About Us
What we MEAN AND BELIEVE when we say, "Minutes Matter."
It usually starts with a whistle.
And ends with people arguing under the scorekeepers tent.
The ref makes a call. The crowd groans. Coaches gather around the clock.
Flip cards dangle from a plastic hook and get disheveled in the wind leaving fans confused.
A teenager frantically scrolls through the minutes.
Parents lean in, trying to guess the score.
But the truth is, they’re already too late.
The moment — the minute that mattered — has already slipped away.
The kid who’s been training all year just scored the biggest goal of his life… and no one’s sure if it counts.
A goal gets called off. A timeout gets denied. A game gets decided. Not by the effort on the field — but by a scorekeeper scrambling to flip a card.
I know what that minute feels like.
I’ve lived it from the sideline, from the stands, and from the field.
In lacrosse, everything can change in sixty seconds. A man-down stop. A faceoff win. A last-minute dodge. One minute is all it takes to tilt momentum, to find redemption, to decide the outcome.
And it’s not just about the game. Because if you zoom out, the same thing’s true in life.
One minute of compassion can pull someone out of the dark.
One minute of silence can carry the weight of healing.
One minute of clarity can bring purpose back into focus.
That’s why we say Minutes Matter. Because they do.
My Story
I started out chasing minutes on the field. I played one year at Monmouth University, then transferred to Seton Hill. That’s where the cracks started to show. My mental health was slipping, and I knew it.
I was struggling. I admitted myself to the hospital during preseason.
It could’ve cost me everything. But instead of judgment, I was met with open arms. The coaching staff at Seton Hill — led by Coach Brian Novotny, the winningest coach in program history, a leader who built his legacy on loyalty and care — chose to extend grace instead of criticism.
That decision saved me. In a culture that often rewards toughness over truth, they gave me permission to be human.
That minute, right there, became a turning point.
It didn’t fix everything. I still left the program. I chose to commit fully to my internship and pursue a full-time job at Ford Office Technologies in hopes of working through the mental health issues that had surfaced and were not getting any better. I was still in school, finishing my degree online, and I thought I had found the right path: career growth, income, purpose.
I climbed the ladder. Worked hard. Earned trust.
Eventually, I came back to coaching. I needed it. Coaching saved me in a way I didn’t expect. It reminded me what I loved. What made me feel useful. What made me feel connected.
I didn’t realize how much until I was back on that sideline again — back with the kids, back with the smell of turf and the sound of whistles and the sacred rhythm of it all.
I didn’t get paid for it, but I would’ve done it forever.
Because when you’re out there, guiding young men through both a sport and a storm, you realize something profound: You’re not just teaching plays — you’re holding space. You’re helping them navigate the noise.
Why We Built ClockSynk
So when I say we built ClockSynk for the right reasons — I mean it.
ClockSynk is a digital scoreboard system designed for lacrosse tournaments, showcases, and events. It’s simple. Reliable. Easy to read. It replaces the clunky flip-card systems that have been breaking since the 1980s.
You know the ones — metal frames, Velcro numbers, a teenager with a pencil behind their ear trying to remember which team’s winning.
That shouldn’t be how games get decided.
But ClockSynk isn’t just about the scoreboard. It’s about how the whole tournament experience gets better — without making it more expensive.
Our clock shares space with the best local places in the tournament area. It’s a local concierge promoting those local places that have helped create so many minutes for so many families.
The pizza shop that’s always giving out discounts for team parties.
The coffee shop with handwritten menus and the barista who knows your name and your order.
The ice cream place that stays open late for tournament nights.
We’re not selling screen time. We’re putting the right people in the right places — and everybody wins.
Refs get consistency.
Coaches get clarity.
Parents get peace of mind.
Players get fairness.
Local businesses get visibility.
Hosts and directors get infrastructure that earns.
No value extraction. Just value exchange.
My Minute
I left Ford. I quit. I walked away from the ladder, the paycheck, the title — because this mattered more.
Because I believe in this. Because one day, I looked across the sideline at a group of kids who trusted me… and I realized the clock had started again.
That was my minute. It was quiet. No speech. No big reveal. Just a slow, honest minute where I knew:
This is what I’m here for. Not to scale. Not to squeeze. But to build. To serve. To protect the parts of the game — and the world — that still feel sacred.
And that’s why we say Minutes Matter.
Because one minute can break the game. One minute can build a business. One minute can save a kid. One minute can wake you up. One minute can bring you back.
And one minute — if you really pay attention — can change everything.
about jared chantz
Jared Chantz is the founder of ClockSynk — a platform built not just to fix the scoreboard, but to protect what still feels sacred in youth sports. A former Division I lacrosse player turned coach and startup builder, Jared battled through mental health struggles, burnout, and the pressure to perform before rediscovering his purpose: helping kids love the game again.
He teaches young athletes to embrace mistakes, not fear them — because pressure kills joy, and sports were never meant to define your worth. Jared’s mission is simple: build better systems, remind kids it’s okay to mess up, and make sure fun stays at the center of it all.
When he’s not coaching or building, he’s somewhere near a sideline — watching the clock, protecting the moment, and rooting for the kid who needed to hear, “You’re more than the game.”
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