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Know who is playing on Saturday, without chasing a single parent.

Fixtura is software we built for South African schools: the sports coordinators, coaches, parents and pupils who make school sport happen every week.

Fixtures and team sheetsOne-tap parent repliesNotices and alertsSafe messagingAway-day bus
ParentU14A Rugby vs Greenfield CollegeSat 25 Oct · 09:30 · Away, Field 2Bus leaves school 07:30Is Sipho playing?Yes, he's inCan't make itAnswers close Thu 18:00
CoachU14A team sheet
In 14Out 2Waiting 3
Liam P.Reminded
Ayanda N.Reminded
Ruan v W.Reminded
Before

School sport ran on WhatsApp groups, emails and paper slips. Parents answered late or not at all, then said they never got the message, so nobody knew for sure who was playing on Saturday, and nobody could see what was being said between coaches, parents and pupils.

What we built

One place for the whole week of school sport, from the fixture list to the final whistle.

Set up from your spreadsheetsThe coordinator brings in teams, players, families, staff and the season's fixtures from the files they already have. Even a list copied out of an email imports.
Fixtures and team sheetsThe coordinator owns the calendar. Coaches pick the team, mark the captain and starters, and publish the sheet, and families are asked straight away.
Yes or no in one tapParents answer for their child before answers close, and the coach sees who's in, out and silent as it happens. Reminders go out by themselves, so nobody chases parents.
Never miss a messageEvery notice arrives in the app and by push, with email as a backup. Cancellations and urgent notices lead with the time and venue.
Messaging that keeps children safeParents message the coach, and can mark a message urgent. There's no private channel between an adult and a child, and every conversation is recorded where the school can see it.
Emergencies and medical detailsAny coach on the team can raise an injury or a missing child and call the guardian in one tap. Medical details are locked, and every look is recorded.
The bus on away daysStaff see who's on the bus, who has gone home with a parent and when the bus arrived. Parents choose how their child travels.
How it runs now

On Monday coaches publish their teams, and parents get a push and an email asking yes or no. Anyone still silent gets a reminder counting down to the deadline. On Saturday the coach sends one notice that the bus leaves at 07:30, the sheet is already full, and the result goes in after the final whistle.

01Import
02Fixture
03Families answer
04Reminders
05Match day
06Result
“On a Friday I used to be in six WhatsApp groups trying to work out who was playing. Now I open one screen, I can see who still has to answer, and the coaches chase their own teams.”
A sports coordinator, Fixtura
What's next

A native app in the app stores, Afrikaans, isiZulu and isiXhosa, and clubs with adult players. Further ahead, a fixture between two Fixtura schools is shared, so one change tells both sides.

Still running it on group chats?