Author
Alex Bowell

Alex Bowell is a grassroots youth football coach in the UK and the founder of Pocket Gaffer, an app that tracks every player's minutes and suggests fair substitutions across a whole season.
Alex built Pocket Gaffer after years of doing the minutes maths in his head on the touchline every Sunday. His articles come from the same place: real matchdays, real parent conversations and real rotations.
Articles by Alex
- A parent says their child isn't getting enough minutes. Here's what to say.
- The 7v7 team sheet: why winging your rotations fails
- The overcompensation trap: coaching your own child
- How to become a grassroots football coach