The favouritism accusation
Parents track their own child’s minutes. One honest mistake under pressure and it becomes “the coach plays favourites” before the final whistle.
For clubs, leagues & county FAs
Built for clubs, leagues and county FAs. Give your volunteer coaches a simple touchline tool for fair playing time, without extra admin for your committee.
Why committees care
Parents track their own child’s minutes. One honest mistake under pressure and it becomes “the coach plays favourites” before the final whistle.
Good coaches rarely quit over the football. They quit over the car-park conversations and group-chat fallout afterwards.
FA youth guidance encourages fair, equal playing time, but coaches are left to do the maths in their heads on a cold touchline.
What your coaches get
Playing-time bars show who has had what across the whole season, not just today, so short-changed players start next week.
Big buttons, one-tap batch subs and rotation reminders. No mental arithmetic in the rain.
5v5, 7v7 and 9v9 set-ups, with FA Power Play alerts when a team falls 4 goals behind.
Coaches can share a live match link with a clock and score, so parents see the game as it happens.
How the partnership works
Your own league code
An extended free coach pass for every manager in your member clubs.
No card needed
Coaches try everything with no payment details and nothing to cancel.
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A short paragraph for your secretaries’ email or managers’ WhatsApp group.
A look for the committee
Demo access so your officers can see exactly what coaches get.
For clubs
A club plan puts all your coaches on Pocket Gaffer with central billing and one invoice, so fair minutes become how your club does things, not one coach’s app.
One club plan covers all your managers and assistants, from the youngest age group up.
The club pays, not individual volunteers. Nobody chases coaches for subscriptions.
A single invoice for your treasurer, suitable for club accounts and grant reporting.
Get in touch
Tell us about your club or league. We’ll come back with a club plan or a league code, plus a short briefing for your committee.
Prefer email? hello@pocketgaffer.co.uk