Fastbreak brings pro-level schedule creation engine to youth sports tournament operations
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 11, 2025 – Fastbreak AI, the leading AI-powered sports operations software company, today announced the launch of the AI Schedule Engine for amateur sports tournament operators in the Fastbreak Compete product. Designed for the demands of complex, high-volume sports events, this new engine enables tournament directors to generate complete, competition-ready schedules in minutes, even for events with hundreds of teams across dozens of venues.
Currently used to handle the most complex scheduling problems in professional sports, Fastbreak’s engine powers schedules for more than 50 of the top professional sports leagues around the world, including the NBA, NHL, NWSL and MLS. Fastbreak’s engineering team is comprised of multiple experts in optimization and AI. These PhDs designed the technology to solve one of the biggest challenges in sports: generating a fair, travel-efficient schedule that accounts for hundreds of complex constraints – all in minutes.
“This is a watershed moment for us, and marks a significant milestone in Fastbreak’s mission to bring professional-grade tools to every level of sport,” Fastbreak AI CEO John Stewart said. “With thousands of amateur tournaments taking place every weekend across the country, the need for a scalable, intelligent solution has never been greater. This engine has been validated at the highest levels of sport, and it will now be the backbone of youth and amateur athletics. This launch brings us one step closer to making operations simpler, more efficient and more fair, for everyone in sports.”
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Fastbreak’s engine handles every major scheduling format – including bracket play, multi-venue and multi-day tournaments – automatically accounting for team preferences, time requests, coaching requests, blackout windows, rest periods, venue constraints and more. Once the schedule is generated, organizers can make manual edits using a drag-and-drop interface, with the platform providing real-time feedback showing the impact of changes to help prevent conflicts.
“We’re using Fastbreak right now for all of our scheduling,” CEO and Founder of Attitude of Gratitude Events Ryan Silver said. “They just came out with a new version of the scheduling app, an AI-powered way to schedule tournaments. I think this AI technology is incredible, and it’s the future. Once again, Fastbreak is ahead of the curve in what they’re doing.”
“Until now, scheduling has been a bottleneck for tournament organizers across every sport,” said Ray Glassmann, General Manager of Fastbreak Compete. “Organizers had two options: spend days manually moving teams around spreadsheets while trying to appease individual preferences, or outsource the task to someone else. The AI Schedule Engine removes that pain, and gives you access to the same technology used by the biggest leagues in the world to build the most complex schedules.”
This launch marks a new milestone in Fastbreak’s mission to bring professional-grade operations management to every level of sport. With thousands of tournaments happening every weekend across the country, the need for scalable, intelligent solutions has never been greater. The Fastbreak Compete team offers onboarding support for first-time users, helping tournament directors configure rules, apply preferences and get up and running in hours.
Visit www.fastbreak.ai/compete/ to learn more.
