Arbiter, a provider of K-12 athletic and event management based in Sandy, has announced its acquisition of BigTeams, an Ashburn, Virginia, high school athletics management platform.
The buyout follows Arbiter’s recent acquisition of Minnesota-based athletics scheduling company rSchoolToday.
In its announcement, Arbiter said the transaction “unites three of the most trusted names in school sports technology.”
“With this addition, Arbiter expands its reach, deepens its bench of innovation, and accelerates its mission to support every school, coach, official and family involved in high school athletics and operations.”
“While Arbiter and BigTeams have long supported school athletics, this partnership unifies the systems schools depend on every day,” said Kyle Ford, CEO and president of Arbiter. “We’re excited to bring new solutions to BigTeams’ 3,000 customers, including payments, assigning, facility management, coach and official eligibility. It’s a major step toward simplifying how schools manage their operations.”
Joe Romano, CEO of BigTeams, added, “This is a milestone moment for BigTeams. We’ve spent 20-plus years helping schools succeed, and joining Arbiter unlocks new opportunities for our team and our customers. The alignment in culture and mission is clear, and we’re thrilled for what’s ahead.”
The combined organization will include over 150 U.S.-based employees and an international support infrastructure. Arbiter also maintains partnerships with more than 30 state athletic associations and is the official technology partner of the National Federation of State High School Associations.
“This partnership brings together expertise, relationships and shared values,” Ford said. “We’re humbled to welcome the BigTeams employees and customers to Arbiter and inspired by what we can accomplish together.”
Arbiter’s software is used by more than 20,000 schools, 4,500 leagues and associations and 7 million families nationwide. For more than 40 years, Arbiter has served school communities by managing the logistics of athletics and school activities, registrations, payments, scheduling, websites and facilities.