Guides
Practical guides for grassroots volunteers
Straightforward help for the people who keep grassroots sport going – coaches, managers, treasurers and welfare officers. Every guide links to the official source, so you can check it for yourself.
- Communication
Moving your team off WhatsApp: a practical plan
What the safeguarding guidance says about team group chats, and a two-week plan for moving admin somewhere better.
Read the guide - Payments
Collecting subs without paying fees
Bank transfer is the one route that costs nobody anything. How to make it work – and keep it safe from scams.
Read the guide - Rules
FA rules on publishing youth results (U7–U11)
What you can and can't publish for younger age groups in football – and the matching rules in rugby, GAA and more.
Read the guide - Tournaments
How to run a grassroots tournament
From County FA sanctioning to the final whistle: formats, schedules, match-length limits, entry fees and results rules.
Read the guide - Filming
Filming youth matches: consent and opt-outs
What FA Guidance 8.3 and the NSPCC say about filming children – consent, opt-outs, the opposition, storage and sharing.
Read the guide
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