A Working Implementation Cohort—Not A Passive Community.
One tool for bookings. Another for scoring. Separate messages for staff, spreadsheets for league administration, and more manual handoffs than anyone has time for. The first 25 Founders are working toward a better model: connected court operations, live game data, and a reliable system behind the sports business. A working implementation cohort—not another disconnected app.
This page is for operators ready to implement, not only read.
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When an outside league rents your courts, the games, players, sponsors and relationships keep moving. But what does the facility actually see? And for league operators: why should scoring one play mean updating five separate systems?
Picture an inquiry flowing into the schedule, a paid reservation appearing on the booking board, staff seeing the next renter, and an authorized manager resolving a late court turnover.
The scorer tablet is the input. The scoreboard, live broadcast overlay, team stats and player record are connected outputs.
Take the free Second Scoreboard systems check. Get a practical first fix, explore both operating workflows, then decide whether the first 25 Founders cohort fits your business.
The visual is an operating explanation, not a claim every integration is live today. The AI voice assistant needs provider configuration. Court-turnover automation is staged and manager-controlled; production capabilities are confirmed during onboarding. The free check does not capture personal information; the free Playbook opt-in and Founders application remain the existing conversion paths.
Sports Facility Hackers develops the operator. BALLNetwork creates identity and demand. BALL OS runs and verifies the operation. FRIDAY helps the authorized human decide what to do next. The Founders Cohort is where qualified operators help make that loop work inside real buildings and leagues.
Playbook, implementation sprints, templates, office hours, operator standards, and peer learning.
Facility and league profiles, Player Passports, discovery, participation, and provider opportunities.
Courts, booking, leagues, BALLCrew, scoring, scoreboards, records, payments, media surfaces, and BALL Ads.
Permissioned intelligence that explains, recommends, and prepares approved actions without bypassing roles or audit controls.
BALL OS did not begin as a software idea on a whiteboard. It came from operating B.A.L.L.—the Basketball Association Legacy League—and experiencing the scheduling, scoring, communication, content, payment, and facility problems firsthand.
Every workflow below runs B.A.L.L.’s own divisions first. Founders get each one as it ships—and help decide what comes next.
Captain draw, F1-style lottery with start lights, a live draft board on every phone, and a broadcast screen for the room or the stream.
Reads each roster—guards, wings, bigs—and suggests the next pick in plain words. The AI suggests. The captain decides.
Teams talk, offer and counter; nothing moves until the commissioner approves. Then a full-screen Official Trade graphic announces it.
A Supercar paddock for one division, an NCAA-style conference for another, a 3D arena hero in your colors. Your own colors and art are rolling out on paid plans.
Every rostered player’s Passport opens with verified career averages—privacy-first, never for minors or private profiles.
League registrations already pay out to the league’s own Stripe account. Court bookings and extensions move to direct payouts next.
The Founders seat is the same. What you validate first depends on what you run.
The value is not a login and a chat room. It is a guided implementation relationship around your actual facility or league.
Recognition as one of the first 25 accepted operators, subject to completing the Founders enrollment and applicable agreements.
A prioritized plan based on your operation, current tools, immediate constraint, and the BALL OS workflow that should be validated first.
Private operator-to-operator discussion focused on real execution, lessons, templates, operating questions, and measurable progress.
Group implementation sessions focused on removing operational blockers and keeping the cohort moving through the same activation sequence.
Sponsor-package structures, league-launch checklists, facility workflows, scripts, calculators, and future Playbook updates.
Structured input on BALL OS, BALLNetwork, BALL Ads, BALLCrew, the Connect layer, and the Operator Coach roadmap.
A defined route into the separate BALL OS platform agreement, including onboarding scope and Founder terms documented before activation.
Help shape command briefs, opportunity detection, implementation guidance, and approval-first FRIDAY workflows as they move from direction to release.
Guidance on facility, league, player, and provider identity so BALLNetwork demand can connect to BALL OS operations instead of becoming a static directory.
Founders should not attempt to activate the entire ecosystem at once. The implementation sequence protects the source of truth and proves value one workflow at a time.
Map the operation, current tools, roles, facility or league records, and the highest-value constraint.
Import or establish clean identity and choose one BALL OS workflow: booking, Pickup, official scoring, league administration, or sponsor delivery.
Confirm the court, game, payment, statistic, sponsor delivery, and public record remain consistent—including corrections.
Add the next revenue, demand, workforce, or intelligence workflow only after the first loop is dependable.
One decision replaces the whole stack — the strategy, the software path, the hardware, the community, and a guarantee. It's built so your first league night runs on BALL OS in weeks, not quarters. The founder seat is $997 today, $1,997 after the first 25.
The Court Kit is a done-for-you setup option for founding facilities. Final hardware terms are confirmed during onboarding. Prefer to install it yourself? See the device list and install videos.
Every founder picks how their courts get wired. Either way you get the same device list, the same install videos, and a working first game before we call it done.
Priced by court count and wall type, and confirmed on your Founders call. Hardware can be supplied by us or bought by you from the list below.
Most facilities can set up one court in an afternoon with the videos and basic tools.
| Device | How Many | What It Does | What We Recommend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scorer tablet | 1 per court | Courtside tap scoring: every official game and stat | iPad (9th gen or newer) or an Android tablet, plus a locking stand |
| Scoreboard TV | 1 per court | Live score, clock, and the sponsor cover bar | Any TV with a Fire TV stick, or a monitor; wall mount and power at the court |
| Internet | Whole building | Keeps tablets, TVs, and streams live | Strong Wi-Fi at the courts, not just the front desk; wired ethernet for broadcast courts |
| BALL OS engine | 1 per facility | Runs recording, overlays, and streaming | Mac mini (5+ courts) or a MacBook. Only needed for broadcast |
| Camera | 1 per broadcast court | Films games for the stream, replays, and clips | Pix4Team 2 or XbotGo Falcon auto-follow; an iPhone or GoPro on a tripod to start |
| Lobby TV Optional | 1 to 3 | Today's court schedule and sponsor ads | Any smart TV near the entrance or snack bar |
Every screen in these videos is the official BALL OS scoreboard and scorer tablet. The gym and hardware photos are AI illustrations for now; filmed versions from a live install are coming.
Where the TV, tablet, and camera go, and how to check Wi-Fi at the court.
Wall mount, power, Fire TV stick, and opening your court's scoreboard.
Stand, charger, logging in, and Connect Display to pair it with the TV.
Tripod or auto-follow camera, the best angle, and connecting it to your stream.
Score a practice game end to end and check the scoreboard and recording.
The five-minute check before every league night, and what to do if something drops.
The Founders seat and BALL OS platform are related, but they are not the same purchase.
The platform agreement covers the software workflows activated for the facility or league. Included usage, implementation scope and add-ons are documented in the signed agreement before launch.
| Plan | League | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Elevate | $147 | $197 |
| Prime | $297 | $397 |
| Premier | $497 | $697 |
Founder monthly rates, locked while active. Annual billing: pay 10 months, get 12. Standard rates shown struck through.
The Founders Box and physical recognition materials are intended to make the relationship visible inside the facility—not to substitute merchandise for implementation value.
Planned recognition materials may include a numbered Founder certificate, printed Playbook, facility crest, onboarding card, and related cohort items. Final contents, production timing, and shipping details are confirmed during enrollment.
Physical items are secondary to the implementation program and may vary based on final production.
The application collects the information needed to evaluate fit. Accepted operators review the cohort terms and the separate BALL OS platform path before any paid enrollment or activation.
Share your facility or league, authority, current operation, and implementation priorities.
Confirm that the cohort can support the operation and that the operator can actively participate.
Review the $997 cohort seat and the separate BALL OS platform terms before activation.
Limited to 25 accepted operators. $1,997 standard price after seat 25. No guaranteed financial results. Product status is disclosed by workflow.
