Oregon HS athletics is concentrated in the Portland metro and Willamette Valley with strong programs across football, basketball, soccer, and track. Lightning for Schools is built for OSAA athletic directors: ORS 326.565 + FERPA-compliant student-data handling, 10 included coach seats plus low-cost extras, and a recruiting portal integration matched to OR HS recruiting density.
Built for OSAA
Governing Body
Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA)
Member-school eligibility rules, classification, and championship workflows shape what an athletic department needs from its software. Lightning for Schools is configured to support OSAA-aligned workflows out of the box — not generic NFHS templates that don't map to your state's specifics. Reference:
www.osaa.org.
Compliant with FERPA + Oregon Student Information Protection (ORS 326.565)
Student Data Privacy
FERPA + Oregon Student Information Protection (ORS 326.565)
Oregon Revised Statutes §326.565 imposes student-data privacy requirements on education service providers. Combined with federal FERPA, this creates a real compliance bar for any vendor working with OR public schools. Lightning's data-handling practices are built to meet these requirements; a vendor that can't speak to your state's privacy framework should not be on your shortlist.
What Oregon athletic directors actually deal with
- OSAA's 6A football classification produces some of the country's most operationally complex small-state HS football — programs like Central Catholic, Lake Oswego, and West Linn carry recruiting visibility well beyond typical Oregon sports footprint.
- Track & field is unusually strong in Oregon (Nike Hayward Field heritage; Mt. Sac, Prefontaine classic visibility) — Oregon track programs operate at a national-recruiting tier.
- Eastern Oregon vs. Willamette Valley travel imbalance drives meaningful operational cost differences between similarly-classified programs.
- ORS 336.184 (Oregon Student Information Protection Act / OSIPA) prohibits ed-tech operators from selling K–12 student data, banning targeted advertising to students and requiring reasonable security plus deletion-on-request — Oregon procurement enforces this actively.
What Lightning for Schools includes
10 coach seats included
Flat $150/yr base includes 10 full coach seats. Need more for a big multi-sport department? Add extra seats anytime at 50% of the coach-tier price.
Roster + eligibility
Per-sport, per-season roster management with eligibility tracking, transfer documentation, and out-of-season practice limits.
Recruiting portal integration
Your student-athletes' Lightning profiles roll into a searchable college-coach portal — recruiting attention without leaving the AD platform.
DPA-compliant data handling
Aligned with FERPA + Oregon Student Information Protection (ORS 326.565) requirements. Documentation available for your district's procurement review.
Stat verification
Coach Verified and Tournament Verified stats flow into the recruiting layer automatically. Reduces manual roster-update workload for AD staff.
Multi-season scheduling
Fall / winter / spring sport scheduling in one tool — facility allocation, transportation requests, official assignments.
Built for athletic departments across Oregon
We're looking for our first partner departments in the state. If you're an AD in one of these areas and want to talk through a pilot:
Portland metro
Eugene area
Salem area
Medford / Southern Oregon
Bend / Central Oregon
Talk to Christian directly
I'm the founder. Oregon athletic directors who want to talk through a pilot or just get specific questions answered can reach me directly: [email protected] or (443) 996-6563.