When you sign up for Whistle Works, a guided three-step setup walks you through creating your organization, adding a payment method, and inviting your team. The whole process takes about five minutes.

Onboarding step indicator showing the three steps -- Create Org, Payment, and Invite Team

Step 1: Create your organization

The first screen collects the basic details about your league or association.

  1. If your account does not already have a name on file, enter Your Name in the field provided. This is how you will be addressed throughout the app.
  2. Enter your Organization Name. This is the name officials and staff will see when they join -- for example, "Metro Basketball League" or "Central Valley Soccer Officials."
  3. Select a Sport from the dropdown. Supported sports include Basketball, Soccer, Football, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Hockey, and Lacrosse. If your sport is not listed, choose Other.
  4. Enter a Contact Email. This is the email address officials and members can use to reach your organization. It defaults to the email you signed up with, but you can change it.
  5. If you have a Promo Code, enter it in the optional field and select Apply. A confirmation message appears when the code is valid. You can remove an applied code at any time by selecting Remove.
  6. Review the billing summary at the bottom of the form. It shows your free trial period and the per-game price that applies after the trial.
  7. Select Continue to Payment.
Step 1 form with Organization Name, Sport, Contact Email, and Promo Code fields
tipYour organization name can be changed later in Settings. Pick something your officials will recognize right away.

Step 2: Add a payment method

Whistle Works uses Stripe to securely process payments. You will not be charged during your free trial.

  1. Enter your credit or debit card details in the payment form.
  2. Select Set up payment to save your card.
  3. If you need to go back and change your organization details, select Back to return to Step 1.
Step 2 payment form with card entry fields and Back / Set up payment buttons
tipYour card will not be charged until your free trial ends. You can update your payment method at any time from the Settings page.

Step 3: Invite your team

After payment is set up, Whistle Works creates your organization and moves you to the invitation screen.

  1. Enter an email address for each official or staff member you want to invite. The form starts with one email field.
  2. Select Add another to add more email fields. You can add up to 10 invitations at a time.
  3. To remove an email field, select the X button next to it.
  4. When you are ready, select Continue to send the invitations. Each person will receive an email with instructions to create their account and join your organization.
  5. If you prefer to invite people later, select Skip for now. Either way, you will be taken to your dashboard.
Step 3 invite form showing email fields with Add another and Skip for now buttons
tipYou do not have to invite everyone right now. You can invite additional officials at any time from the Officials page in your dashboard.

What's next?