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GroupMe is a popular tool among our Captains (and our personal fav) to communicate efficiently with teammates, collect game RSVPs, create team polls, and more.

To start a group:

1. Download the GroupMe app
2. Click the + icon in the top right and "Create Group"
3. Name your group and start adding teammates as members

Start typing teammates' names to see if they're already on the app, otherwise use their phone number or email to add them.

In addition to chatting and posting game updates, many teams use GroupMe to share standings screenshots (sopfc.com/standings), coordinate get togethers, or @ tag specific players with questions or post-game accolades. Create a poll within your group to get everyone's ideas or opinions.

Calendar events might be the most useful feature! Creating an event asks everyone to click "I'm in" or "Not going" for an upcoming game.

To create an event for your next game:

1. Click the + icon in the chat bar
2. Click the Event tab and "Create new event"
3. Fill in all the game details, and add reminders at the bottom so players get notified automatically, for instance two days before the game, and two hours before game time.

As teammates start clicking yes or no, you'll see a list of "Going", "Not Going" and "Pending" so you can follow-up as necessary.

Here are screenshots showing a calendar event with RSVPs for a soccer game (left), and a soccer team GroupMe chat including event reminders (right):

GroupMe has a bunch of features that cater to sports teams, including calendar events for games, recurring events, automated event reminders so teammates don't forget upcoming games, group polls, group topics, SMS-only mode (so members can join your group without downloading the app), admin permission controls, and pinning important messages.