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| Available in | English |
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Owner | Pitch Hero Ltd |
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| URL | Pitchero.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required for club/league websites |
| Launched | 2008 |
| Current status | Online |
Pitchero (Pitch Hero Ltd) is a sports website company based in Leeds, United Kingdom.[1] Founded in 2007,[2] it provides a website building and hosting service for semi-professional and amateur sports teams and sports leagues in football, rugby union, rugby league, field hockey, ice hockey, cricket, and netball.
Pitchero charges a monthly subscription fee to sports clubs.[3] Grassroots sports clubs use Pitchero to create team websites, where they can manage membership and payments; post information on fixtures, results, league table rankings, and player stats; and recruit new players, parents, and coaches.[3][2] They also use Pitchero as a communication tool to facilitate internal team discussions and team selection; upload photos and videos to share with their supporters; and share match previews and directions with opposing teams.[4]
- ^ "About Pitchero". Pitchero. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ a b O'Hear, Steve (23 January 2017). "Pitchero, a platform for amateur and grassroots sports, scores £3.1M Series A". TechCrunch. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ a b Eccleshare, Charlie (8 December 2016). "How video-sharing technology is bringing much-needed modernisation to grassroots sport". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "How Old Cents are spreading their message through web". The Gloucestershire Echo. 18 December 2012. p. 38. Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via ProQuest.