Built for the playground. Driven by what matters.

We exist to give South African youth athletes a single, verified record they own for life — and to give the people supporting them the tools to do that fairly, safely, and transparently.

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POPIA-compliant

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For every athlete

Born in JHB. Built on what matters.

Even Playground exists because South African sport deserves a source of truth. One record. Owned by the athlete. Verified by the people they trust. Carried for life — from primary school through senior squads, across coaches and institutions.

"We started this because every athlete deserves their own record — not a screenshot in a WhatsApp group, not a sentence in a coach's head. One verified profile. Owned by them. For life."

James ThaverHead of Coaching · Even Playground

One pathway, four perspectives

Everyone around the athlete has a better next step.

The platform stays connected without flattening people into one generic dashboard. Each role gets the tools, permissions, and context it actually needs.

ATHLETE

Own the record

A profile that carries from the schoolyard to senior squads — with stats, highlights, and achievements in one place.

INSTITUTION

Run the pathway

Rosters, fixtures, attendance, and compliance tools that keep schools, clubs, and academies moving.

PARENT / GUARDIAN

Stay close

A permissioned view of progress, fixtures, announcements, and the moments that matter to your child.

MEDIA

Make impact visible

Cover events, tag verified athletes, and earn wallet credits through a transparent contribution trail.

How trust moves

Progress should be portable.

The record becomes more useful with every verified handoff — while the athlete stays in control of what is private, shared, and discoverable.

Start with the person.

An athlete builds one profile that grows with their sport, school, club, and ambitions.

Verify with context.

Coaches, institutions, parents, and officials add the proof that makes a record credible.

Open the right doors.

Discovery is opt-in, field-level, and designed to create opportunity without sacrificing safety.

Why even playground

Built different. By design.

Six principles baked into every screen — from athlete profile to institutional console.

Verified record

Every match, every metric, locked once and visible forever.

Privacy-first

POPIA youth-safe by default. You decide what becomes public.

Built in SA

For South African schools, clubs, parents, and federations.

Free starter tier

Athletes + parents free for life. Institutions free up to 50 athletes.

Audit-trailed

Every admin and verification action is append-only logged.

Join now and elevate the playground.

Free for athletes and parents. Free starter tier for institutions. Verification in under 48 hours.

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Verified, POPIA-aware multi-sport platform for South African youth athletes. One record from primary school through senior squads.