Transform your pickup basketball games into organized and tracked experiences with OnBall - the ultimate recreational basketball management platform.

Why OnBall?

Tired of unbalanced teams? Arguing about who's actually the best? No way to track your performance? OnBall solves all of this with intelligent team generation, dynamic player ratings, and comprehensive statistics tracking.

SMART TEAM GENERATION

Create perfectly balanced teams in seconds:
- Balanced algorithm: Uses player ratings to create even match ups
- Team randomizer: Easily add player to create squads quickly
- Custom teams: Drag-and-drop players to retain your squad
- Multi-size mode: Simultaneously generate teams of various sizes
- Support for 1v1 - 5v5 games

DYNAMIC PLAYER RATINGS + OVR

OnBall's Rating system is the most sophisticated in recreational sports:
- Peer ratings: See what everyone thinks of your skills
- 7 skill categories: Scoring, Defense, Rebounding, Play making, Stamina, Physicality, X-Factor
- OVR: Performance-based adjustments from actual game results
- Transparent calculations everyone can understand

AWARDS SYSTEM

Earn recognition through 5 badge categories:
- Winner Badge: Total victories
- MVP Badge: Most Valuable Player awards
- Streak Badge: Consecutive wins
- Blowout Badge: Dominant victories
- Giant Slayer Badge: Underdog victories

Earn Championship Belts through 6 categories
- community-voted Belts for special recognition
- Belt list: Sharp Shooter, General, Warrior, Clutch, Motor, Has It All
- 5 votes minimum, dynamic - belts switch to players with more votes

TOURNAMENT CREATOR

Take your league to the next level with full bracket tournaments:
- Single elimination, double elimination, and round robin formats
- Round robin seeding phase that feeds directly into a bracket
- Strength-based auto-seeding and drag-and-drop team builder
- Play-by-play scoring with real-time split scoring for two admins
- Tournament awards: Champion, MVP, Best Defender, Best Bench
- Multiple tournaments per league, each with its own bracket and history

MULTI-SPORT SUPPORT

OnBall works across multiple sports, each with its own skill ratings, belts, and badge rules:
- Basketball: Full rec leagues and bracket tournaments
- Pickleball: Rec leagues and tournaments with rally-based live scoring
- Ultimate Flying Disc: Rec league support

COMPREHENSIVE STATISTICS

Track everything that matters:
- Win/loss records by game type
- MVP rates and counts
- Performance trends over time
- Historical data preservation

MOBILE-FIRST EXPERIENCE

- Native iOS app optimized for performance
- Touch-optimized drag-and-drop interfaces
- Push notifications for game invites and results
- Offline-capable with automatic sync
- Camera integration for player photos
- Share your achievements with friends

LEAGUE MANAGEMENT

Perfect for organizers:
- Activity logging for accountability
- Admin ability to negate erroneous player ratings and match results
- Create unlimited leagues
- Invite members via deep link
- Multi-admin support for team management
- Customizable league settings
- Bulk player import from spreadsheets

KEY FEATURES

- Instant team balancing algorithms
- Real-time statistics updates
- Peer-to-peer player rating system
- Progressive achievement system with badges & belts
- Match history with full details
- Customizable team creation
- Push notifications for game invites
- Multiple league management
- Admin permission controls
- Tournament bracket creator with play-by-play scoring

BUILT BY BASKETBALL PLAYERS, FOR BASKETBALL PLAYERS

OnBall was created by people who love the game and experienced the frustrations of organizing fair pickup games. We combined our passion for basketball and data to create the best recreational sports management platform available. Special thanks to Hatim Sabir for the inspiration and support.