diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/pheerai/buzzer/alpine/attributes.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/pheerai/buzzer/alpine/attributes.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a580a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/pheerai/buzzer/alpine/attributes.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package de.pheerai.buzzer.alpine
+
+import kotlinx.html.HTMLTag
+
+fun HTMLTag.xData(data: String) {
+    attributes["x-data"] = data
+}
+
+fun HTMLTag.xInit(init: String) {
+    attributes["x-init"] = init
+}
+
+fun HTMLTag.xOn(event: String, handler: String, debounce: Boolean = false, debounceMs: Int = 0) {
+    val debounceString = if (debounce && debounceMs > 0) {
+        ".debounce.${debounceMs}ms"
+    } else if (debounce) {
+        ".debounce"
+    } else {
+        ""
+    }
+    attributes["x-on:${event}$debounceString"] = handler
+}
+
+fun HTMLTag.xModel(model: String, debounce: Boolean = false, debounceMs: Int = 0) {
+    val debounceString = if (debounce && debounceMs > 0) {
+        ".debounce.${debounceMs}ms"
+    } else if (debounce) {
+        ".debounce"
+    } else {
+        ""
+    }
+    attributes["x-model$debounceString"] = model
+}
+
+fun HTMLTag.xShow(data: String) {
+    attributes["x-show"] = data
+}
+
+fun HTMLTag.xText(text: String) {
+    attributes["x-text"] = text
+}
+
+fun HTMLTag.xBind(type: String, data: String) {
+    attributes["x-bind:$type"] = data
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/pheerai/buzzer/clients/playerClient.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/pheerai/buzzer/clients/playerClient.kt
index 487bc68..061eb37 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/pheerai/buzzer/clients/playerClient.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/pheerai/buzzer/clients/playerClient.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.pheerai.buzzer.clients
 
+import de.pheerai.buzzer.alpine.*
 import kotlinx.html.*
 
 fun HTML.createPlayerDocument() {
@@ -11,23 +12,55 @@ fun HTML.createPlayerDocument() {
             rel = "stylesheet",
             type = "text/css"
         )
-        script { src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js" }
-        script { src = "/assets/playerClient.js" }
+        script {
+            src = "https://unpkg.com/alpinejs@3.x.x/dist/cdn.min.js"
+            defer = true
+        }
+        script {
+            src = "/assets/playerClient.js"
+        }
     }
     body {
         div(classes = "parent") {
-            attributes["foo"] = "bar"
+            xInit("startWebSocket()")
+            xData("{playerName: \"\"}")
             div(classes = "input") {
                 label { +"Player" }
                 div(classes = "bumper") {}
                 input {
+                    xModel("playerName", debounce = true)
+                    type = InputType.text
                     id = "username"
                     placeholder = "<name>"
                 }
             }
+            div(classes = "submit disabled") {
+                xShow("!playerName")
+                +"Enter a name first!"
+            }
             button(classes = "submit") {
-                onClick = "sendUsername()"
-                +"I know that!"
+                xShow("playerName")
+                xData("{clicked: false}")
+                xOn(
+                    "click",
+                    """
+                    () => {
+                        sendUsername(playerName);
+                        clicked = true
+                        setTimeout(() => {
+                            clicked = false           
+                        }, 50)
+                    }
+                    """.trimMargin()
+                )
+                xOn("mousedown", "clicked = true")
+                xOn("touchstart", "clicked = true")
+                xBind("class", "{'active': clicked}")
+                +"I'm "
+                span {
+                    xText("playerName")
+                }
+                +" and I know this!"
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/css/player.css b/src/main/resources/css/player.css
index 805e368..41dcbf5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/css/player.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/css/player.css
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ div > .submit {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
+    white-space: pre;
 }
 
-div > .button:hover {
+div > button.active {
     background-color: #5B1D4A;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/js/playerClient.js b/src/main/resources/js/playerClient.js
index 58db232..fc411e9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/js/playerClient.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/js/playerClient.js
@@ -2,17 +2,46 @@
 
 let webSocket;
 
-$.when($.ready).then(function () {
+function startWebSocket() {
     let protocolPrefix = (window.location.protocol === 'https:') ? 'wss:' : 'ws:';
     webSocket = new WebSocket(`${protocolPrefix}//${location.host}/socket/player`);
-});
+    webSocket.onerror = (ev) => {
+        switch (ev.code) {
+            case 1000:
+                console.log("[WS]: Closed normally")
+                break
+            default:
+                console.log("[WS]: Closed abnormally")
+                reconnectWebSocket();
+        }
+    };
+    webSocket.onclose = (ev) => {
+        switch (ev.code) {
+            case 'ECONNREFUSED':
+                reconnectWebSocket();
+                break
+            default:
+                webSocket.onerror(ev);
+        }
+    };
+}
 
-function sendUsername() {
-    const username = $('#username').val()
-    if (username !== null && username !== '') {
-        console.log(`Username: ${username}`)
-        webSocket.send(username)
+function reconnectWebSocket() {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+        console.log("[WS]: Reconnecting...")
+        startWebSocket()
+    }, 2000)
+}
+
+function sendUsername(username) {
+    if (
+        username !== undefined
+        && username !== null
+        && username !== ''
+    ) {
+        console.log(`Username: ${username}`);
+        webSocket.send(username);
     } else {
-        alert("Please enter a name!")
+        alert("Please enter a name!");
     }
 }