Middle School Esports

PlayVS is your home for middle school esports. Our leagues center on teamwork, with the ultimate goal of fostering student growth and fun.

Play for free with other middle schools across the U.S. and Canada.

Esports in Middle Schools

A Fun Safe, and Rewarding Experience

Through the benefits of middle school esports, students will be able to learn leadership and teamwork skills, be able to access STEM fundamentals and prepare themselves to be better players at the competitive high school level.

Student Success Skills

  • Students build character and develop discipline, self-esteem, and sportsmanship through practice and team play.

Increased Student Engagement

  • Esports are co-ed, inclusive, and engage students who might not otherwise participate in other school activities or athletics.

STEM Skill Growth

  • Esports is rooted in technology. Research has found a large crossover between esports players and STEM interests.

Socialization Skills

  • Many students are already passionate about gaming. Esports provides an environment where students can come together and bond over a shared interest.

Scholastic Improvement

  • Teachers and parents both report renewed interest in schoolwork and an improvement in student grades as a result of participation.

Safety and Parental Involvement

  • Through the PlayVS platform, parents can be a part of their child’s esports journey and have control of their students' accounts and personal information.

How PlayVS Works

Our robust online platform enables schools to easily build and manage teams, check schedules, compete against multiple opponents, and track match stats, all with real-time support.

Find Student Interest

  • Get parents onboard with their students' middle school esports journey.

Build Your Program

  • Assemble as many teams as you’d like across all titles and set your team schedule.

Play!

  • Students team up and play together on campus or virtually in weekly matches.

The PlayVS Difference

Our attention to detail makes our middle school esports experience stand out from the rest.

With PlayVS you are guaranteed a trusted experience.

Official Partner of the NFHS Network

  • Esports is officially recognized as a sanctioned high school sport through our partnership with the NFHS Network and state associations.

Powerful gaming platform

  • We built our entire product specifically around making management of your esports program as easy as possible. Our suite of platform features makes it simple to stay organized and ready to go whether you have 1 team or 100.

Parental Portal

With the safety and privacy of our students being our #1 priority, we require parents/guardians to be a part of the registration process for all students under the age of 13.

Age Appropriate Game Titles

  • All games offered in our middle school leagues are ESRB-rated E for Everyone ensuring that they are appropriate for everyone playing.

Available Titles

Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate

  • Nintendo Switch™
  • 3 Players / Solos
  • Action

Splatoon™ 3

  • Nintendo Switch™
  • 4 players
  • Action Multiplayer

Madden NFL

  • PC, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
  • Solos
  • Sports

Chess

  • PC / Mac / Tablet / Mobile
  • Solos
  • Strategy

Rocket League

  • Cross-Platform
  • 3 Players Per Team
  • Sport

Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe

  • Nintendo Switch™
  • 4 Players per Team
  • Racing

Pokémon UNITE

  • Mobile/ Nintendo Switch™
  • 5 Players Per Team
  • Action

*Title not affiliated with the NFHS Network and certain state associations. Restrictions may apply. Not available in all states, please inquire with PlayVS at support@playvs.com to learn more.