About CalGamesWanted
Meet Our Founder
CalGamesWanted was created by Cliff Winston with input from a host of High School Coaches, Athletic Directors and Referees.
Cliff coached High School Girls Basketball in the Sac-Joaquin Section for over 20 years. Eleven years as a Varsity Head Coach. Took 2 schools to the Sac-Joaquin Section finals, (winning 1). Established 2 AAU programs and coached in 4 AAU National Tournaments. Served as an Assistant coach for Community College for 2 seasons during the COVID pandemic. Retired from the State of California and the US Navy Reserves.
"As a Varsity Head Coach one of my least favorite tasks was creating a non-league schedule. I struggled to find teams to play when my teams were strong and got way too many calls when we were weak. When I got the idea for CalGamesWanted I spoke with other Coaches, Athletic Directors and even some Referees. Well, one idea led to another and now I believe we have developed a comprehensive interactive website where coaches can create a competitive schedule, while tracking all aspects of the scheduling progress."
Our concept is to list all teams’ available dates in an easy to access format with the information that allows you to request games and enter tournaments by just clicking a mouse.
Whether you are a seasoned veteran coach or just starting your coaching career, or an Athletic Director scheduling games, CalGamesWanted will help you get over that scheduling hurdle in less time and with a lot less stress.
SPORTS OUR SOFTWARE CURRENTLY SUPPORTS
It’s our goal to simplify the scheduling process for as many California high school coaches as possible. At this time, CalGamesWanted supports these boys' and girls’ sports:
Football
Flag Football
Softball
Baseball
Basketball
Soccer
Volleyball
We plan to add more sports to our app in the future, so please stay tuned if you don’t see your sport listed currently.
HOW CALGAMESWANTED WORKS
When coaches use CalGamesWanted, they can schedule games for varsity, junior varsity, pre-season, summer league, and other types of high school teams in three steps. It’s our goal to streamline sports scheduling, which is why we made our software as easy to use as possible!
1. Register your team
Register your team. Once your information is verified, we’ll send login instructions.
2. List your availability.
List your availability. From the app’s dashboard, you can list the dates your team is available for matches, which other coaches can view.
3. Select a team to play.
Select a team to play. From the Section Availability list, you can find other California high school teams that are available for matches. Request a game and wait for the opposing coach to accept or decline.
BENEFITS OF USING OUR SCHEDULING TOOL
CalGamesWanted offers coaches and administrators across California benefits such as:
Less Time Wasted — Spend less time figuring out game and tournament schedules and more time training and conditioning your team.
Flexibility — Easily reschedule games or make last-minute changes as needed.
Increased Communication — Communicate with other coaches and administrators from nearby high schools.
Better Organization — Organize and access your team’s schedules and opponents all in one place.
Fair Play — Ensure your team faces opponents of similar skill levels and maintain a balance of home and away games.
If you’re a high school coach in California, trust CalGamesWanted as your go-to software for scheduling varsity and junior varsity games. Sign up today to start using our comprehensive suite of services and tools to easily find opponents and lock in dates.