tryroster.com

What It Is

Roster is a recruiting data platform built for the NCAA Transfer Portal use case. Its target users are college sports program coaches, recruiting staff, and administrators. It aims to address the lack of readily available transfer portal information, the need for constant manual refreshing, and the extremely short evaluation window for players. When an athlete enters the portal, the system sends email alerts with information such as position, height, school, and statistics, helping coaches decide more quickly whether to follow up.

Core Features and Collaboration

Based on the available description, Roster’s core modules include real-time recruiting alerts, player filtering, statistics and advanced data, recruiting information, collaborative workspaces, and video production. Coaches can search for transfer players by sport, position, and other criteria, then review statistics and player-related information. For collaboration, the platform supports organizing target players in a workspace, taking notes, and sharing videos with the recruiting team. Highlight Maker can quickly create highlight reels or scouting videos by filtering and selecting plays, but it is currently stated to support volleyball only; All-22 football film is still planned.

Plans and Pricing

The official website lists five plan types: University, Gridiron, Full Olympic, Basic Olympic, and Sport. The main differences are user limits and sports coverage: University supports unlimited users and all sports; Gridiron is designed for football and includes 12 users; the other plans cover different Olympic sports packages or a single sport. The page mentions that current subscriptions can lock in a permanent 25% discount off the full price, but it does not disclose specific pricing. Procurement still requires requesting a demo or contacting sales.

Pros and Cons

The strengths are its focused use case and clear workflow. It brings together portal alerts, player profiles, statistical analysis, and video collaboration, making it especially useful for coaching staffs with limited personnel who need to improve screening efficiency. The drawbacks are the lack of disclosure around key details: there is no visible information on data security and compliance, deployment model, APIs, third-party integrations, or payment methods. Some video capabilities are also still limited or marked as coming soon.

Who It’s For and Access from China

Roster is best suited to athletic departments at U.S. NCAA institutions, especially programs that need to process large numbers of transfer candidates within a short period. For Chinese users, its data sources, business rules, and value are closely tied to the NCAA recruiting ecosystem, so it may not be a good fit for domestic universities or professional clubs. Access from China is unknown. If alternatives are needed, consider Teamworks, Hudl, SportsRecruits, Front Rush, or local sports team management and video analysis systems.