™How do I get my team or club on it?
Tap Get started, name your team, and pick a username and password: you’re in. Running a club or league with several teams? Send us a message on the contact page and we’ll set it up with you. Then the launch kit gets your team on it in an evening.
What does it cost?
Nothing for every team through December 31, 2026. From 2027 a plan is $99 per team for the year, or $79 per team for a club with 5 or more teams. Teams that joined in 2026 pay $49 for their first year. Coaches get an invoice to pay online, and players never pay. More on the pricing page.
How does it work for a club with several teams?
Everyone signs in at the same box, and their account decides what they see. The club admin sets up the teams, shares one club code so coaches join themselves, and can help any player or coach. Each coach runs their own team. Players get the four ways to learn and whatever their coach sends.
Who is it for?
Baseball and fastpitch softball players who know the nine positions and are ready for what happens after the hit. Every line of it was written for the youngest player on the roster.
Does it work for softball?
Yes, fastpitch. A coach picks the sport for each team. Softball teams get their own field and rules: no balk, the look-back rule, slap hits and catcher back-picks. A double first base is a setting too.
Do players need an email address?
No. A username and a PIN, typed into one box. No email, no last name, no photo.
Where do we get the app?
On an iPhone or iPad, from the App Store. On an Android phone or tablet, from Google Play. Or open it in the browser on any phone or laptop. It's the same app with the same sign-in everywhere. A player with a Meta Quest can also play in VR in the headset's browser.
Can young players who don't read well use it?
Yes. A voice reads each card out loud: the situation, the question and the answer, and each step of the play as it runs. It's on unless a player turns it off, and it plays with the phone's ringer off.
Can parents see how their player is doing?
Yes. A player or coach can send a parent a read-only link with their streak, badges, scores and game stats. Here’s what we keep and who can see it.
Where does it stop?
It teaches where to go and why. It doesn't replace reps; it just means they'll be standing in the right place when the ball comes.
Something else? Send us a message. A real person reads every one.
Get the app
One sign-in, every screen.
The App Store app, the Google Play app and the website are the same Run the Play. Scores, streaks and challenges follow a player from one to the next.
iPhone and iPad
From the App Store.
Android
From Google Play, on phones and tablets.
Any browser
Open runtheplayapp.com/app on a phone, tablet or laptop. Add it to the home screen if you like.
Meta Quest
In the headset's browser: stand at your spot, run the bases and take batting practice in VR.
Get your team on it before Saturday.
Start your team now: name it, pick a username and password, and you’re in. Free for every team through 2026.