competition planning

Get Your Competition Team Registered and Paid Up on Time

Endorse events, see who's interested, remind members before the deadline, and put a coach in every corner by tournament day.

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Screenshot of a sports event app showing upcoming and closing soon events like Valour Series Jiu Jitsu in Mississauga and North York Open Muay Thai tournament, with dates, locations, attendee interest, registration status, and endorsement buttons. On the right, a Coach Companion panel lists athletes in different weight categories, their match times, and options to assign coaches, with tabs for Matches, Athletes, Crew, and Gymdesk.
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Everything From Picking an
Event to the First Match

Pick the events

Endorse the events your team should enter

Add a Coach's Note with your name on it, and members see the event marked Academy Approved, so the team signs up for the one you're actually coaching.

Dashboard showing endorsed jiu-jitsu competitions with details on invitations, interest, registrations, and payments, including Global Combat Jiu Jitsu, Ironside Grappling Invitational, 2026 Fall Open Tournament, and Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu Esportivo Sem Kimono, listing open dates, member responses, and actions available.
Gauge interest

See who's interested before anyone registers

Members tap Interested or Decline and see which teammates are in. You'll know it's a team trip in time to decide who's coaching.

A list of 9 team members with their names, belt ranks, adult categories, and weight classes, showing their event invitation statuses such as 'Invite bounced', 'Not sent', 'Registered, unpaid', 'Interested', 'Invited', and 'Paid', with last action dates and options to remind, follow up, or view event details. A purple pop-up message from Coach Dana highlights the importance of a team outing event, mentions past athlete medals, match quality, and prompts undecided members to discuss division choice after class, noting the bus leaves at 7 am. Buttons labeled 'Interested' and 'Decline' are below the message.
Meet the deadline

Remind members who haven't registered or paid

Everyone shows as invited, interested, registered or paid, and each reminder tells you how many it will reach. You find out who's flaking before the deadline, not after.

Dashboard section titled My Academy showing event invitation stats: 32 invited, 6 interested, 21 registered, 19 paid. Labels indicate 2 haven't paid, 6 haven't registered, 3 haven't responded. Below, a warning states 2 members never got their invite due to one bounced email and one missing email. Action buttons allow seeing who, reminding 2 registrants to pay, reminding 6 interested to register, and following up with 3 who haven't responded, with dates of last contact.
Plan tournament day

Know every match has a coach before the first one starts

Use the Coach Companion App to assign a coach to every athlete and add assistants and parents to the crew ahead of time. The Matches screen shows any match that still has nobody in the corner, so you can fix it before the athlete walks out.

Two screenshots from a coaching app for a big event showing athlete lists and match assignments. The first screen lists athletes by weight category and status with options to assign a coach. The second shows match schedules categorized as unassigned and assigned to the user, including athlete names, match times, mat locations, and affiliations. Navigation tabs for Matches, Athletes, Crew, and Gymdesk are visible at the bottom.

Registering Your Team Has Never Been Easier

It used to mean a group chat, three browser tabs, and a registration guide you wrote yourself. 
Now it is your member list and a link.

Competitors register themselves

Members find events in their own Competitions view and register once they've linked their Smoothcomp account.

Built-in divisions and discounts

Entry options, discounts and eligibility rules come straight from the event on Smoothcomp, so there's nothing to cross-check.

Pay on Smoothcomp, return to Gymdesk

After registering, members go to Smoothcomp checkout to pay, then land back in Gymdesk showing whether the entry still needs payment.

Track registration and payment status

Registered and paid show separately on your list for each event, so an unpaid entry is never mistaken for a confirmed one.

Link out to Smoothcomp

Changes and cancellations happen on Smoothcomp, one click from the registration in Gymdesk.

Get started for free

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"Our members are always asking, 'When is the next competition?' … There's no central place for competition information. Now, it lives within Gymdesk, which they already use. When a coach can send a student a direct invite to register, it's so much easier. It also gives them a confidence boost that makes them want to keep training."

Joe Guarino
Co-Founder, Unlimited Jiu Jitsu

Competition Management Is Included in Every Gymdesk Plan

One per-member price. Most platforms would sell this as an add-on. We don't.

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Frequently Asked Questions 

Do I need a Smoothcomp account?

Yes. Whoever owns your academy on Smoothcomp connects it once, in seconds. Members link their own free account to register themselves through Gymdesk, but not to browse events or mark Interested.

What can I do before connecting?

Browse events, endorse them and write your Coach's Note. Inviting members, sending reminders and seeing who's interested, registered and paid need the academy connection.

Does Gymdesk send reminders on its own?

No. Nothing goes out unless you send it, so members hear from you when you choose.

Who can be on my crew for the day?

Anyone with a free Smoothcomp account, including assistants and parents. They don't need a Gymdesk account.

Is competition management included in my plan?

Yes. It's included in every Gymdesk plan at the same per-member price you already pay, with no add-on or tier.

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