Guides

Short, specific guides for fair playing time: how the calculation looks, what to do when someone is absent, and how to keep positions balanced over an entire season.

Match card and fixture list: the practical side of game day

A match card for parents to read, and a fixture list that lands in their calendar. What needs to be on the card, and how to share matches as a .ics file.

How to rotate goalkeeper and positions over a season

Everyone should try every position, goalkeeper included. How to share keeper time and positions evenly across a whole season, without guesswork.

How many minutes should each player have?

The equal playing time calculation: periods, places on the field and squad size, with worked examples for five-, seven-, nine- and eleven-a-side.

Substitution plan when someone drops out

Two players withdraw right before kickoff. Here's how to adjust the substitution plan in five minutes without skewing game time for the rest of the season.

The equal playing time spreadsheet – and why it breaks

Why the rotation spreadsheet stops working as soon as someone cancels, and what you need to calculate instead to maintain equal playing time throughout the season.