Referees are the third team. Not the enemy.

It’s time for real solutions.

Conflict between parents, coaches and referees is at a crisis point.

80% of referees quit by their second year. If real solutions don’t get implemented soon, there won’t be enough to cover the games our kids want to play.

Our Technology

Mic’d Up

Improve feedback & accountability

Elements Athletics builds affordable, practical tools that create accountability and unbiased feedback.

Mic’d Up, our flagship audio analysis technology is a practical alternative to body cams. Mic’d Up creates accountability for parents and coaches, while also automating the reporting of unsportsmanlike and abusive behavior.

See how Mic’d up can work for your organization!

We’re making it easy for organizations to experience the difference that ref accountability tools can make—without a big upfront commitment.

$249

Starter Package

Best for Small Leagues or Single-Day Tournaments
Up to 20 Microphones included, along with:

✅ 30-day access to our ref accountability system
✅ Unlimited game audio analysis
✅ Free return shipping
✅ Keep the microphones after trial
✅ Add more mics for just $10 each
✅ Only $1–$1.50 per game if you continue

NEW!

$499

Expanded Package

Ideal for Larger Events or Multi-Field Tournaments
Up to 40 Microphones included, along with:

✅ Everything in the Starter Package—just doubled
✅ Scalable for multiple locations or large officiating crews
✅ Easily integrate into full-season league operations
✅ Designed for organizations ready to lead by example

 FAQs

  • We create systems of accountability for sports associations.

    Mic’d Up allows us to analyze and quantify the amount, type, and sources of conflict between referees, coaches, parents and players.

  • Privacy is of the utmost importance to Elements Athletics. Our systems does not collect any personal, private, or sensitive information. It is simply there to detect abusive behavior and language, and automate the reporting of that behavior to the appropriate individuals.

  • By taking the game audio, and using custom trained machine learning models to analyze the transcripts we are able to situations where abusive and unsafe language is used with your referees.

  • Being affordable is a primary goal of Elements Athletics. We don’t want to drive up costs for youth sports. We want to improve the experience by making safe spaces that allow referees to grow, develop, and come back year after year.

    We don’t have a one size fits all pricing structure as our costs depend on a few factors. Reach out to us and we promise to get you a simple quote by email.

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