When's practice this week? Is Saturday's game home or away? Who's bringing the snacks? Keep the answers out of a busy group chat.
In FamShare, your club or team gets its own group. The organizer keeps the schedule under a label that members can view but not change. Everyone gets the club's Board for news and date polls to find a day that works. Members still see their family and work plans next to the club's, but those stay out of the club's view.
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Step 1: Make a group for the club
- Install FamShare and create an account: go to More > Account and tap Sign Up to Sync (Apple, Google or email). If you started with "Use Without Signing In", what you entered moves to your account.
- Go to More > Invite, create a new group and give it the club's name (for example "Riverside U12" or "Thursday Book Club").
- In More > Group, open the group and choose its icon and color. Everyone in the group sees the same icon and color, so the club is easy to spot. (Any member can change them.)
- Send the invite code, link or QR code to the members, for example in your club's existing chat or on a printed notice. The code is valid for 7 days, and anyone who has it can join. You can see and revoke your active invite codes in More > Group.
- Members install FamShare, sign up, and open the link or go to More > Join with Code.
Each member can add a short "About you" note shown under their name, such as "Coach" or "Team parent", so everyone knows who's who.
Step 2: A schedule members can view
There are two ways to put the club's events in FamShare. You can use both.
| Under your label (for example "Riverside schedule") | In the group itself | |
|---|---|---|
| Who sees it | The groups you show the label in | Everyone in the group |
| Who can edit | You, plus the group if you turn on editing | Everyone in the group |
| Good for | The official schedule: practices, games, meetings | Things everyone adds: rides, lost and found, social events |
To set up a schedule members can view:
- Go to More > Labels, tap Add Label, enter a name (for example "Riverside schedule") and choose a color.
- Under Show in calendars, turn on the club's group.
- Leave People in "Riverside U12" can edit off. Members can now see everything under this label, but only you can add, change or delete it.
Step 3: Practices and game days
When you add an event, tap Label and choose the club's label. Under Details, open Repeat for anything that happens every week.
Example: a season of practices
"Practice, 5:00–6:30 PM" on the first Tuesday of the season. Repeat: Weekly, on Tuesday and Thursday. Ends: the last day of the season.
Example: game days
"Game vs. Lakeside (away)" on a Saturday morning. Turn on Important so the day stands out in yellow on the month view. Add the address or a map link in the event's note.
- One practice moves or is cancelled: open that day's event, edit or delete it, and choose This Day Only. The rest of the season stays the same.
- Events you add often: save them in More > Quick Events (for example "Extra practice 4:00 PM") and add them with one tap.
- Already have a league calendar link? Members can also show it next to their own plans. See See your school or team calendar in FamShare.
Step 4: News on the Board
Each group has its own Board: a simple chat for the group. Open the Board tab and choose the club.
- Post short news ("Practice moved to the north field today"), stickers and, where available, photos. Board photos are deleted after 30 days.
- Members can get a notification for new posts (More > Notifications).
- If someone posts something inappropriate, touch and hold the post and tap Report.
Step 5: Pick a day with a date poll
For a make-up practice, an end-of-season party or a meeting, let members say which days work.
- On the club's Board, open the menu and choose Date Poll, then create a new poll with two or more dates.
- Members answer each date with ○ (yes), △ (maybe) or × (no). You can see who hasn't answered yet.
- When you're ready, tap Pick This Date. The day is added to the calendar as an all-day event.
Only the person who created the poll can pick the date or delete the poll.
Notes and to-dos for the club
- Notes: keep season information, directions to the venues or the kit list in a note for the group. You can attach photos, PDFs (like the league's fixture list) and links, or turn a note into a checklist. In 2.4, notes are shown as a card for each tab.
- To-dos: make a category for the club, for example "Snacks and jobs", and add the due date. Put the name in the title if someone is bringing it ("Bring oranges, Sat (Mia)").
- Fees: you can add club fees as to-dos with an amount and a due date, so members see what's coming up. FamShare doesn't collect or track payments.
For members: one calendar for everything
Members don't have to keep a separate calendar for the club. The badge at the top left switches between All, Mine and each group:
- All shows the club's schedule next to your family, work and private plans. To-dos and notes are shown in a frame for each group.
- A group shows only that group, for example just the club.
- The club never sees your other groups or your private plans. Your family sees the club's schedule only if they join the club's group too.
- Members can give the club's label their own name and color, shown only on their own screen.
FAQ
- Is there a limit on how many members can join?
- Up to 50 members per group. FamShare is free and shows small banner ads.
- Can members change the schedule?
- Only if you allow it. Events under your label can be edited by the group only if you turn on "People in … can edit" for that label (it is off at first). Events added to the group itself can be edited by everyone in the group.
- Do players need their own accounts?
- Everyone who joins a group needs a FamShare account (Apple, Google or email). Children under 13 should not create an account, so for a kids' team, invite the parents.
- Can people outside the club see our schedule?
- No. Nothing in FamShare is public. Only the people in the club's group see what is shared with it.
- What happens if the organizer leaves the group?
- Items under the organizer's labels stay in the organizer's own calendar and are no longer shown in the group. The remaining members are asked whether they want to take them over, and the first member who chooses to gets a copy as their own label. Items added to the group itself stay with the group.
- Can someone remove a member?
- Yes. Any member can remove another member in More > Group. The person who created the group has no special rights.
- We use both iPhone and Android. Is that OK?
- Yes. FamShare works on iPhone, iPad and Android, and there is a Web Version for computers.
Try it
Set up the club's group and schedule first, then send the invite code to the members. Free, with small banner ads. No limit on members.