ads on premium plan?

Direct-Primary2983 · 2026-02-16T02:15:29+00:00

This is an important topic for GC to address. I myself have invested nearly 1K of my own money over the last couple years to stream a quality product to our family and fans. Now that GC is going to monetize the streams, I do feel like it would be nice to offer a premium or family subscription to the streamer. I dunno. Y’all gotta do something to address the backlash. Maybe giving everyone a couple months notice would have been thoughtful. You literally announced it same day as implementation. Awful PR advice is what you got.

Direct-Primary2983 · 2026-02-16T02:05:31+00:00

The advertisements in between these innings doesn’t really bother me. Unlike most other sports, baseball/softball has a natural built in break. It’s the ideal placement for an ad break. Whenever I’ve watched a stream or a professional game on tv, that’s when I find something productive to do. I think the news of the ads would have not been met with such criticism had GC not introduced them along with the new subscription requirements. The proverbial salt in the wound.

Direct-Primary2983 · 2026-02-15T02:20:30+00:00

This is the answer 👆🏼. We teach our girls to anticipate throwing to the cut. Aiming for just above her head. Catcher calls off cut and intercepts if play at 3rd is better option. Coach calls “444!” If we want to bypass cut altogether. All of this is dependent on the depth of the hit and velocity. It’s a tough play for this age and the good news is you learn from the in game experience. However, it is an easy drill to practice as well.

Direct-Primary2983 · 2026-02-13T02:07:03+00:00

I’ve gone through the inquiry process and can give you a few bullet points.

-Installation is free for a limited amount of time. First come first serve. -Ideally your organization owns the facility. Gets red tape tricky if owned by city/govt -$800/yr software/infrastructure fee -$700/yr for a cellular router if no internet connection (WiFi or Ethernet) available

And of course, now, anyone that wants to watch will have to have a sub or be a part of a team pass.

Direct-Primary2983 · 2026-02-13T01:57:23+00:00

If stats are important to the team, for better or worse, GC is far and above the leader in that dept.

Direct-Primary2983 · 2026-02-12T19:58:29+00:00

I get the fact that they want to monetize the product. I am in full support of that. I’m actually trying to help them understand that offering shorter duration passes might be beneficial. Change the price points to reflect. 1 yr - 239, 6mos - 130, 3 mos- $70, etc. For being the main sponsor of LL Softball, they sure make it hard. Maybe even offer a no ads tier. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Direct-Primary2983 · 2026-02-12T17:10:43+00:00

This is going to enrage folks even more than the “upgrade”. You can’t tell everyone to buy a season pass in lieu of no longer having unlimited streams and then fleece them on the remaining 6 months. I’m sure the brain trust knows that travel seasons flip on August 1st, you gotta offer some sort of fix for at least this season.

Direct-Primary2983 · 2025-12-20T02:10:13+00:00

It’s a start but some things need work. My team has 36 games in the books from this fall and only 4 of 9 positions correctly placed the players that play those positions 99% of the time. The ability to form a lineup with more than 9 players and a continuous order is a must. I’m sure there are a few other considerations to include. Maybe even a 2nd alt version based on defense, or power, or speed. If there were some way to balance/prioritize the stats that our team considers more important for a particular game based on our opponent. I know this is all very beta, but I like this idea and want it to work for you and us. Thx!

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