How to Choose the Right Football Club for Your Child: A Parent’s Guide Your child wants to join a football club. You’ve Googled local teams. There are five within 10 miles. They all look… similar? Some have slick websites. Others have barely-updated Facebook pages. One costs £15/month, another £35/month. One mentions “player development,” another promises…
Football Club Admin Checklist: Everything You Need to Know (UK Guide) Congratulations! You’ve just been elected club secretary. Or maybe you’re the chair. Or treasurer. Or you’re starting a new club from scratch. Either way, you’re now responsible for keeping a grassroots football club running legally, safely, and efficiently. And you’re wondering: what exactly do…
You’re thinking about starting a grassroots football club. Or maybe you’ve just been elected treasurer. Either way, you need to know: what’s this actually going to cost? The honest answer? More than you think. Less than professional football. Somewhere between £5,000 and £50,000 per year, depending on your size and ambitions. This guide breaks down…
WhatsApp alternatives for football clubs…let’s paint a picture you’ll recognise: You’ve got four different WhatsApp groups for your Under 11s team. The “main group” has 47 members including grandparents who never mute notifications. There’s a “coaches only” group. A “match day” group. And somehow, a fourth group you didn’t even create called “SUPER STRIKER PARENTS…
It’s Saturday morning. You’re setting up cones for today’s match. Your phone buzzes. Again. “Sorry coach, forgot to bring cash—can I pay you next week?” Sound familiar? If you’re a grassroots football coach, you’ve had this conversation dozens of times. You’re volunteering your time to coach kids, but somehow you’ve also become the club accountant,…