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Find local players at GameSnake.com

A cool new Web site helps casual and serious athletes find, join or start pickup games and teams in their neighborhoods. Launched by GameSnake Inc., www.GameSnake.com is a free online tool. Registered players, including those with disabilities, can sign up for more than 80 sports, including basketball, hashing, street hockey and triathlons. Even those not-so-cardio sports, including badminton, Hacky Sack and broomball, are featured. To get started, athletes create an online profile so the GameSnake.com system can 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 can't 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. Players are matched with pickup games and teams based on factors such as age, gender, location and sports preference. 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.