports.co/blog/turning-open-play-regulars-into-league-players/)
- [Weekly opt-ins: running a league around players' real availability](https://ggsports.co/blog/weekly-opt-ins-league-around-availability/)
- [Why players quit pickleball leagues midseason (and how to keep them playing)](https://ggsports.co/blog/why-players-quit-leagues-midseason/)
- [The Compass format: how to guarantee every player four games](https://ggsports.co/blog/compass-format-guarantee-every-player-more-than-one-game/)
- [When to split a tournament into divisions (and when not to)](https://ggsports.co/blog/when-to-split-a-tournament-into-divisions/)
- [Ladder League vs. Up and Down the River: which ladder fits your league](https://ggsports.co/blog/ladder-league-vs-up-and-down-the-river/)
- [Why a player's results history is your best retention tool](https://ggsports.co/blog/why-results-history-is-your-best-retention-tool/)
- [Double vs. triple elimination: choosing your bracket depth](https://ggsports.co/blog/double-vs-triple-elimination-bracket-depth/)
- [Reign of the Court: a high-energy rotating format for social nights](https://ggsports.co/blog/reign-of-the-court-rotating-format-social-nights/)
- [What is the Crazy 8's format and when to run it](https://ggsports.co/blog/crazy-8s-format-when-to-run-it/)
- [Verifying DUPR ratings at registration: one less thing to check at the desk](https://ggsports.co/blog/verifying-dupr-ratings-at-registration/)
- [Cream of the Crop: reshuffling players each round to find the top](https://ggsports.co/blog/cream-of-the-crop-reshuffling-players-each-round/)
- [Blog index](https://ggsports.co/blog/): all posts.

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