Type of site Private Industry Sport | Headquarters London, United Kingdom Website mylocalpitch.com | |
Founded 2014; 3 years ago (2014) Key people CEO Jamie Foale
CFO Sandford Loudon | ||
MyLocalPitch is an internet booking engine that enables people to book grassroots sports facilities online. The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom with offices in Holborn, London. The service is free to users and is currently available in London and Dublin.
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History
MyLocalPitch was founded in January 2014 by Jamie Foale and Sandford Loudon after struggling to find and book sports pitches for their 11-a-side football team. The site started by listing London based sports venues before expanding into Dublin in March 2015.
In November 2015 the MyLocalPitch iPhone App was released to market to enable users to book and search for venues on the move using geolocation.
MyLocalPitch initiated its 'Outstanding London Sports Venue Award' in 2015 to recognise outstanding sports facilities for services provided and their role in the community. March's award was claimed by Westway Sport and Fitness and April's went to Playfootball Romford.
In April MyLocalPitch received a 2016 Sports Technology Awards nomination for the Best Technology to Promote Participation category.
As an extension of Sport England's new strategy to increase sports participation, MyLocalPitch has introduced bespoke borough pages to further speed up the booking process. A few examples can be seen for Clapham, Islington, Hackney and St Albans.
Popularity
The site has received coverage in the UK media, especially with the Venue Awards which have appeared in London’s Evening Standard, Sport and Recreation and London Sport.