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For all sports enthusiasts out there, this website is for you. We include ourselves in that statement because we live, breathe and dream sports too. We really like what we've achieved with this website because it fulfils the primary objective that we set ourselves when we started. That objective required that every feature on this website should aim at expanding the watching, sharing, playing and enjoyment of sports at all levels. As you explore and discover the site we know you will feel the same way too.

The tools that we have implemented allow us to meet you exactly where you are on your sports journey, adding options to the ride as you continue on your way. You don't have to be of any particular level. Equally you can be an unbelievable talent, we'll meet you right there, adding options for you. Whatever your standard or level of commitment we'll meet you right there. You just have to want to get involved.

There are four types of user, they are People Everyday, Clubs & Coaches, Player and Just Like to Watch. As we developed the website we discovered that anybody with any interest in sports will come into one of these four user types. Most of the people in our office come under People Everyday, so we'll start there.

People Everyday:

People Everyday is sports as a social hobby. You can create your own group or join an existing one. You control every aspect of your own group like the numbers of members, time of meeting-up, location, sports played, the standard, gender and others. The website gives you complete control. If people like your group they can request to join. It's your choice to accept or decline any request. Caroline in our office is a brilliant content creator in our development department. She has a speed walking group that meet up and walk around the parks in Central London every Wednesday after work. It's a chance for this exclusively girls group to meet up and get some exercise once a week after a busy day in the office. It's a relatively small group with 7 members but that how she likes it, and it's all good.

Clubs & Coaches:

If you are not a sports player yourself but work with the players then your user type will be clubs & coaches. If you think about all the people that contribute to making players perform at their best level then you'll understand the purpose of this user type. They can be agents, scouts, managers, club owners, doctors, physiotherapist, nutritionist, coaches, secretaries, directors, psychologists, fitness and strength instructors, referees, umpires, linesmen, scorers and many more. Anyone that has a role in any way in bringing the player to that place where they can do their sport will be clubs & coaches. Toshiro is our office manager. He also happens to be a scout for a top European Football Club. He often goes to watch matches, visits academies and training sessions in far flung places. He is so passionate about this website and says that it is like having an extra pair of eyes and ears in his capacity as a scout. Clubs & Coaches user type can create reports, contact players directly, scout players, send players on trials. They can also upload their own videos that show them doing their jobs like a club owner talking about their role or a coach uploading a video of a trraining session. This user type can create their own private network with other clubs & coaches located anywhere in the world.

Player:

This user type is designed for serious sports men and women whom are professionals or desiring to be professionals. It gives the player worldwide access to the Support User who are industry professionals with specialist knowledge and skills that gain the player access to a core group of decision makers. It is this core group that guide the player further on their path to professionalism. It is very important that the player maintains an up-to- date profile. So training and match schedules must always be current and correct. The same applies for your playing history. Be honest and do not embellish performance, results or activity. We advise you to regularly upload new videos and delete older ones. Scouts, agents, clubs, coaches and managers are focussed on what you are doing now. So videos that are older than a few weeks old lose their usefulness. There are three types of membership packages for the player. All three provide different tools and access. So you should look at the different player packages to decide the best one for you situation.

Many years ago as a student I also pursued a professional football career. I would have benefited greatly had an website like this existed at the time. This would have allowed me to contact and be contacted by scouts, managers, clubs and agents whilst maintaining a focus on training and matches. The ability to upload matches and training sessions that are immediately viewable by support user anywhere in world really gives every player the opportunity for global exposure like never before. Like I said, I wish this tool was available when I was still playing competitively. That is in the past for me, and I am now better suited to a People Everyday User.

Just Like to Watch:

Forayaa works in our accounts department. She loves watching sports especially swimming, athletics, ice skating and netball. She has no interest in participation but is hooked on watching the action. In fact if you ask her she'll tell you that the mere thought of running, jumping or participating in anything with a ball gives a migraine. She is joking of course, but the point is that she just loves watching all sports really, but not doing it, and that's perfect too. You will find so many different sports to watch and videos to vote on. One day we were in a joint departmental meeting when she said "I'd enjoy switching from my office work to watching athletics in my lunch break." It was an off -the -cuff statement that became the starting point for what ended up as Just Like to Watch user.

Just like to Watch is the only user type where there is no participation in sports. This user is a sports enthusiast, a fan or observer but is neither a casual participant like People Everyday user type nor a professional, like Player user type. Their interests are limited to searching, watching , sharing and rating videos. They have a personal email in their hub as do all the user types, as well as use of our messenger chat service.

Whatever user type you choose we hope you have a great and enjoyable journey.