Questions, answered

A place where parents list the tournament weekends their youth baseball player is free, and coaches who are short a player request a weekend. The parent approves every booking.

A player who fills in for another team for a tournament, usually on a weekend their own team isn't playing. Many travel baseball and softball teams pick up a guest when they're short on pitching, catching or just numbers.

Baseball 7U through 14U at AA, AAA and Majors. Fastpitch softball 8U through 18U at A, B and C.

No. When a coach sends a request, the player is not on their roster yet. The player is confirmed only when a parent accepts, and the coach sees Confirmed by parent. A player can be confirmed with only one team per weekend.

Anywhere in the U.S. Distances are calculated for a growing list of cities, and parents can also list specific tournament towns they'll travel to.

No. Guest playing is for weekends your team isn't playing. It's good practice to let your own coach know, and some organizations have rules about it, so check yours.

Only coaches our team has verified, plus you. Profiles are never public or searchable on the web. They show first name and last initial, city, age group, level, positions, highlights and coach references.

Only after you accept their booking request, or if you reply to one of their coach board posts.

Yes. Every request has a Messages button so you can ask about game times, positions or fees inside GuestBall before you accept. Your phone and email stay private until you say yes.

We email you when a request comes in, when a coach messages you, and when anything changes. You can turn emails off under Account.

Never. You can decline any request, hide your player's profile at any time, or free up a weekend you already booked if plans change.

Add your GameChanger athlete profile and Perfect Game profile links, plus YouTube or Hudl links, or upload short clips up to 50 MB. For YouTube, set videos to Unlisted.

Because the profiles are of kids. Before you can see any player, someone on our team confirms you're a real coach using your team website or GameChanger page, your league, or a reference. It usually takes about a day.

You do. Tournaments and organizations have their own guest player rules. USSSA, for example, allows a limited number of guests per event and requires a guest player application before the event. Make sure your team follows them.

Only when the request shows Confirmed by parent. Until then it's a request. We email you as soon as the parent answers, and you can message them in the meantime.

No. In-app messages go to the parent or guardian only. That's a GuestBall rule, and it's best practice in youth sports.

Post what you need for a tournament: age group, level, positions, weekend and city. Parents with a fit can reach out to you.

Every profile, post and request has a Report link. Reports go straight to our safety team. You can also email us. If a child is in immediate danger, call 911.

No. We don't sell personal information and there are no ads.

Delete any player profile yourself from My players. To delete your whole account, email us from your account address and we'll remove everything within 7 days.

GuestBall installs straight from the website. On iPhone, open guestball.com/app in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, open it in Chrome and tap Install app.

No. Enter your email and we send you a sign-in link.