"Rain Out" Alerts for your Team

Spring is finally here, which means the start of spring and summer outdoor activities for your kids. With outdoor events, the weather always plays a factor, and unfortunately, a little rain can put a real damper on your day.

If you have kids on a sports team, or have ever coached and been in charge of kids' sports activities, you've probably made dozens of phone calls to announce a game cancellation or change in practice schedule because or rain or mud. What a pain that can be! Not only do you have to ensure that you have all of the phone numbers available and within reach, but you also have to spend time dialing each number and talking with each parent or kid. You could rely on a calling tree, but there's no guarantee the message will make it to the last few names on the list.

Alerts Made Easy is a much more convenient solution! It is affordable and you can set it up quickly, easily, and just one time at the start of practice season. Put all of your team members' phone numbers and e-mails in the system, and you'll have instant access to your list. Plus, you record one voice message or send one e-mail (or both simultaneously) and you're done! Everyone finds out at the same time within minutes of your call that a game has been cancelled due to bad weather.

As a coach, how many times have you made it to the field for a Little League game, only to find out an afternoon rain shower has left the field too muddy to play? Now, it's back home to find your phone list tell players there's no game. Or, you can pull out your cell phone while still at the field, call AME's concierge desk, and have them send out the message for you. And you're done! Parents appreciate the advance notice because they save a trip to the ball field and have more time to make other arrangements or plans.

When you have decided on a day and time to reschedule that game, you can let your players know that information with a quick log-on to the Web site to initiate the message. AME makes coaching or participating in spring and summer sports that much easier, taking away some of the headaches and making it more fun for everyone!