Meet the parents who get your weekends.
Bleacher Mates is for the parents already in the stands: the same gyms, rinks and fields, the same circuit, the same early warm-ups. Find friends for the long tournament days or, if you're single, someone who already understands the schedule.
Live preview with sample profiles. Press the buttons to see what each one does.
Familiar, on purpose.
Build a profile in two minutes. Like or pass. When it's mutual, start a conversation and make a plan for a tournament you were both headed to anyway.
FriendsFriends
Dating
Dating
112 parents checked in
Matched on a Friday, coffee between games on Saturday.
Two seasons at the same swim meets without a word. Matched, said hi, now they sit together.
Two moms, one away weekend. Split the hotel, and they have carpooled to every tournament since.
Sample matches with sample profiles. Yours will be real.
Friends, Dating, or both.
Everyone here is a sports parent, whatever the sport. What you're looking for is up to you, and each lane keeps its own matches.
Company for the long days.
Carpools, hotel splits, dinner after the last game, and someone to sit with who knows exactly what a 7 a.m. first serve, face-off or warm-up feels like.
Someone who already gets the schedule.
Single, divorced, widowed, it's complicated. Everyone in the Dating lane is a parent who knows weekends belong to the tournament. Only members who choose Dating can see it.
How it works
No endless swiping through strangers three states away. Just parents on your circuit, in your sport or any sport, within the distance you choose.
Your first name, your status, your city, and your kids' ages and sports, never their names. Add photos of yourself and choose Friends, Dating, or both.
We show you parents who fit: same sports, your distance, your lane. Like or pass. When it's mutual, you can message.
Say which tournament, meet or showcase you'll be at, check in when you arrive, and find each other between games. Coffee, dinner, a seat in the stands.
Straight from the bleachers.
If you have spent a season in the stands, you have heard some version of these.
“I'll sit by myself and cheer for the whole team if I have to. I'd just rather not have to.”
“Weekends look different for us this year. Anyone else in the same boat?”
“Single mom here too. You're always welcome to come sit with me.”
Ideas for the time between games.
Short, practical notes on meeting people and sharing the load. Everything here is member to member. We make the introductions; you make the plans.
DatingYou are both already in the building. Here is how to turn a coffee cart into the easiest first meet you will ever have.
FriendsSharing the drive is one of the nicest things two sports parents can do for each other. A few light suggestions to make the first one easy.
BothThe parents in your section already know your kid's name and your coffee order. Here is how to turn that into an actual hello.
Safety is the product, not the fine print.
Everything about Bleacher Mates is built around one fact: this is a community of parents.
Read our safety page- 18 and over, verified
Every member confirms they are an adult at sign-up. Phone verification is next.
- You decide who sees you
Your distance, your sports, your lane. Your city shows on your card. Live location is optional, used only while you are in the app, and never stored. No tracking, no "you crossed paths."
- No kids on the platform
No children's accounts, names, schools or schedules. Your kids appear in photos only with you in them.
- Report and block, everywhere
On every card and every message. Blocking is permanent and mutual.
- Dating stays private
Only members who choose Dating can see Dating profiles. Friends-only members never know the lane exists.
Be first in your gym.
We're opening nationwide, wherever sports parents show up. Tell us your sport and your metro and we'll let you know the moment your circuit has enough parents on it to make real matches. Bring your team's parent chat and it happens faster.
Questions: hello@bleachermates.com