The Brief
NCHL is a nonprofessional hockey league in Calgary with 10k+ players. Before the solution, it was hard to predict budget, expenses and number of teams and games for the season. A captain had to collect money from 20-50 team players to pay for the participation. The procedure was time-consuming, inconvenient and caused inefficient cash flow usage. The issue required an innovative approach to optimize cash flow prediction.
Breakout is the solution that shortens the value chain by a combination of social and financial tools and results in improving the finance of the company.
solution that shortens the value chain
Services
wireframing
UI/UX design
front-end development
back-end development
mobile app development
QA
maintenance
Delivered Value
Every participant of the transaction faced distinct obstacles before the product. Thus, we associated solutions for three user profiles:
- A league CFO;
- A captain;
- A team player.
The admin panel opportunities for different users are:
- A league representative can manage all the payments, control contributors and hold the season;
- A captain has the tools to create and distribute invoices and gather a team;
- A team player has different opportunities to pay or even divide the payment for separate fees in his personal account.
Our experts shortened the value chain, accelerated cash flow and made it predictable in one digital environment.
Key features
Now everything needed is gathered in one digital environment, convenient for both players and skating rink owners. There is a built-in payment system that significantly simplifies the flow of invoices and money transfers related to the game organization.
01
Manage all payments with a mobile device
Breakout allows users to organize all the payments with their smartphones efficiently. It is an excellent solution for skating businesses that need to systemize all players’ fees and payments.
02
Choose among different payment options
The player can make a one-time payment, split it into two money transfers, or pay monthly. There are different options available in the system, so players can choose what suits them best.
03
Get receipts in PDF format via email
Do not worry about whether a money transaction has been completed. You will receive all confirmations and receipts via email.
04
Pay with a credit card via PayPal
No need to switch between apps to make a payment. You can quickly pay with a credit card via PayPal, without logging out of an app.
05
Easy invoicing and collecting fees
As a team leader or a skating rink owner, you can create invoices and manage payments for a whole team within several clicks. No need to mess around with the cash and checks.
Efficient team-cooperation and management
01
Create your own Bench
You can see a list of players available for a game and expand your team. Here a team leader or other members can invite new players.
02
Expand your Bench automatically
People who have already played with you will appear on the Bench automatically. So you can invite them to participate in a match again.
03
Find new team members among your friends on Facebook
You can find prospective team-members among your friends on Facebook since their profiles are already displayed here. Invite new players to a Bench with a click.
04
Invite your Bench players to join you on a game or other events
Are you looking for people to play hockey together? Enter Breakout, connect with players from a Bench, and organize a match within minutes.
Monitor important sports events
01
Get timely notifications
Here players can keep abreast of the upcoming hockey events and be timely informed by app notifications.
02
Visit public and privately organized hockey events
You can choose a type of event that you want to attend - public or private. The public events can be visited by anyone, while private events can be organized and attended only by your team members.
03
See an event location on a map
After you have decided whether to participate or not, you can check the event location on a map inside of an app. Your friends can see your decision in the status displayed as IN, OUT, or MAYBE.
A versatile solution for web and mobile devices
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For iOS/Android and Web
We developed as an application for both iOS and Android devices. However, it also has a responsive website that is well-optimized for mobile screens.
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We used REST-API
Developing the backend, we used lightweight REST-API to link a website and mobile versions and organize the overall application logic.
The Results
01.
We’ve created an app that helps hockey lovers organize amateurish games and businesses easily l related payments directly inside of the system.
02.
Breakout has become not only an app but a fast-growing community of like-minded people united by the same passion for hockey.
03.
Today there are already more than 9000 players and 788 teams in 7 leagues. The number is counting every minute.
04.
Breakout has faced a great success by having raised over $4 500 000 collected during the first year of launch.
Breakout today is
4.5 million
$
Сollected payments during the first year
9 000
Players
788
Teams in 7 leagues
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