Ask once.
Count it automatically.
Two jobs, one tool. A poll settles something by vote, and a form collects what you actually need from each family, like shirt sizes or a dietary note. Both go out to one team or the whole club, and both tally themselves.
How it works
Pick the job
A voting poll settles a question and shows a leader. A form collects typed answers and deliberately never crowns a winner, because shirt sizes are not an election.
Say who answers, and how many times
One response per athlete, per family, or per person. A family with three athletes gives three answers to a kit question and one to a question about the family.
Decide what people see
Set when results appear, immediately, after someone has answered, when the poll closes, or never. Set separately whether results show counts only or the names behind them, and whether responses are anonymous.
The two visibility questions are separate on purpose
When results appear and what they contain are different decisions, and collapsing them is how a club accidentally publishes who voted for what. A practice-time vote can show a running count to everybody with no names attached; a question about who can host can stay closed until it is finished and then show names.
Families answer where they already are
A poll arrives in the app the family already uses for the schedule, so answering is a tap rather than a login. Coaches and admins can create and read polls from the phone or the web, with the visibility settings on both.
What’s included
- Voting polls, which show a leader, and forms, which do not
- One response per athlete, per family, or per person
- Results immediately, after answering, on closure, or never
- Counts only, or counts with the names behind them
- Anonymous responses, off unless you turn them on
- A deadline, optional comments, and reminders for who has not answered
Questions
What is the difference between a poll and a form?
A voting poll settles something and shows a leader. A form collects typed answers and never shows a winner, which is what you want when you are gathering shirt sizes rather than picking a practice night.
Can we collect one answer per child rather than per family?
Yes. You choose whether a response belongs to the athlete, the family, or the person answering, so a family with three athletes gives three answers to a kit question.
Will everyone see how each family voted?
Only if you choose that. Results can show counts alone or the names behind them, and that is a separate setting from when results appear at all. Responses can also be anonymous, which is off unless you switch it on.
Do we have to be at a computer to run one?
No. A poll can be created and read on the phone or on the web, and the visibility settings are available on both.