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Community Spotlight: How a Soccer Dad is Fixing Team Travel

Allen Hamilton
2/7/2025
4 minutes

The TeamPlayr Community Spotlight is a series dedicated to highlighting the people making a difference in youth sports. From club directors to coaches, parents, and entrepreneurs, these are the stories of individuals who are shaping the future of the game. Whether they’re creating opportunities for young athletes, solving challenges behind the scenes, or innovating in ways that impact the sports community, we’re here to share their journeys.

In this edition, we’re featuring Victor Jaramillo, a dedicated soccer parent and founder of SportsXPlore Travel, who saw the challenges teams face with travel logistics and built a solution to make the experience easier, more affordable, and stress-free for families and coaches.

For Victor Jaramillo, sports have always been more than just a game—they are a way to bring people together, create unforgettable experiences, and open doors for young athletes. That passion led him to build SportsXPlore Travel, a company dedicated to helping youth sports teams travel with less stress and more focus on the competition.

Victor didn’t come from the travel industry. His background is in marketing at major international corporations, but he recognized a critical gap in the youth sports world. He saw that team managers and parents were overwhelmed with the logistics of organizing travel—coordinating hotel bookings, managing transportation, handling payments, and dealing with last-minute changes. For teams, travel was supposed to be exciting, but too often, it became a hassle.

Rather than watching families struggle through the process, Victor built SportsXPlore Travel to make team travel simple, affordable, and stress-free.

Building a Service Designed for Teams

Victor’s approach wasn’t just about booking hotels and flights. He wanted to create a system that actually solved problems for teams and parents. He developed a model that:

  • Handles every detail of team travel—from accommodations to transportation.
  • Provides group discounts and financing options to make travel more accessible.
  • Streamlines payments so families aren’t stuck managing multiple invoices.

One of the biggest differences? SportsXPlore Travel is completely free for teams to use. Instead of charging teams extra, Victor’s company negotiates wholesale rates with hotels and other providers, ensuring teams pay less, not more.

A Passion for Helping the Youth Sports Community

For Victor, this isn’t just business—it’s personal. He understands the sacrifices families make to keep their kids in competitive sports, and he knows the value of creating seamless, memorable travel experiences for young athletes.

Through SportsXPlore Travel, he’s not just solving a logistical challenge—he’s making it possible for more teams to experience the excitement of playing on bigger stages, competing in high-level tournaments, and creating lifelong memories with their teammates.

Victor’s story is a reminder that entrepreneurship isn’t just about seeing an opportunity—it’s about solving a real problem. And for thousands of youth athletes and their families, his work is making all the difference.

Ready to Make Team Travel Easier?

If your team is tired of the headaches that come with organizing tournament travel, SportsXPlore Travel can help. Whether it’s securing the best hotel rates, managing transportation, or handling payments, Victor Jaramillo and his team are committed to making travel stress-free for coaches, parents, and players.

Allen Hamilton
Raised in Grapevine, Allen has been a member of the Texas soccer community for nearly 25 years. Since his playing days ended a decade ago, he's held roles both as a coach and club administrator helping to provide wonderful soccer experiences for the next generation of players and their families.
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Community Spotlight: How a Soccer Dad is Fixing Team Travel

The TeamPlayr Community Spotlight is a series dedicated to highlighting the people making a difference in youth sports. From club directors to coaches, parents, and entrepreneurs, these are the stories of individuals who are shaping the future of the game. Whether they’re creating opportunities for young athletes, solving challenges behind the scenes, or innovating in ways that impact the sports community, we’re here to share their journeys.

In this edition, we’re featuring Victor Jaramillo, a dedicated soccer parent and founder of SportsXPlore Travel, who saw the challenges teams face with travel logistics and built a solution to make the experience easier, more affordable, and stress-free for families and coaches.

For Victor Jaramillo, sports have always been more than just a game—they are a way to bring people together, create unforgettable experiences, and open doors for young athletes. That passion led him to build SportsXPlore Travel, a company dedicated to helping youth sports teams travel with less stress and more focus on the competition.

Victor didn’t come from the travel industry. His background is in marketing at major international corporations, but he recognized a critical gap in the youth sports world. He saw that team managers and parents were overwhelmed with the logistics of organizing travel—coordinating hotel bookings, managing transportation, handling payments, and dealing with last-minute changes. For teams, travel was supposed to be exciting, but too often, it became a hassle.

Rather than watching families struggle through the process, Victor built SportsXPlore Travel to make team travel simple, affordable, and stress-free.

Building a Service Designed for Teams

Victor’s approach wasn’t just about booking hotels and flights. He wanted to create a system that actually solved problems for teams and parents. He developed a model that:

  • Handles every detail of team travel—from accommodations to transportation.
  • Provides group discounts and financing options to make travel more accessible.
  • Streamlines payments so families aren’t stuck managing multiple invoices.

One of the biggest differences? SportsXPlore Travel is completely free for teams to use. Instead of charging teams extra, Victor’s company negotiates wholesale rates with hotels and other providers, ensuring teams pay less, not more.

A Passion for Helping the Youth Sports Community

For Victor, this isn’t just business—it’s personal. He understands the sacrifices families make to keep their kids in competitive sports, and he knows the value of creating seamless, memorable travel experiences for young athletes.

Through SportsXPlore Travel, he’s not just solving a logistical challenge—he’s making it possible for more teams to experience the excitement of playing on bigger stages, competing in high-level tournaments, and creating lifelong memories with their teammates.

Victor’s story is a reminder that entrepreneurship isn’t just about seeing an opportunity—it’s about solving a real problem. And for thousands of youth athletes and their families, his work is making all the difference.

Ready to Make Team Travel Easier?

If your team is tired of the headaches that come with organizing tournament travel, SportsXPlore Travel can help. Whether it’s securing the best hotel rates, managing transportation, or handling payments, Victor Jaramillo and his team are committed to making travel stress-free for coaches, parents, and players.

Allen Hamilton
Raised in Grapevine, Allen has been a member of the Texas soccer community for nearly 25 years. Since his playing days ended a decade ago, he's held roles both as a coach and club administrator helping to provide wonderful soccer experiences for the next generation of players and their families.
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