Pickup Sports Ramblings

So, you’ve done it. You’ve mastered the logistics. Your game is full every week, the payments are all collected, and you have a reliable system

Every amateur sports group starts in the same place: a brand new, hopeful group chat. Whether it’s on WhatsApp, SMS, or Facebook Messenger, it’s the

For a player, game day starts an hour before the puck drops. For the organizer, it starts 48 hours earlier. For over a decade, I’ve

It’s a ritual as old as the game itself. The players are warmed up, the pucks are gathered, and the organizer stands at center ice,

For more than a decade, my 3-on-3 pickup hockey game has been a fixture in my life. It’s not a formal league, just a dedicated

If you’re an organizer for a pickup game, you’ve probably done the search. You’re drowning in spreadsheets and group chats, you know there has to