you or someone else nearby suggests a place, day of week, and time for a regular game. from there the matching engine takes over and does the hard work of figuring out whether a game can come together.

no set leader or organizer for a local game, though there may be captains. it does take a little initiative from the people showing up.

captains have no extra duties, just extra abilities - messaging the players, marking a site as "off season." the first captain is whoever suggested the original game. they can make other players captains too.

when you mark that you're coming, you'll see whether anyone else is planning to bring footballs, cones, and flags. if nobody is, grab whatever you can.

so the count means something. if anyone could just browse, most people would lurk and the numbers would be noise. show you're in, then you see everyone else who is.

then there's no game yet, and we won't fake one. you'll see the interest count for your area. once enough people nearby are interested, anyone can propose a spot and weekly time — and the game forms from there.

you don't just rsvp - you make a soft promise ('if it's on, i'm there'). the game only locks once enough people commit, and the night before everyone gets the roster of who's in.

a standing slot lasts. once it's 'sundays at noon,' nobody renegotiates every week - people just show up. one-offs make you start from zero every time.

it's underserved - plenty of software for youth leagues, almost nothing for adults who just want a regular pickup game. and it's easy to start: small-sided, light on gear, no pads.

as little as possible. email so we can tell you a game's forming, a display name (a username is fine - no real name needed) so others know who's coming, and your zip to group you with people nearby. never your street address. full details on the privacy page.

free and open source, pay what you can - no paywall, ever. if the app is running your weekly game we ask for a $5/month subscription to keep the servers on, but it's an ask, not a gate. one-time tips help too.