Football substitution planner for grassroots coaches

Before each match you collect availability for the fixture. Parents can answer through their child’s private link, with no login for parents.

Everyone who is available is picked for the match by default. If you have more players than you want to take, you can leave someone out of the match squad as a separate decision from their availability.

Pick a formation for your game format, from small-sided games up to 11-a-side. Each segment can play its own shape, and the planner shows which segments differ.

Each match is divided into segments: the stretches of play between your planned changes. You can set a default segment structure for the season and change it for a single match.

Put players into positions for each segment yourself, or use Auto-fill lineup to build a starting plan with Balanced Rotation or Minutes Priority, then adjust it.

The Lineup & minutes table shows the whole match at a glance: every player, every segment, on the pitch or on the bench, and how many times each player is subbed. Switch it to By position to see who plays where in each segment, with every change marked. Fairtime recommends; the coach decides.

The Lineup & minutes table shows each player’s planned minutes for this match beside their season fair share, so you can see who is short before a ball is kicked.

After your last match, the planner also reminds you who sat on the bench despite being available, and whose availability for this match is still unconfirmed.

On Match Day the plan becomes your touchline prompts. The next planned change is shown as it comes up, and you confirm it when it happens.

Games rarely go exactly to plan. When you make a change that wasn’t planned, you record what actually happened.

Minutes are counted from what you recorded on the touchline, not from the plan. After the final whistle, the match record and the season record show who actually played, when and for how long.

To follow those minutes across the season, see the playing-time tracker.