How to Set Up a Pro League on Kokomo Pick'em

# How to Set Up a Pro League on Kokomo Pick'em

Kokomo Pick'em has a free private leagues feature anyone can use. But Pro Leagues take it further — you set an entry fee, your group pays in, and the winner takes the prize pool.

This guide covers how Pro Leagues work, how to set one up, and how affiliates can run branded leagues for their own communities.

What Is a Pro League?

A Pro League is a private Pick'em competition where participation requires paying an entry fee set by the league creator.

How it works: - You create the league and set the entry fee - Players join by paying that fee - All entry fees accumulate into a prize pool - The winner (or top finishers) of the private leaderboard wins the pool - Predictions still follow the same Picks and Scores format as standard Pick'em

Everything that makes regular Pick'em competitive — the two tabs, Confidence Picks, weekly leaderboard — applies inside Pro Leagues. The only difference is there's real money on the line within your group.

Free Leagues vs Pro Leagues

Pick'em has two types of private leagues:

Free Leagues: - No entry fee - Compete on a private leaderboard with friends - No prize pool — bragging rights and community competition only - Anyone can create or join for free

Pro Leagues: - Creator sets the entry fee (any amount) - Entry fees build a prize pool - Winner(s) of the private leaderboard claim the pool - Ideal for friend groups, online communities, and affiliates

Both use the same league and leaderboard structure. The only distinction is money in, money out.

Who Should Run a Pro League?

Friend Groups A season-long Pro League between friends adds real stakes to every matchweek. Set a fixed entry fee at the start of the season, everyone pays in, and the winner takes the accumulated pool at the end.

Football Communities and Discord Servers If you run a football community online, a Pro League gives your members a reason to engage every matchweek. A shared leaderboard, real prize money, and weekly competition keeps communities active across a full season.

Content Creators and Affiliates Kokomo affiliates can create branded leagues — your own name, your own community, your own prize pool. Run a Pick'em league for your audience as a regular engagement mechanic tied to your content.

Workplaces and Social Groups Office football sweepstakes are common. A Pro League is the structured, skill-based version. Everyone predicts, the best predictor wins, and the prize pool is self-funded by the group.

Setting Up Your Pro League

Step 1: Log in to play.kokomo.games

Step 2: Navigate to Pick'em and open the Leagues section

Step 3: Select "Create League" and choose Pro League

Step 4: Set your entry fee — there's no minimum or maximum, you decide what works for your group

Step 5: Name your league and configure settings

Step 6: Share your league invite link with the people you want to join

Step 7: Members join by paying the entry fee through the platform

Step 8: Predict every matchweek, track the leaderboard, and win the pool

Setting the Right Entry Fee

There's no correct answer here — it depends entirely on your group. A few considerations:

For casual friend groups: A lower entry fee keeps it fun without pressure. Something everyone is comfortable losing if they finish last, but meaningful enough that winning feels rewarding.

For serious competitors: Higher entry fees create bigger prize pools and sharpen the competition. If your group is made up of football-obsessed predictors who want a genuine season-long battle, a higher stake reflects that.

For large communities: With more members, even a modest entry fee builds a substantial prize pool. A community of 50 players at a small entry fee creates a prize worth competing for seriously.

One rule: Set the fee at an amount every intended member can realistically pay. An entry fee that prices out half your group defeats the purpose of a league.

Why Pro Leagues Work

Standard Pick'em gives you a weekly leaderboard against all users. Pro Leagues give you a competition within a group that actually knows each other — where every correct prediction and every wrong call is felt personally.

Football is more fun when there's something on the line. Pro Leagues make the stakes real without requiring anyone to find an external platform, manage payments manually, or trust a spreadsheet.

Set it up. Send the link. Best predictor wins.

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