Find a time your whole team can make, without chasing everyone in the group chat.

Offer a few practice, meeting or party times, share one link, and see which one works for the most players and parents. No account needed to respond.

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Why one-off team scheduling is so messy

Season schedules are handled by the league. It's everything in between that lands on the coach or captain: a first practice, a make-up game, a team dinner, a meeting with the parents. Players have school, jobs and other teams. Parents are juggling rides and siblings. A "does Thursday work?" message gets three thumbs-up and eleven replies of silence, and the time never quite gets settled.

How Commonhour works for a team

Create a plan and pick the dates you're considering. Paint the half-hour start times that could work on each one, whether that's a couple of evenings for practice or a few options for a team dinner.
Share one link in the team chat or by email. Players and parents open it in their browser and tap the times they're free. No account, no app.
Watch the ranked list fill in. The times that work for the most people rise to the top, with a note of who can't make each one.
Pick a time and send the calendar invite to everyone who's free, so it lands on their calendars and not just in the chat.

What teams use it for

First practice or tryouts. Find the evening that fits the most players before the season starts.
A make-up game or scrimmage. Settle a time quickly when the original one falls through.
A team dinner or end-of-season party. Offer a few dates and let the team and families pick.
Coaches' or parents' meetings. Find a time for the adults, who have the most conflicting schedules.

Built for coaches and captains

See who can't make it, not just who can. Each time shows who's missing, so you know whether a slot loses the people you need.
Filter to the people who have to be there. A must-attend filter on the shortlist narrows it to, say, the coach and the captain (it's a view only and isn't saved).
Nothing for players to install. It runs in a browser, so everyone can answer from their phone.
Calendar invites are free, always. Google Calendar, Outlook, or an .ics file, with everyone who's free already added as a guest.

What it doesn't do yet

Commonhour isn't a team-management app. It doesn't hold rosters, game schedules, standings or payments, and it doesn't take attendance. Booking creates a single calendar event; if you want it to repeat, set that up in your own calendar app. Use your league or team app for the season, and use Commonhour for the one-off "when can we all meet?" Without an account a plan takes up to 12 responses, so a bigger team will want the organizer signed in.

Team scheduling questions

Does everyone on the team need an account?

No. Players and parents open the link and tap the times they're free. Only the person organizing needs to sign in to send email invitations and manage the plan.

What if my team has more than 12 people?

Without an account a plan takes up to 12 responses. A roster plus parents can pass that, so sign in with a free account to go past it. For a youth team, asking one parent per family to answer also keeps the count down.

Can I schedule a weekly practice that repeats?

Not as a series. Commonhour is built for one-off scheduling: each plan finds one time, and booking creates a single calendar event. If you want it to repeat, set that up in your own calendar app after you book. It works well for a first practice, a make-up game or a team meeting, but it isn't a season-long schedule.

Is the calendar invite free?

Yes. Sending the calendar invite is free, with Google Calendar, Outlook or an .ics file, and everyone who said they're free is already added as a guest.

More questions? See the full Commonhour FAQ.

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