# Stack Sports

> Stack Sports provides sports registration, league and team management, communication, and payment technology. Founded as Blue Star Sports in 2016, it combined with PlayMetrics in June 2025 under majority owner Genstar Capital. The combined business acquired SportsEngine assets in May 2026 while divesting several recruiting, camp, travel, and endurance businesses to focus on youth sports operations.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Allen, United States
- **Founders:** Robert Wechsler (Founder; original CEO of Blue Star Sports)
- **Products:** Sports Connect, Stack Team App, Stack Pay, PlayMetrics, SportsEngine software and payments
- **Notable:** Completed 25 acquisitions between formation in April 2016 and the May 2018 rebrand., Acquired Blue Sombrero and Affinity Sports for US$45 million in August 2019., Launched Sports Connect in November 2019.

## Products & services

- **Sports Connect** — Websites, registration, payments, reporting, and team-management software for clubs, leagues, and governing bodies; launched on the foundations of Blue Sombrero and Affinity Sports. Now part of PlayMetrics.
- **Stack Team App** — Team and club communication, schedules, member access, attendance, and content; the core platform is free and advertising-funded.
- **Stack Pay** — Sports payment-processing offering associated with registration and organization management.
- **PlayMetrics** — Club, league, tournament, and governing-body operations platform; combined with Stack Sports in June 2025.
- **SportsEngine software and payments** — Club, league, tournament, and studio management portfolio acquired by PlayMetrics from Versant in May 2026; not an outside competitor after the transaction.

## Achievements

- Completed 25 acquisitions between formation in April 2016 and the May 2018 rebrand.
- Acquired Blue Sombrero and Affinity Sports for US$45 million in August 2019.
- Launched Sports Connect in November 2019.
- Combined with PlayMetrics in June 2025 under majority owner Genstar Capital.
- The combined PlayMetrics business acquired substantially all SportsEngine assets from Versant in May 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — SAY Soccer selected PlayMetrics as membership platform on September 14; Cal South announced its adoption on September 9.
- **2026-08** — PlayMetrics announced divestitures including Stack Athlete by CaptainU, RaceWire, GetMeRegistered, TeamInn, camps, and regional road-race timing businesses.
- **2026-05** — PlayMetrics completed the acquisition of substantially all SportsEngine assets from Versant on May 1.
- **2025-12** — PlayMetrics sold Student Sports, operator of Elite 11 and Area Code Baseball, to Elysian Park Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://stacksports.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stacksports/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/StackSports
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbEP_6rog4AzwfcwIntFPYQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stack/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stacksports/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24