GameSnake.com Connects Players With Pickup Sports and Teams In Their Neighborhoods

Recreational athletes, including those with disabilities, can use GameSnake.com to arrange games and build teams in more than 80 sports

FAIRLAWN, OH July 17, 2004 -- GameSnake Inc. has launched www.GameSnake.com, a free online tool that helps recreational athletes in the United States find, join or start pickup games and teams in their neighborhoods. Registered players can be connected to pickup games and teams in over 80 sports, including basketball, football, golf, soccer, tennis and volleyball, and specialized sports such as adventure racing, disc golf, dodge-ball, kickball, stickball and ultimate frisbee.

To get started, athletes create an online profile that enables the GameSnake.com system to match them with local pickup games and teams. Once a game is found, the player gets the game details: where and when the game will be played, how many players have joined, the desired number and skill level of players and any fees or equipment necessary to play. If players cant find a matching game, they have the option of listing their own pickup game, and the system will help to fill it with matching players.

"I am excited about the launch of GameSnake.com because I finally have an easy way to find soccer games in my area," says Andrew Holland, one of the founders of GameSnake.com. "I don't have the time to commit to a team, yet I still get the urge to go out and play soccer. GameSnake.com will allow me to find and join a game, or even start a game and let GameSnake.com do the work of finding players to join it!"

GameSnake.com tracks sign-ups, creates printable game rosters and allows players to communicate with each other online.

GameSnake.com also keeps rankings on players and game starters. Players receive a colored jersey icon next to their nicknames in the system. The jersey color for a player can change as other players provide positive or negative feedback. Game starters get their own special rankings, designated by 0-5 stars next to their nicknames. If they do a good job of getting a game listed and organized, they can receive higher rankings from players in that game.

GameSnake.com is equipped to help recreational athletes find like-minded athletes interested in the following sports: Adventure Racing, Arena Football, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Billiards, Bocce, Bowling, Boxing, Broomball, Cricket, Croquet, Curling, Cycling, Darts, Disc Golf, Dodge-Ball, Fencing, Field Hockey, Flag Football, Footbag (Hacky Sack), Golf, Handball, Handcycling, Hashing, Hockey-Ice, Hockey-Street, Hockey-Underwater, Hockey-Unicycle, Horse Racing, Horseshoes, Hurling, Jai Alai, Kickball, Lacrosse, Laser Skirmish, Lawn Bowling, Marathon, Maul Ball (Scrag), Motocross, Mountain Biking, Netball, Orienteering, Paddle Ball, Paddle Tennis, Paintball, Petanque, Polo, Racquetball, Ringette, Roller Derby, Rowing, Rugby, Running, Shooting, Skiing (Competitive), Snowboarding, Snowmobiling, Soccer-Indoor, Soccer-Outdoor, Softball-Fastpitch, Softball-Slowpitch, Speedskating, Squash, Stickball, Swimming, Synchro (Ice), Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Tee Ball, Tennis, Triathalon, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Wallyball and Water Polo.

Suggestions for additional sports should be sent to e-mail protected from spam bots.

GameSnake.com was started because three Northeast Ohio business professionalsrecreational athletes with varying sports interestswanted an easier way to find pickup games and teams. Launched the first day of summer 2004, GameSnake.com is a free matchmaking tool that helps recreational athletes in the United States to find, join or start pickup games and teams in their neighborhoods. Players are matched with pickup games and teams based on factors such as age, gender, location and sports preference.

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