WHAT DOES THIS SITE DO?

STREETBALLPICKUP.COM (SP) ALLOWS YOU BROWSE THROUGH MANY OF THE UK’S STREETBALL COURTS TO SEE WHEN AND WHERE OTHER FELLOW STREETBALL ENTHUSIASTS WILL BE PLAYING.

SP ALLOWS YOU TO CREATE PICKUPS AND MANAGE YOUR SCHEDULE, ALL THE WHILE MAKING IT VISIBLE TO OTHERS. SP INTENDS TO CREATE AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF STREETBALL PLAYERS THAT CAN INTERACT AND ORGANISE GAMES ONLINE.

WHAT DOES THIS SITE HOPE TO ACHIEVE?

TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF BUILDINGS AND ON TO THE STREETBALL COURTS THAT THE UK HAS TO OFFER. WE THINK IT'S PRETTY FAIR TO SAY THAT BASKETBALL IN THE UK IS A MINORITY SPORT, BUT THE FOLLOWING IT HAS ARE ABOUT AS PASSIONATE AS YOU’RE GOING TO FIND.

THROUGH OUR OWN EXPERIENCE, WE FEEL THAT A MAJOR REASON FOR THE LACK OF PEOPLE OUT ON THE UK’S COURTS IS THAT THERE’S A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE THAT IF YOU GO DOWN, YOU COULD BE THE ONLY ONE THERE ALL DAY. SP ALLOWS YOU TO ORGANISE PICKUP GAMES WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND OTHER STREETBALL ENTHUSIASTS ENSURING YOU DON’T HAVE TO SPEND THE WHOLE AFTERNOON WORKING ON YOUR J.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

SP IS A FREE SERVICE. HAVING SAID THAT, SERVER SPACE COSTS MONEY, ESPECIALLY THE DATABASE SIDE. IF SP WERE TO GET POPULAR BEYOND OUR WILDEST DREAMS AND COMPAINIES WOULD RATHER CLOSE DOWN THAN ADVERTISE ON HERE WE MIGHT HAVE TO START URGING FOR DONATIONS, BUT WE’LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE IF AND WHEN WE COME TO IT.

I CREATED A DATE AND TIME FOR MY PICKUP, BUT WHEN I TURNED UP THERE WERE SOME OTHER GUYS DOWN THERE. DOES SP GIVE ME THE LEGAL RIGHTS TO THROW THEM OFF?

NO!!! PLEASE DON’T THINK OF ANY SCHEDULED PICKUPS ON SP AS A BOOKING … THEY ARE ABSOLUTLEY NOT BOOKINGS!!! THINK OF SP AS A WAY OF ENSURING THAT YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE TO PLAY AGAINST. PLAY WITH STREETBALL ETTICATE BY CALLING NEXT IF A GAME IS UNDERWAY AND WAITING YOUR TURN IF YOU HAVE TO. IF THE OTHER GUYS IGNORE YOU OR WON’T PLAY, THEN YOU HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO THROW THEM OFF.

WHATS THE WHOLE TEAM COLOUR THING ABOUT?

IT’S JUST A WAY TO ALLOW YOU TO MAINTAIN SOME ORDER OF PICKUP GAMES.YOU MAY SET YOUR INITIAL SHIRT COLOUR TO WHITE WHEN YOU CREATE THE PICKUP, BUT THEN LATER CHANGE IT WITH FOUR OTHERS (SP ALLOWS FOR INTERNAL MESSAGING) SO THE HASSLE OF ORGANISING TEAMS HAS ALL BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE YOU’VE EVEN LEFT YOUR HOUSE! JUSTTURN UP TO THE COURT IN THE SHIRT COLOUR THAT YOU'VE SPECIFIED.

I'VE ADDED A COURT, HOW COME I CAN'T SEE IT?

THAT'S BECAUSE IT EITHER HASN'T BEEN REVIEWED YET (IF YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE TABLE WITHIN 'ADD MY COURT' UNDER THE MAP THIS IS THE CASE) OR IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND REJECTED. IF YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR COURT DUE TO THE LATTER SCENARIO, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL STATING EXACTLY WHY YOUR SUGGESTED COURT WAS REJECTED.

I WANT MY LOCAL COURT ON HERE SO I CAN START ORGANIZING PICKUPS, WHERE DO I START?

GO TO THE ‘ADD MY COURT’ AND GIVE US SOME DETAILS. DON’T WORRY IF YOU DON’T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS, JUST GIVE US WHAT YOU CAN, YOU CAN ALWAYS ADD TO THEM LATER. ONCE AN ADMINISTRATOR HAS REVIEWED AND ACCEPTED YOUR COURT (WHICH WILL BE WITHIN 24 HOURS) IT WILL BE ADDED TO THE SITE.

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT GETTING FIVE PEOPLE TO ENTER A SUGGESTED COURT'S CODE IN ORDER TO GET IT ON THE SITE?

PLEASE IGNORE THAT, I'VE GOT A FEELING THAT IT STILL SAYS THAT ON THE INTRODUCTION VIDEO .... THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE CASE IN ORDER TO GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED, BUT IT HAS SINCE BEEN DECIDED THAT ALL COURTS WILL BE ADDED AFTER A USER SUBMITS THEM, PROVIDING THEY EXIST!

I'VE LEFT A MESSAGE ON ANOTHER BALLER'S PROFILE, HOW COME I CAN'T SEE IT?

IN ORDER FOR A MESSAGE TO BECOME PUBLIC, THE PERSON THAT YOU SENT IT TO NEEDS TO ACCEPT IT. SO ODDS ARE, THEY EITHER HAVENT CHECKED THEIR PROFILE RECENTLY OR THEY JUST DON’T LIKE YOU.

I CAN ONLY SEE MY NEXT FIVE PICKUPS, HOW CAN I SEE ALL OF THEM?

CLICK ON THE ‘VIEW ALL’ BUTTON NEXT TO WHERE IT SAYS PICKUPS ON THE HOME PAGE.

I'VE DOUBLE BOOKED MYSELF TO PLAY AT TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT SHALL I DO?

IT IS UP TO YOU TO MANAGE YOUR PICKUP BOOKINGS, PLEASE DO SO RESPONSIBLY. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO A PICKUP, MAKE SURE YOU CANCEL IT, PLASE DON’T JUST LEAVE IT AND LET IT PASS. REPEATED REPORTS OF PEOPLE ABUSING SP OR CONSISTANTLY NOT TURNING UP TO PICKUP BOOKINGS WILL RESULT IN A BAN FROM THE SITE. ALSO, ONCE THE DATE OF YOUR PICK UP HAS PASSED, PLEASE REMOVE IT VIA THE MAIN SCREEN OR THE 'MY ACTIVITY' PAGE.

A CERTAIN MEMBER HAS NOT TURNED UP TO THEIR PAST FEW SCHEDULED PICKUPS, HOW DO I REPORT THEM?

IF A PERSON HAS NOT TURNED UP TO A NUMBER OF SCHEDULED PICKUPS, THEN WE ADVICE THAT YOUR IGNORE FUTURE PICKUPS THAT THEY SCHEDULE. OBVIOUSLY IF PEOPLE ARE ABUSING THE SERVICE THAT SP OFFERS, I.E. SCHEDULING MULTIPLE PICKUPS THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSSIBLE TO ATTEND THEN THEY WILL BE BANNED.

WHAT ARE THE STREETBALLPICKUP.COM EMAILS LIKELY TO CONTAIN?

NEWS ON THE NEWEST COURTS, THE MOST POPULAR COURTS, POSSIBLE PLAYER PROFILES, COMPETITION INFORMATION AS WELL AS NEWS ON ANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE WITHIN SP.

I REALLY THINK I COULD HELP THE SITE OUT, HOW CAN I BE OF SERVICE?

IN THAT CASE WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU, YOU CAN CONTACT US VIA ian@streetballpickup.com IF YOU SPOT ANY ERRORS OR BUGS WITHIN THE SITE PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO THE SAME ADDRESS .. ALL WILL BE RECEIVED VERY GRATEFULLY!

HOW DO YOU GUYS MEASURE HOOP HEIGHT?

AT  SP WE MEASURE FROM THE TOP OF THE RIM STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT POSSIBLE HOOP TYPES?

THEY CAN ALL BE FOUND HERE

HOW DO YOU GUYS MEASURE 3PT LENGTH?

WE MEASURE FROM THE POINT ON THE FLOOR THAT THE HEIGHT MEASUREMENT WAS TAKEN (DIRECTLY UNDER THE HOOP) STRAIGHT OUT, THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE FREE THROW LINE TO THE ARC OF THE 3PT LINE. WE DON’T MEASURE FROM THE BASELINE SINCE THE DISTANCE FROM BASLINE TO BASKET CAN DIFFER A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT.

HOW DO YOU GUYS MEASURE FLOOR QUALITY?

WE RATE FROM A SCALE OF 1 – 10, WITH 10 BEING LIKE BOSTON GARDEN AND 1 BEING YOU WOULDN’T GET A 4 X 4 OVER IT. IF IT’S GRASS AND NOT CONCRETE, IT’S AN AUTOMATIC 1. IF YOU WANT AN EXAMPLE AND ARE FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF LONDON’S STREETBALL COURTS, KINGS CROSS WOULD WARRANT A 9, WHERE AS CLAPHAM COMMON COULD BE CLASSED AS A 1.