do we have enough for a game

Sports team scheduling

Ten replies, eight players, one pitch booked for the wrong Tuesday.

For a recreational sports team, the scheduling question is usually whether enough players can make a given date rather than which date is best. Who can when? answers it by showing a live count of yes, maybe and no under each proposed date, so you can see whether you have a side before you pay for the pitch. It is free and needs no accounts.

Free, and nobody needs an account.

The number is the whole point

Most teams do not need the best date, they need a date with enough players on it. That is a counting problem, and counting is what a grid does. Under each date is how many said yes, how many said maybe and how many said no.

Maybe earns its place here more than anywhere: a five-a-side with three yeses and four maybes is a game, and a group chat would never have told you that.

How teams use it

  • Post the next four fixtures at once rather than one at a time.
  • Set the deadline before the booking deadline, not on the day.
  • Let players add dates if the fixture list is not fixed.
  • Keep comments on for the "I can play but not in goal" contingent.

When you are short

You will see it early, which is the difference between calling in a ringer and cancelling. Add dates, chase the maybes - the ones who said maybe are by definition the ones worth chasing - and pick when the number is there.

Common questions

Can I run one poll for a whole season?
Up to 20 dates in one date poll, so a block of fixtures works well. Beyond that, start a new one.
Can players change their answer?
Yes, at any time until the date poll is closed, from the same link.
Does everyone need an email address?
No. You can turn the requirement off, and players can answer with just a name.

Ready when you are

Free, and nobody needs an account.

Clubs, teams and communities

The recurring ones: a fixed cast, a moving date, and someone who has to ask every time.

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