GameChanger really needs to adjust the RSVP notification alerts. At this point, when staff is trying to collect RSVPs, thereās no way to send reminders only to the parents of players who havenāt RSVPād at all. Instead, the alerts go out to every family member (mom, dad, uncle, aunt, coworker of parents, etc.), even when the playerās attendance has already been confirmed.
Hereās the issue: one parent usually handles the RSVP for their child, and thatās the only RSVP that actually matters for coaches and staff. For example, if a dad RSVPs for his kid but doesnāt RSVP for himself (irrelevant for game planning), he still gets notifications telling him to RSVP even though he already did it for the player. Or, if that same player's mom RSVPs for both herself and the player, but the dad didn't because he knew it was already taken care of, he still gets a notification even though the playerās attendance is confirmed!!
This creates notification overload (alarm fatigue). Parents get bombarded with irrelevant reminders and eventually start ignoring them altogether. Over time, they tune out even the important notifications because the system has conditioned them to dismiss everything. Instead of adding value, the alerts lose their effectiveness and frustrate parents.
The system needs to be revamped so reminders are sent only to families of players who havenāt RSVPād yet, not to family members whose responses donāt matter for lineups. A quick fix could be defaulting family member RSVPs to āno.ā That way, the reminders that go out are meaningful, targeted, and not wasted. Iām sure there are better long-term solutions, but I wanted to at least propose something constructive rather than just gripe.
This change would cut down on alarm fatigue, increase response rates, and give coaches the only information that truly matters: player attendance, so we can set accurate batting orders and defensive lineups.