Partner Spotlight: American River FC and Byga
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June 3, 2024
Partner Spotlight: American River FC and Byga

High Level Sacramento Area Club American River FC Chooses Byga as Club Management Technology Platform

LOS ALTOS, CA (June 3, 2024) – Exciting news from the Sacramento Area as another major club in the area, American River FC,  joins forces with Byga.


Established in 2009, American River FC prides itself on providing a high quality soccer environment, at an affordable price. The club has grown quickly since it's inception, boasting 27 teams from the U6 to the U19 age groups.


American River FC teams compete in NorCal Premier action. This spring, several teams took home league and tournament honors, including the Freedom 2012G team (NorCal Premier Spring League Champions), Freedom 06 Red team (NorCal Premier State Cup Finalists), and Freedom 08 Silver (NorCal Premier State Cup Champions).


To support its continued growth, American River FC turned to Byga. As the leading provider of comprehensive club management software, Byga is dedicated to streamlining operations and improving the overall experience for soccer clubs. With Byga's innovative platform, American River FC will benefit from advanced tools for registration, scheduling, communication, and more.

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American River FC and Byga kicked off their partnership with recent tryouts. Here's what American River FC Director of Coaching Rich Carrigan had to say about the tryouts process with Byga:


"We are now finishing tryouts and using Byga for the first time. It's made it much easier than in the past. No more printing lists. Everything was done either through the app or website."


With tryouts over, American River FC will progress to using Byga for registration, followed by "field scheduling and eventually the player and coach evaluation tools."


From Carrigan: "This only scratches the surface of what Byga can do. We are also now using the data from tryouts and registration to target communities where we think we can improve our marketing and reach more families."


About Byga

Byga is a comprehensive club management software pushing the boundaries of what's possible for youth sports organizations. What does that mean? It means going beyond simple registration, scheduling, and communication and creating a range of integrated features that simplify and enhance the management of sports clubs. With a user-friendly interface, extensive toolset, and excellent customer support, Byga is the preferred choice for youth sports clubs across the United States.



Key Byga Features and Benefits


Club-Specific Design: Byga is built for youth sports clubs, providing tools that cater specifically to the needs of these organizations. Not every club is the same; Byga ensures each club is set up exactly the way it needs to be.


Comprehensive Management Tools: Byga features essential club functions such as registration, scheduling, communication, and payment processing, all seamlessly integrated.


Mobile App Integration: The Byga mobile app gives parents, team managers, and coaches all the tools they need in a single, easy to use app. With game day features like interactive TeamCast, and Lineups, Byga ensures that team managers and coaches can do everything, from anywhere.


Customer Support and Customization: Byga prides itself on responsive customer support and the club customization. We've worked in youth soccer, so we we understand how important it is to be able to quickly reach the people you need.


Innovative Tryouts Manager: Still using clipboards and paper for tryouts? Byga Tryouts Manager modernizes the player selection process by eliminating long check-in lines and ensuring no player is overlooked. That means smoother tryouts, better first impressions, and more growth.


Learn even more about Byga's key features here.

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[Los Altos, CA] – [1/9/25] The Byga team is delighted to announce that Leo Garcia, former US Club Soccer Executive, has joined the team as Vice President of Business Development. Leo’s roots in soccer run deep. He joined US Club Soccer in its inaugural year (2002) as an intern in Events and Marketing. He quickly ascended through the ranks of the organization, thriving in various roles including Director of Marketing, VP of Competitions and Identification (id2), General Manager of the National Premier Leagues (NPL) and most recently, VP of General Managers. In his positions, he had constant contact with leaders in the youth soccer world, from league executives, to club directors, administrators, and technology vendors. From Leo Garcia: “Over the past 20+ years, I focused on providing clubs with competitive platforms and opportunities to develop players to their full potential. At Byga, I look forward to continued club support, finding ways to efficiently manage talent identification programs and refining a national standard for club technology usage and compatibility.” From Byga CEO Afshin Shafie: “By supporting various PDP programs throughout the western region over the last few years, Byga has learned a ton about the talent ID process and we’re now ready to more directly impact player development by growing in the talent identification space. I’m excited to have Leo to help us expand these efforts with leagues and clubs nationally in addition to helping clubs develop through improved management and operations.” About Byga Byga is a comprehensive club management software pushing the boundaries of what's possible for youth sports organizations. What does that mean? It means going beyond simple registration, scheduling, and communication and creating a range of integrated features that simplify and enhance the management of sports clubs. With a user-friendly interface, extensive toolset, and excellent customer support, Byga is the preferred choice for youth sports clubs across the United States.
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