So an athlete you know — your daughter's teammate, your old training partner, the kid you coached, a colleague's son chasing a spot on the national team — has sent you a link and asked you to back them on ralli.
First: that's a compliment. Athletes don't send these invites to strangers. They send them to the people they actually want in their corner. If you're reading this, someone looked at their journey and thought, "I want them with me for this."
Here's exactly what you've been invited into, how it works, and why it might become one of the most quietly rewarding things you do each month.
What backing an athlete actually means
ralli lets you directly fund an athlete's journey — training costs, travel to competitions, equipment, physio, entry fees. The unglamorous stuff that decides whether talent gets its chance or stalls out.
You back them with credits. Every credit you allocate to your athlete sends $0.70 in real funding direct to the athlete's wallet — money they can withdraw to go towards training, travel, equipment, physio and competition entry fees. Real support, in their hands, as they train and compete. And when they hit verified career milestones — a rep team selection, a national ranking, a podium — a percentage of their rewards pool is released to you and their other backers as ralli rewards points™. Real progress, real rewards. Nothing is released for nothing.
And here's the part most people don't expect: you earn too. Every credit you allocate earns you ralli rewards points™, and when your athlete strikes a milestone, you share in a release of rewards points from their pool. Points you can cash in for premium merch, memorabilia, vouchers and events in the Vault.
Your two ways in: casual backing or membership
Option 1 — Casual backing (no membership)
Just want to support the athlete who invited you, right now, with zero commitment? You can do a one-off top-up — any custom amount — and allocate those credits straight to your athlete. No subscription, no recurring charge.
You'll still earn ralli rewards points™ on every credit you allocate for 90 days after your top-up, and you'll share in milestone pool releases for any athlete you've backed in the last 90 days. After 90 days, points accumulation pauses unless you top up again or join as a member.
Option 2 — Membership (the full experience)
Membership is where ralli really opens up. Every month your membership loads your wallet with fresh credits to allocate, keeps your rewards earning at full rate, and unlocks your member dashboard, the Vault, and the full journey feed of every athlete you back.
| Tier | Monthly | Monthly credits | Backing power / yr* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | $25 | 25 | ~$210 |
| Silver | $49 | 50 | ~$420 |
| Gold | $99 | 100 | ~$840 |
| Platinum | $249 | 250 | ~$2,100 |
*Backing power = credits × $0.70 directed into your athletes' rewards pools over 12 months. Higher tiers also earn rewards points at a faster rate and unlock bigger Vault redemption ceilings.
You can back one athlete with everything, or split your credits across several — a sprinter you grew up with, a para-athlete whose story stopped you mid-scroll, a youth athlete your kids look up to. Your circle, your call.
The dashboard: your front-row seat
Once you're in, your member dashboard becomes the home of your backing life:
- Your athletes — every athlete you back, their current milestone targets, pool progress and recent activity in one clean view.
- Your wallet — credits ready to allocate, transaction history, and receipts for every dollar.
- Your rewards ledger — every ralli rewards points™ earned, from allocations and milestone releases, with your running total.
- The Vault — browse what your points can become: premium merch, signed memorabilia, brand vouchers, money-can't-buy event experiences.
The updates: inside the journey, not outside it
This is the part backers talk about most. Your athletes post updates from inside their journey — the 5am sessions, the selection email, the injury setback, the comeback. You're not reading about their season in a results table months later. You're in it, as it happens, because you helped make it happen.
When your athlete submits a milestone — a top-20 national finish, a regional title, a first international — it's verified by the ralli team, and the moment it's approved you get the news as a backer, with your share of the rewards release landing in your ledger.
The milestone moment (this is why people stay)
Ask any long-term backer about their first milestone notification. There's a specific feeling when someone you believed in — someone you put real money behind when nobody was watching — achieves something real.
It's pride with proof. You didn't just cheer from the sidelines; you were part of the funding that got them to that start line. And yes, the rewards points landing in your account at that exact moment is a genuinely nice bonus — but most backers will tell you the points are the second-best part of that email.
Pause or cancel anytime. Genuinely.
No lock-in contracts, no cancellation phone calls, no guilt-trip flows:
- Pause your membership whenever life gets busy — your wallet, rewards balance and athlete connections stay right where you left them.
- Cancel in a couple of clicks from your account settings. You keep every reward point you've already earned.
- Upgrade or downgrade between tiers at any time — upgrades apply instantly, downgrades take effect at your next renewal so you never lose what you've paid for.
And if you ever just want to top up casually instead of subscribing, that door stays open too.
So — what now?
Open the invite link your athlete sent you. You'll land on their personal page, see their story and their milestones, and you can be backing them inside two minutes — casually, or as a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum member.
Someone you know is chasing something hard, and they asked for you by name. That's worth showing up for.