Centro vs PlayMetrics
PlayMetrics and Centro both run registration, payments, scheduling and coaching. Centro’s Game Plan takes coaches from the weekly training plan to the matchday sheet.
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Centro and PlayMetrics at a glance
Where Centro does more
- Tactics board
Both include
- Online registration
- Signed waivers
- Card payments
- Team calendars
- RSVP
- Team chat
- Email announcements
- Club website
- Practice plans
- Financial reports
- Family accounts
- Drill library
- +25 more in the table
What PlayMetrics offers that Centro doesn’t yet
- iOS and Android appComing to Centro
- Push notificationsComing to Centro
- Text messagesNot in Centro
What this means for your club
iOS and Android app. Families can download it from the app stores today. Centro works in any phone browser now, and its iOS and Android app is in release preparation.
Push notifications. Alerts land as phone notifications. Centro reaches families by email and in-app messages until its app ships with push.
Text messages. Families can get texts. Centro sends email, in-app messages and team chat, and no text messages.
Training plans, tactics and match preparation
Build sessions from your drill library, plan formations and set pieces, and get the team ready for match day.
Sessions built from your drill library
Plan the season week by week. Build each session in five timed phases, then print the session sheet.
See Game PlanFormations and tactics that play frame by frame
Set the shape with and without the ball, draw set pieces, and step through each move in order.
See Game PlanThe whole plan on one matchday sheet
Lineup, planned substitutions, opponent notes and set pieces print on a single page.
See Game PlanCompare feature by feature
Club and teams
PlayMetrics:
assign teams and allocate rosters
help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021201253-…PlayMetrics:
Player imports now require a birth date for the player.
help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/3649395544015…PlayMetrics:
Administrators, Directors, Coaches, Team Managers, and Player Contacts (parents and family members) each have a dedicated account type
help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021201253-…PlayMetrics:
If you need to add multiple children at once, you can click Add Another Player
help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500011532041…PlayMetrics:
Organize player evaluations with flexible forms & progress tracking
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/coaching-and-player-devel…PlayMetrics:
View reports for programs, teams, or individual players. You can even export them
home.playmetrics.com/Clubs/In-Season-OperationsPlayMetrics: not on PlayMetrics’s website. Ask PlayMetrics if it matters to you.
Registration
PlayMetrics:
Register, pay, and sign, all in our mobile app
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/registrationPlayMetrics:
Program questions may be copied from one program to another.
help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/3122604718799…PlayMetrics:
Review and sign waivers
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/registrationPlayMetrics:
Upload and store documents
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/registrationPlayMetrics: not on PlayMetrics’s website. Ask PlayMetrics if it matters to you.
PlayMetrics:
Enable waitlists on a package basis, limit registrations, collect signups, and invite players with acceptance deadlines.
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/in-house-rec-leaguesPlayMetrics:
Package specific early bird discounts and late fees can be added to programs.
help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/3845853324725…
Payments
PlayMetrics:
Pay with card, ACH, or check
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/registrationPlayMetrics:
Pay with card, ACH, or check
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/registrationPlayMetrics:
Completely customizable payment plans
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/registrationPlayMetrics:
require overdue payments to be completed before being able to turn autopay on for a subscription
help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/2393966727016…PlayMetrics:
add manual payment for cash and check transactions
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/registrationPlayMetrics:
Automated reminders go out for overdue payments
home.playmetrics.com/sport/soccer-management-softwarePlayMetrics:
Real-time reports on registration, revenue, and retention.
home.playmetrics.com/sport/soccer-management-software
Scheduling and leagues
PlayMetrics:
player families can see game, practice, and special event schedules for multiple players in a consolidated view
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/team-managementPlayMetrics:
Guest players have been added to non-responder alerts for team events.
help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/3345546179509…PlayMetrics:
Know who will be there with attendance tracking.
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/team-managementPlayMetrics:
even sync them to personal calendars
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/team-managementPlayMetrics:
Quickly generate weekly game matchups and location assignments for each division
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/in-house-rec-leaguesPlayMetrics:
During the game, team staff can keep score
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/team-managementPlayMetrics:
League standings have an option to manually adjust team points.
help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/4418220381275…PlayMetrics:
In-house league standings updated with option to hide values in the standings and updated tiebreaker rules.
help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/1595611771944…PlayMetrics:
Utilize built-in bracket templates or design your own
home.playmetrics.com/tournaments
Coaching
PlayMetrics:
Practice planner and drill library
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/coaching-and-player-devel…PlayMetrics:
Our drag-and-drop practice planner lets you filter the drill library, group them to build sessions
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/coaching-and-player-devel…PlayMetrics:
Segment the season into training phases, set weekly goals, and recommend age or skill appropriate drills.
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/coaching-and-player-devel…PlayMetrics:
Prepare your players and staff for competition with visual lineups, depth charts, formations, and substitute ordering.
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/team-managementPlayMetrics:
Create your own drills with our illustrator, then include instructions on how to run them
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/coaching-and-player-devel…
Communication
PlayMetrics:
Keep your team in sync with email, chat, text, alerts, and push notifications.
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/team-managementPlayMetrics:
Keep your team in sync with email, chat, text, alerts, and push notifications.
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/team-managementPlayMetrics: not on PlayMetrics’s website. Ask PlayMetrics if it matters to you.
PlayMetrics:
PlayMetrics offers an app that allows you access to the PlayMetrics system, including mobile push notifications.
help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019973354-…PlayMetrics:
Keep your team in sync with email, chat, text, alerts, and push notifications.
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/team-management
Website and shop
PlayMetrics:
Build and maintain a professional site without writing a line of code.
home.playmetrics.com/sport/soccer-management-softwarePlayMetrics:
Dynamic widgets that pull program registration, field status, and staff profiles from PlayMetrics
home.playmetrics.com/sport/soccer-management-softwarePlayMetrics: not on PlayMetrics’s website. Ask PlayMetrics if it matters to you.
PlayMetrics: not on PlayMetrics’s website. Ask PlayMetrics if it matters to you.
Language and phones
PlayMetrics: not on PlayMetrics’s website. Ask PlayMetrics if it matters to you.
PlayMetrics:
Register on desktop, mobile, or tablet
home.playmetrics.com/clubs/registrationPlayMetrics:
Go to the Apple App Store and download the free PlayMetrics app
help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019973354-…
PlayMetrics sources
PlayMetrics details come from PlayMetrics’s public website and help center (November 10, 2026). PlayMetrics is a trademark of its owner; Centro is not affiliated with it. Confirm current features with PlayMetrics.
- help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021201253-…
- help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/3649395544015…
- help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500011532041…
- home.playmetrics.com/clubs/coaching-and-player-devel…
- home.playmetrics.com/Clubs/In-Season-Operations
- home.playmetrics.com/clubs/registration
- help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/3122604718799…
- home.playmetrics.com/clubs/in-house-rec-leagues
- help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/3845853324725…
- help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/2393966727016…
- home.playmetrics.com/sport/soccer-management-software
- home.playmetrics.com/clubs/team-management
- help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/3345546179509…
- help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/4418220381275…
- help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/1595611771944…
- home.playmetrics.com/tournaments
- help.playmetrics.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019973354-…
Try Centro with your own club
Set it up with one team this week and see how it fits.