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JUNIOR SPORT MADE FUNA SCHOOL OF PLAY APP

Everyone
plays.
Everyone
belongs.

The junior sport app for parent coaches, team managers and families. Fun, play-based sessions, fair game time for every child, and team admin that runs itself.

Coming soon toApp StoreComing soon toGoogle Play
Free for teams. Basketball, soccer, Aussie rules, netball and cricket.
5:125G ▮
‹Pirate Island⏸
NOW · 3 OF 6
Pirates
Weak hand only at 4 minutes
left in this game
5:42
Say this
“How can you keep the ball safe from the pirates?”
Up next
Game Winners · 10 min
→
Extend +2
Skip ▶
9:245G ▮
‹vs Hawks⏸
SWAP TIME · WAIT FOR WHISTLE
0:24
NEXT WHISTLE
ON ↑
Mia
Leo
Sam
OFF ↓
Ava
Jack
Zoe
Wait for whistle
✓ Done
FULL TIME · TIGERS U7
Everyone played 18:45.
Free
for
teams
Fun games
Fair game time
Even teams
The oranges roster
No ads. Ever.
Everyone plays
Everyone belongs
Time for oranges!
Fun games
Fair game time
Even teams
The oranges roster
No ads. Ever.
Everyone plays
Everyone belongs
Time for oranges!
THE PROBLEM

Junior sport should be the best part of the week.

Most kids play to have fun and be with their friends. But volunteer coaches get no plan, game time ends up uneven, the same kids land on the same teams, and team managers spend their week chasing oranges. When sport stops feeling fun and fair, kids stop playing.

48%
of kids play for fun
47%
play to be with friends
57%
want everyone to get equal playing time
29%
of kids who quit say they felt "not good enough"
Source: Aspen Institute Project Play national youth survey
WHAT IT DOES

Everything your team needs, in one happy app.

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1SESSIONS
Fun sessions, ready to go.
Pick your age group and time. Get a play-based session full of games kids love, with simple instructions you can run from your phone.
7:405G ▮
‹BuilderSave
Pirate Island
U7 · 45 min · 9 kids · one ball each
3′
Name Ball Toss
Connect
⋮⋮
7′
What's the Time, Mr Fox?
Warm-up
⋮⋮
8′
Pirates
Dribbling
⋮⋮
10′
Game Winners
Shooting
⋮⋮
12′
Hoop Ball 3v3
Team game
⋮⋮
5′
Back-to-Back Pass
Cool-down
⋮⋮
2GAME DAY
Fair game time, sorted.
Tell the app who's here. It plans equal minutes for every child and buzzes the parent on the bench when it's time to swap.
9:245G ▮
‹vs Hawks⏸
SWAP TIME · WAIT FOR WHISTLE
0:24
NEXT WHISTLE
ON ↑
Mia
Leo
Sam
OFF ↓
Ava
Jack
Zoe
Wait for whistle
✓ Done
3TEAM PICKER
Even teams in seconds.
Make two, three or more fair teams, keep apart the kids who need it, and mix it up every week.
5:035G ▮
‹TeamsBig screen
Nice one! Fresh teams.
Red Circles
Mia · Leo · Zoe
●
Yellow Stars
Sam · Ava · Ruby
↻
Green Triangles
Jack · Noah · Isla
↻
0 repeats from last week. Mia and Sam teamed for the first time.
Reshuffle
Use these
4DUTIES
The oranges roster.
Scoring, umpiring, oranges and lollies shared fairly across every family, with reminders and one-tap swaps.
8:025G ▮
‹Oranges Roster
By round
By family
ROUND 4 · SAT 8 NOV
#
Scorer
Chen family
◷
Timekeeper
Ali family
Swap offered
◐
Oranges
Nguyen family
ROUND 5 · SAT 15 NOV
#
Scorer
Okafor family
◷
Timekeeper
Bailey family
◐
Oranges
Ross family
Home
Plan
Game
Team
Duties
BENCH
Mia
Leo
Sam
Ava
Jack
Zoe
Noah
Kai
CHANGE 1 OF 8 · EVERYONE ON 18:45
GAME DAY

"The three on the bench go on."

That's all the parent on the bench needs to know. Halftime Oranges works out the rotation, counts down to every change and tells you exactly who's on and who's off. At the final buzzer, every child has played the same time. No maths, no arguments, no one left out.

See how game day works →
WHO IT'S FOR

Made for everyone on the sideline

COACHES
Coaches
Turn up, open the app, run a brilliant session.
5:125G ▮
‹Pirate Island⏸
NOW · 3 OF 6
Pirates
Weak hand only at 4 minutes
left in this game
5:42
Say this
“How can you keep the ball safe from the pirates?”
Up next
Game Winners · 10 min
→
Extend +2
Skip ▶
TEAM MANAGERS
Team managers
Set up the season once and let the app do the chasing.
8:025G ▮
‹Oranges Roster
By round
By family
ROUND 4 · SAT 8 NOV
#
Scorer
Chen family
◷
Timekeeper
Ali family
Swap offered
◐
Oranges
Nguyen family
ROUND 5 · SAT 15 NOV
#
Scorer
Okafor family
◷
Timekeeper
Bailey family
◐
Oranges
Ross family
Home
Plan
Game
Team
Duties
PARENTS
Parents
Know where to be, what to bring and when it's your turn.
7:305G ▮
SATURDAY
Hi Sarah
Mia · Tigers U7
NEXT GAME
Game at 9:15am
Coburg Stadium, Court 3. Arrive 9:00.
Your family: oranges this week
2 bags, cut in quarters
◐
What to bring
Water bottle · Tigers shirt · runners
Sideline tip
“I love to watch you play.”
♥
Home
Plan
Game
Team
Duties
KIDS
Kids
More fun, more touches of the ball, and a team that feels like a team.
No account needed
Dale and Paul from The School of Play
The School of Play
THE SCHOOL OF PLAY DIFFERENCE

Built by people who teach through play.

Halftime Oranges comes from The School of Play, where every skill is learned through games. It follows Australia's Game Sense approach and lines up with the programs your kids already know: Aussie Hoops, MiniRoos, Auskick, NetSetGo and Cricket Blast.

Aussie HoopsMiniRoosAuskickNetSetGoCricket Blast
Read our why →
OUR PROMISES

Four things we'll never budge on.

No ads. Ever.
No rankings of children.
No accounts for kids.
Everyone gets a fair go.
“
We just want all kids to love sport and feel like they belong, no matter their ability. There is a place for everyone in sport, especially junior sport.
— Dale & Paul, two dads and the founders of Halftime Oranges
Dale and Paul, founders of Halftime OrangesRead our why →
FREE FOR TEAMS

Make this season the best one yet.

Free for teams. Set up in five minutes.

Coming soon toApp StoreComing soon toGoogle Play