Is there a chat feature for our team?
Is there a chat feature for our team?
Yes. Mingle Sport has a built-in chat feature that works much like WhatsApp — send text messages and file attachments to teammates without leaving the app. Chat is free for every team and every member: no Team Boost required.
You'll find it under the Chat icon in the navigation bar, both in the Mingle Sport app and on Homebase.
What kinds of chats can my team have in Mingle Sport?
Three kinds, plus a fourth if your team is part of a club:
Team chat — every team automatically gets one team chat with all team members. New members are added to it automatically when they join the team, so you don't have to manage membership manually.
Custom group chats — any team member can create a group chat with any subset of teammates. Useful for a coaches-only coordination chat, a parents-only group, a smaller squad chat for the starting eleven, anything you like. You manage the membership yourself; new team members aren't added automatically.
Direct messages (DMs) — start a 1-on-1 conversation with any of your teammates straight from the Chat tab.
Club chat — if your team is part of a club, you also get access to club-level chats. See the next section.
Can my club send announcements through chat?
Yes. Every club gets one Official Club Group automatically, with all club members in it. It's announcement-only — only club admins can post, and members can react and like. This way the club can send important updates to everyone without flooding inboxes or sharing personal phone numbers.
Club admins can also create custom club groups for specific segments of the club — for example *Youth Staff*, *U9–U12 Parents*, or *Senior Coaches*. Members are picked from the club's contact directory. For each custom club group, the admin chooses whether members can post, reply, or like.
Club admins can delete any message in a club chat and change a group's settings.
ℹ️ "Club admin" means the club owner (the person who set up the club in Mingle Sport) plus anyone the owner has given admin rights to within a club group.
What can I do with chat messages?
Send text and file attachments — share match plans, photos, route info, training drills, anything you'd send on WhatsApp.
Delete your own messages — open a message you sent and delete it.
Report a message — if a message breaks the rules or makes you uncomfortable, report it to Mingle Sport.
Block another user — block someone to stop seeing their messages and to prevent them from messaging you.
Old messages stay in the chat even when someone is removed from the team — so the rest of the team's conversation history isn't broken.
How do I manage chat notifications?
Each member controls their own chat notifications independently in their Mingle Sport notification settings — turn them on or off per device, or fine-tune by notification type.
For the steps, see How do I turn notifications on or off?.
