Partner with OpenSourceSports
We pick every brand that appears on our pages by hand. No programmatic ad networks, no behavioral targeting, no cross-site tracking. If you make something coaches, referees, athletes, or rules-curious fans actually want, let's talk.
162
Sports indexed
4998
Rule topics
134
Organizations catalogued
414
Rule versions tracked
What kinds of partnerships fit
- ✓Sport-specific equipment, apparel, gear. Brands a coach or athlete would actually buy. Surface placements appear on the matching sport's pages.
- ✓Coaching, training, and reference resources. Books, courses, certifications, training programs. The audience reading rules is actively investing in their craft.
- ✓Tournament management and league software. Tools that complement our generators and scoreboards. Our tool-page audience is already shopping for these.
- ✓Affiliate partnerships are welcome too — hand-picked, with FTC-compliant disclosure. Not interested in commission-driven link spam; interested in recommendations our readers will thank us for.
What we don't accept
- ×Programmatic / RTB / ad-network code. We don't embed third-party JS, pixels, or behavioral trackers. If you require those for measurement, we're not a fit.
- ×Pop-ups, interstitials, autoplay video. Single static placement only. Reader experience is non-negotiable.
- ×Exclusivity over rules content. Rules stay free for readers, no matter who pays for placements alongside.
- ×Health-claim ads on youth-sport pages. Supplements, performance boosters, or anything regulated by the FDA / FTC for health claims will not appear on pages indexed for under-18 sports or content.
- ×Political, MLM, and crypto-speculation ads. Doesn't serve our reader, doesn't fit our voice.
Rate card
Launch pricing. Annual prepay = 2 months free. We invoice directly or via Stripe — whatever fits your procurement.
| Placement | Monthly | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Sport-specific — top-20 sport e.g. /rules/basketball-nba, /rules/american-football-nfl | $199 | Specialty brands; gear; equipment makers |
| Sport-specific — long-tail Any other sport page | $49 | Niche brands; local businesses; coaching programs |
| Category sponsorship e.g. all Combat Sports, all Racquet Sports | $499 | Equipment chains; multi-sport training apps |
| Tools-page sponsorship Bracket generator, scoreboard, round-robin, etc. | $99 | Tournament software; league management; coaching tools |
One sponsor per placement per sport — slots are never stacked. Affiliate placements priced separately; we'll quote on the pitch reply.
How placements work
One slot per page on rules pages and tool pages. Static image or short text card. Sport-specific inventory routes to matching pages — basketball gear shows on basketball, not on cricket.
First-party metrics only. We log daily aggregate impression and click counts on our own server. No cookies, no IPs, no user IDs. We give you a periodic report with the numbers; we don't hand off any audience data.
FTC-compliant disclosure. Every placement carries a visible "Sponsored" or "Affiliate" tag. Anchors carry rel="sponsored nofollow noopener noreferrer".
Supporters and Patrons see no ads. Our donation tier comes with an absolute ad-free promise. Your audience here is the free-tier visitor — typically 70%+ of page views.
Current partners
We're hand-shipping our first partner placements now. Confirmed brand partners will appear here with their logo and a link to their placement's landing page.
Pitch us
We read every inquiry personally. Typical reply within 5 business days. We'll send a sample placement preview and our (deliberately small) rate card if it's a fit.