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Building an app

**NOT A FUNDRAISER** I am not asking for money, just feedback

I posted a few weeks ago that I was working on an app for Roller Derby teams. My wife and son both Derby, and I saw a gap in how practices and such were communicated. I am working on and building a tracking app. To keep track of practices, drills, and teams. It would mean a lot if you could access the app here https://derby-grit-kit.base44.app and give me some feedback on it. Just click around in it. Log what you can remember from your last practices. There are no pay walls, you should be able to use the account however you'd like, as a casual user or a team member or a coach. You will have to click the buttons for the accounts you would like, but there will be no pay information, it'll just make your account whatever you click on, if that makes sense.

On my original post, I had a lot of thoughts that were good and I have since put a lot of those into play. This is my first app, this is just a hobby really, just a dad and a husband who loves watching my family do their thing, and I just want something cool to track their teams and other infrastructure of their derby lives. Any and all feedback would be awesome.

I did a lot of the coding myself, I teach it, but kept running into storage issues while trying to host it all. I ended up going to base44 and transferring everything to it. I know that it may be known for its AI stuff, however, there is minimal AI with this. Although it is very helpful with finding solutions to bugs.

Anyways, if you have concerns or questions please comment here. I would love to get this going by summer. I think it is almost ready to roll out for actual testing.

thank you ahead of time!

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u/Apprehensive-Low-939 — 9 days ago
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NOT A FUNDRAISER

Introducing DerbyGrit: The Ultimate Roller Derby Command Center

https://derby-grit-kit.base44.app

DerbyGrit is an all-in-one management platform designed specifically for the roller derby community. Built to serve everyone from fresh meat to seasoned coaches, the app eliminates the need for scattered spreadsheets and paper logs by centralizing training, gear maintenance, and team management into one mobile-ready interface.

Key Features for Skaters

  • Comprehensive Practice Logs: Track your drills, duration, and intensity. Includes a Journaling feature to record how you felt and what you need to work on.
  • Gamified Progress: Stay motivated with Practice Streaks and unlockable Achievements like "First Blood" and "Derby Veteran."
  • Skill Tracker: A visual guide for WFTDA-standard skills. Monitor your progress from "In Progress" to "Mastered" across categories like Agility, Blocking, and Jamming.
  • Gear Check: Manage multiple sets of skates and set individual maintenance schedules so you’re never caught with a loose toe stop.
  • Derby HQ: A built-in encyclopedia featuring a history of the sport, gear recommendations, and the top 10 most popular skates.

The Coach’s Portal (Pro Feature)

  • Roster Management: Keep track of skater info, emergency contacts, and medical notes using only derby names (no real names required for privacy).
  • Attendance Tracking: Log practice sessions and automatically push drills to the logs of every skater present.
  • Team Bulletin Board: Post announcements and practice plans in a centralized location.
  • QR Code Invites: Easily onboard your entire league with a simple scan.

Community & Competition

  • Derby Name Registry: Search a massive database of taken names by region to ensure your identity is unique.
  • Community Hub: Find local leagues and explore a curated directory of roller skate shops.
  • Rankings & Bouts: Log bout results, track wins/losses, and see how your team ranks within your region.

Privacy & Customization

  • Anonymity First: DerbyGrit is built for the culture—users sign up with usernames and derby names, ensuring no real names are used in the app.
  • Team Flair: Unlock custom color themes to match your app's interface to your team’s jersey colors.

Join the Beta Test! We are looking for skaters and coaches to help us refine the DerbyGrit experience. Whether you want to master your 27-in-5 or manage a championship-level charter, DerbyGrit is the toolkit you’ve been waiting for.

I am in the beginning stages of developing this app, and would like for people to go through it and try and use the features, give me changes that you would like to see.

I built this app after seeing how my wife and son, who both do roller derby, track their practices, and want to see their progress when they started. Ive been working on this for some time now, first starting with coding and doing it all myself, to finding better smoother solutions through Base44, and for me, it is smooth and seems to not be buggy.

Some changes that will be coming soon are:

  • Ranking feature needs to go into the coach’s portal
  • Have the ability to pass off your coaching to another user, like a new coach

I would really like to know if this is something other people would be interested in. I think it would be really great for teams to use, and for coaches to utilize for more informed practices, seeing who needs to work on what, and all the scheduling that coaches and other staff need to do. Also, i would like for people to send this around to their teammates to get some interactions with it as well.

Pay walls are not currently working, since this is in beta, you shouldn't really have issues, with any of the features. BUT please let me know if you do.

u/Apprehensive-Low-939 — 22 days ago