Every Kid Deserves
Their At Bats.
American Travel Baseball And Travel Softball
ATBATS is the national governing body bringing accountability, transparency, and professional standards to travel baseball and softball programs across America.
Travel Sports Has a Problem.
Families pour their savings into programs that operate with less oversight than a lemonade stand.
No Accountability
Most travel programs are single-member LLCs with zero financial transparency or oversight. Families have no recourse.
No Standards
Anyone can start a travel program and collect thousands in fees with no business training, no insurance requirements, and no participation guarantees.
No Protection
Kids get benched without explanation. Fees go unrefunded. Coaches' kids get preferential treatment. And parents have nowhere to turn.
American families spend an estimated $4,000–$8,000+ per year on travel sports. Almost none of it is protected.
We Built The Solution.
ATBATS certifies programs, teams, coaches, and umpires — and protects the families who trust them.
Verified Programs
ATBATS certified programs have confirmed legal standing, verified insurance, background checked coaches, and written participation policies.
Supported Coaches
Most coaches are passionate dads, not business operators. ATBATS provides the infrastructure, compliance tools, and community they need to run professional programs.
Protected Families
Before you write that check, know who you're sending your kid with. Our directory shows certification status, parent reviews, and playing time transparency data.
Portable Player Files
Every athlete builds a verified career file — stats, playing time history, development notes — that travels with them from program to program.
Introducing CLEATS Certification.
CLEATS is the certification mark administered by ATBATS. Earning your CLEATS certification signals to every family that your program meets the highest standards in travel sports.
CLEATS Certified Program
For travel baseball and softball organizations operating multiple teams. Verifies legal structure, insurance, financial practices, and organizational standards.
CLEATS Certified Team
For individual travel teams operating within or independently of a larger program. Verifies coaching credentials, participation policies, and team standards.
CLEATS Certified Coach
For individual coaches seeking personal certification. Verifies background check, coaching credentials, development philosophy, and ethical standards.
CLEATS Certified Umpire
For umpires working travel baseball and softball. Verifies training, background check, rulebook knowledge, and professional conduct standards.
"Every kid deserves to lace up their cleats."
A Path For Everyone.
Know Before You Pay.
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Search our directory for ATBATS certified programs in your area
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Read verified parent reviews and playing time data
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Confirm your coach and umpires are CLEATS certified
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Enroll with confidence knowing your family is protected
You Coach. We Handle The Rest.
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Choose your CLEATS certification track
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Complete the online application and document submission
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ATBATS verifies your credentials and compliance
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Display your CLEATS certification badge and attract more families
The Nation's Tournament Hub.
Find tournaments, rate your experience, share intel, and post your team's availability — all in one place.
Tournament Directory
The most comprehensive database of travel baseball and softball tournaments nationwide. Search by sport, age group, location, date, and sanctioning body.
- Sport & age filtering
- Sanctioning body data
- Location & date search
- Every tournament in one place
Tournament Ratings & Reviews
Real reviews from real teams. Rate tournaments on field quality, organization, communication, value, and competition level. Know before you go.
- Field quality rating
- Organization & communication
- Competition level
- Value for entry fee
- Verified team reviews
Tournament Intel
Inside information from teams who've been there. Pool rankings, bracket formats, umpire quality, hotel recommendations, field intel, and what to expect.
- Pool play formats
- Bracket structures
- Local area guides
- Hotel block info
- Tips from experienced teams
Team Availability Board
Post your team's open weekends and get matched with the right events. Directors find available teams to fill brackets. The marketplace.
- Post open weekends
- Filter by region & fee
- Directors browse teams
- Direct connections
- Waitlist management
ATBATS Tournament Ratings — the Yelp of travel baseball and softball.
"I paid $1,200 for my son to get one plate appearance in eight games — while the coach's own kid played every game. There was no accountability, no transparency, and nowhere to turn. So I built ATBATS."
ATBATS was founded on a simple belief: every kid who laces up their cleats deserves to play. We're building the accountability infrastructure that travel baseball and softball has always needed — and never had. Through the CLEATS certification program, we're making sure every program, every team, every coach, and every umpire meets the standard every family deserves.
The Complete Platform for Travel Sports.
From certification to compliance, player files to parent reviews, tournament ratings to team availability — ATBATS is the operating infrastructure travel baseball and softball has never had.
Program Certification
Team Certification
Coach Certification
Umpire Certification
Tournament Directory
Tournament Ratings
Tournament Intel
Team Availability Board
Insurance Marketplace
Business Formation
Coach Background Checks
Document & Waiver Templates
Best Practices Library
Coaching Aids & Practice Tools
Portable Player Files
Parent Review Platform
Complaint & Mediation Portal
Compliance Calendar
Coach Community
GameChanger Integration
Be Part of Building This.
ATBATS is launching in Michigan first. Whether you're a parent, a coach, a program operator, an umpire, or a tournament director — join the founding community and help shape the future of travel sports.