Acquisition Reaffirms Active’s Commitment and Leadership in the Youth Sports Market
SAN DIEGO, CA – January 6, 2010 – The Active Network, Inc. (Active), a leading provider of application services technology and marketing solutions for community service and participatory sports organizations, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Clubspaces, Inc., a leading provider of online technology and services for youth and amateur sports associations, leagues and teams. Clubspaces works with some of the country's largest youth sports organizations including American Youth Soccer Organization, Amateur Softball Association, USA Volleyball, USA Water Polo, PONY Baseball & Softball and American Youth Football.
Co-founded by Duncan Jackson and Steve Viarengo in 2006, Clubspaces, located in Pleasanton, CA, provides online tools to manage website creation, league scheduling, player registration, payment processing, fundraising and communication applications. The integration of Clubspaces’ software will allow ActiveSports, a division of The Active Network, to improve online registration, content management and social media capabilities across multiple sports markets including soccer, baseball, volleyball, water polo, basketball and football. Additionally, with access to more than 5 million players, parents and volunteers, Clubspaces offers brands the ability to reach their target audience through sponsorship and online advertising opportunities.
“As parents and software veterans, we started Clubspaces because we saw a need to help parents better manage their kids involvement in sports activities,” said Duncan Jackson, chief executive officer of Clubspaces. “Today, we are excited to build on our success in the youth sports industry by joining the Active team.”
“Clubspaces has built a strong reputation in the industry for providing a suite of quality services and software that many of the largest youth sports governing bodies use to streamline their online operations,” said Matt Ehrlichman, executive vice president, The Active Network, Inc. “Active’s acquisition of Clubspaces reaffirms our position as a youth sports market leader with a best in class product and an industry leading client base.”
Active is a leading provider of online registration technology and marketing solutions for sports, events and community-based organizations. Active services over 10,000 sports leagues and clubs with technology and marketing solutions that minimize administrative duties, costs associated with manual, paper-based registration and data management processes. Active is the technology partner of choice for more than 35 national governing bodies and sports organizations including: United States Tennis Association, Little League Baseball, Pop Warner Football and USA Hockey.
About The Active Network, Inc.
The Active Network delivers integrated technology solutions, marketing services and online media properties that encourage and enable participation in activities and events. For more information, please visit www.ActiveNetwork.com.
Media Contact
Jake Gonzales, The Active Network, Inc.
jake.gonzales@activenetwork.com or 858.652-6133