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Pickup Game Call

Text your regulars about tonight's pickup game and see who is in before you drive over.

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The idea

An organizer keeps a list of regular players and sends a game call by text. Players reply IN or OUT, and the app shows the count and says when there are enough for a game. It saves showing up to an empty court.

Who it is for
Adults who run regular pickup basketball, soccer or volleyball games
How it makes money
Free for 15 players, $4 a month for larger groups
Suggested stack
Next.js, MySQL, Twilio for text messages
Launch cost
Under $100

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PROMPT 1 OF 3

Build a web app called Pickup Game Call. An organizer signs up, creates a group with sport, usual location and minimum players needed, and adds players by name and phone number.

PROMPT 2 OF 3

The organizer creates a game with date, time and place and sends a Twilio text to all players. Players reply IN or OUT, and the app updates a live roster page. When the IN count reaches the minimum, text everyone that the game is on.

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PROMPT 3 OF 3

Add a public roster link, automatic weekly game calls, and attendance stats per player. Add Stripe billing for groups over fifteen players.

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