Sports Groups and Communities

Create a sporting community for discussion, news, media, polls and events. Choose the right visibility, organise membership and give your club or sporting audience a place to participate.

Choose Who Can See and Participate

Public groups can be viewed publicly, with membership required to participate. Private groups restrict discussion and media to approved members. Hidden groups stay out of discovery and require membership or an invitation. Choose visibility based on the actual audience rather than assuming every group is a public fan page.

Keep Conversations in the Right Place

Members post in groups; authorised representatives can also post as eligible sporting identities. Group owners and admins can publish as their own group. Posts, comments and replies remain connected to their destination, so authorship does not bypass membership or privacy checks.

Mix Discussion With Useful Activity

Share text, supported images and videos, links, polls and events. Members can respond and RSVP using the supported controls. A poll helps a community discuss a choice; an RSVP records a response and is not the same as a paid ticket or competition entry.

Give Moderation a Clear Owner

Use roles, approval queues and reporting to keep participation manageable. Owners, admins and moderators have different responsibilities. Establish community expectations and decide who handles pending members and reported content before inviting a large audience.

Fictional demonstration

Worked Example

A fictional club runs a public supporter group for match discussion and a separate private volunteer group for planning. The volunteer group’s posts remain restricted to approved members.

Create and Prepare Your Group

Sign in, create the group and choose the visibility appropriate to its audience. Set membership and approval expectations, assign the supported roles and add a useful welcome explanation. Invite people when someone is ready to manage requests, reports and the community’s ongoing activity.

Questions About This Feature

Check how this fits your club, website or event before getting started.

Can I make a private club group?

Yes. Use private visibility and review membership approvals. Hidden groups offer a separate invitation-led option that stays out of discovery.

Will every new post email all members?

No. Notification behaviour follows the platform's supported events and member preferences; new posts do not generate blanket notifications.

Take the Next Step

Use the existing setup workflow to choose your identity, review eligibility and prepare the information you want to publish.