Sideline tells you who's playing, where, and right now — so you can text one friend instead of hoping a run is still going.
Add the people you actually hoop with and let them know when you're heading to the park — no group chat required.
If your regular run drops below a full squad, Sideline pings nearby friends so the run doesn't die.
Everyone starts at 70. Play, get rated by the people you ran with, and watch your Overall climb.
See who's playing right now at your favorited spots — city courts and membership gyms alike — with live headcounts.
Early sign-ups get first access to the beta this fall.
Four steps, and you don't need a full app's worth of strangers to make it useful — just your run crew.
Bring the people you already play with onto Sideline — teammates, regulars at your court, whoever's in your group chat right now.
When you're at the park, check in. That tells your crew — and eventually the app — that a run is live and how many people are there.
If a check-in shows a run is short on players, nearby friends get a push notification asking if they can make it.
After a run, players you competed with can rate you. Everyone starts at 70 — your Overall shows as a preview until 5 people have rated you, then it's your real number.
Everything we get asked at the park, answered here too.
Making rec sports accessible — starting with pickup basketball in the Bay Area.
Every court has the same problem: the run is great when it's going, and nearly impossible to find if you don't already know someone who's there. Sideline starts with the people you already play with — your crew, your regulars, your Wednesday-night run — and makes it effortless to coordinate, show up, and keep score of who's actually good.
We're starting with pickup basketball in the San Francisco Bay Area. If it works the way we think it will, other cities and other sports come next.
Finding an active game should take minimal effort — no scrolling, no guessing.
Court activity and game info should be current and trustworthy, not stale.
Play with your friends, and meet other local players along the way.
Sideline should make local pickup communities stronger, not replace them.