NetSet Matchday
A preseason-and-season companion for Big Ten volleyball fans with chemistry reports from training camp, opponent scouting sheets, player spotlight cards, and a home-game day planner for venues like Holloway Gymnasium and Mackey Arena.
College volleyball fans, especially Big Ten followers tracking preseason storylines and roster chemistry
- Roster cards with player backstory notes (e.g., libero Ryan McAleer's preseason focus on hand work, vocal leadership from senior Grace Heaney)
- Opponent preview with stat lines for upcoming matches (Texas A&M Big Ten/SEC Challenge, Ball State exhibition)
- Home schedule with parking tips, arena logistics, and streaming links
- Push alerts when a featured player posts or local press drops a new practice recap
Purdue volleyball is mid-preseason with an Aug 14 exhibition vs Ball State and Sept 1 home opener vs Texas A&M, and local press coverage is feeding fan interest right now.
Big Ten volleyball has a dedicated but niche audience; Holloway Gymnasium exists specifically as a volleyball-only venue and Purdue hosts preseason scrimmages open to fans, but the audience is small vs. football/basketball and FanFlare already serves volleyball fans free.HOLLOWAY GYMNASIUM - Purdue Boilermakers - Official Athletics Website ↗FanFlareSports.com ↗
FanFlare already offers a free fan app for women's volleyball covering NCAA with live scores, play-by-play, schedules, stats, recruiting/transfer stories; B1G+ covers streaming. Differentiation exists for chemistry/training-camp editorial content and home-game planning, but the core data needs are already met.FanFlareSports.com ↗B1G+: Watch College Sports App - App Store ↗
Hard to monetize: FanFlare's fan app is free, B1G+ streaming captures the main spend, and the use case is preseason+season window (~5 months). NIL clubs already capture some direct fan-to-athlete spend in college sports, leaving little for a third-party companion.FanFlareSports.com ↗NIL Club: How College Athletes Are Monetizing Their Brand Through Fan Memberships ↗
Seasonal and narrow: tied to preseason + ~4-month season per year, scoped to one conference. Women's sports interest is growing, but the Big Ten-only, preseason-chemistry framing doesn't translate well to year-round or multi-sport use.Holloway Opens Its Doors for 2 Preseason Scrimmages ↗FanFlareSports.com ↗
Very buildable: rosters, schedules, and venue info are public on purduesports.com and bigten.org; no AI-heavy work, mostly content curation + simple planner UI. Scope is small enough for one or two developers.Big Ten | Women's Volleyball | News ↗