Alongside a thorough visual refresh that makes the app feel sharper and more polished, we've introduced a feature that clubs with junior members have needed for a long time: guardian-linked accounts. Here's what's changed.
Junior members, sorted
Managing children's memberships has always meant workarounds — separate email addresses, separate logins, and plenty of opportunity for things to get out of sync. That changes with this update.
Guardians can now register junior members directly from within the app, without needing a dedicated email address for each child. A new Register Junior screen walks you through the process, and connectMyClub handles everything behind the scenes. Once set up, you can switch instantly between your own account and your child's using the member switcher — junior accounts are clearly labelled so there's no confusion about whose profile you're viewing.
Club emails go to the guardian automatically. Juniors won't receive communications directly, which is exactly how most clubs want it.
If your club has a junior section, this should make membership management significantly simpler for your committee and your parents alike.
A more polished app experience
We've put a lot of work into how the app looks and feels throughout. The changes are subtle individually, but together they add up to something noticeably more refined.
Switching between clubs or accounts is now smoother, with a clean animated transition rather than an abrupt swap. Tapping buttons now gives a gentle haptic response — a small thing that makes the app feel more responsive in your hand. Loading screens now show skeleton placeholders rather than a blank screen or a spinner, so there's always a sense of something happening.
Visually, cards and lists have been tidied up with softer corners and better typography. Input fields now highlight in your club's own colour when you tap into them, which is a small touch that makes the app feel a bit more like yours. Button animations throughout round it off.
Enjoying the app? We'd love a review
If you get a prompt asking you to leave an App Store or Google Play review, that's new too. We've tried to time it so it only appears after you've actually done something — joined a session, posted on the message board, made a purchase through the club shop. It's not something that'll pop up constantly, and if you'd rather report an issue than leave a review, there's a direct feedback option in the prompt itself.
As always, if you run into anything or have a suggestion, drop us a message through the app. Thanks for being part of connectMyClub.