Squadd Blog https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/ Practical guides and ideas for grassroots football coaches. en-gb Sat, 23 May 2026 00:16:00 GMT The FAW 50% Playing Time Rule — A Practical System for Welsh Grassroots Coaches https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/faw-50-percent-playing-time-rule-welsh-grassroots https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/faw-50-percent-playing-time-rule-welsh-grassroots The FAW's Small-Sided & Junior Football Regulations require every squad member to play at least 50% of every match. Here's how to actually do it on a wet Saturday morning without a clipboard or a calculator. Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT hello@squadd.co.uk (Tommy) FA Charter Standard Record-Keeping: What You Actually Need (And the Easy Way to Do It) https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/fa-charter-standard-record-keeping https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/fa-charter-standard-record-keeping A plain-English checklist of the records FA Charter Standard clubs are expected to keep — and the simplest digital setup to keep your team compliant without doing it on paper. Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT hello@squadd.co.uk (Tommy) How to Fairly Rotate Players in Youth Football (Without Upsetting Parents) https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/fair-play-rotation-youth-football https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/fair-play-rotation-youth-football A simple, no-spreadsheet method for sharing minutes fairly across your youth football squad — plus the conversation script that ends "Why didn't my child start?" emails. Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT hello@squadd.co.uk (Tommy) Parents' Player of the Match — The Simplest Way to Get Parents Engaged with Your Team https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/parents-player-of-the-match-engage-parents https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/parents-player-of-the-match-engage-parents Coaches' POTM is awkward. Parents' POTM solves a different problem — it gets the parents who never volunteer to actually watch, talk about, and feel ownership of the team. Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT hello@squadd.co.uk (Tommy) Stop Chasing Parents for Match Availability — A Better System for Grassroots Coaches https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/stop-chasing-parents-for-match-availability https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/stop-chasing-parents-for-match-availability The WhatsApp availability chase eats your week and still leaves you guessing on Saturday morning. Here's the simple system that gets parents to respond — and how to set it up in 10 minutes. Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT hello@squadd.co.uk (Tommy) How to Track Training Attendance Without a Clipboard (Or a Lost Paper Register) https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/track-training-attendance-without-clipboard https://www.squadd.co.uk/blog/track-training-attendance-without-clipboard Why grassroots football clubs are dropping paper registers, what to track instead, and the simple system that lets you spot the kid who's drifting away from training before they quit. Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT hello@squadd.co.uk (Tommy)