Youth players training at a new football academy

How to Start a Football Academy: Coaching, Accreditation, Fees and Your First Players

Covers the coaching and safeguarding qualifications an academy needs, how accreditation works in England and India, a break-even business plan, setting fees, showing parents a pathway and finding first players.

October 23, 2026

Clubs & Organizations
Clubs & Organizations
Football tryout session run by a club

How to Run Football Tryouts for Your Club

A step-by-step guide for clubs running football tryouts, from setting a cap and registration to FA approach rules, a two-hour session plan, fair scoring and telling players the outcome, with Palm City FC's tour as the example.

October 23, 2026

Clubs & Organizations
Clubs & Organizations
Club using sports registration software for sign-ups

Sports Registration Software: What to Look For

Explains what sports registration software does, the five features that save clubs the most time, how to handle children's data and card payments, and eight questions to ask any vendor.

October 23, 2026

Clubs & Organizations
Clubs & Organizations
Youth sports team sponsored by local businesses

Companies That Sponsor Youth Sports Teams (and How to Approach Them)

Separates national youth sports funders like DICK'S Sports Matter and the Nike Community Impact Fund from the local businesses that sponsor teams directly, with a prospect list and how to approach them.

October 23, 2026

Clubs & Organizations
Clubs & Organizations
Grassroots football club and local sponsor

Grassroots Football Sponsorship: How Clubs Land It (and Keep It)

Shows grassroots clubs who to ask for sponsorship first, how to build two or three packages, what youth kit can't carry under FA rules, and how to keep a sponsor for a second season.

October 23, 2026

Clubs & Organizations
Clubs & Organizations
Grassroots football club founders setting up a new team

How to Start a Football Club (and Keep It Going Past the First Season)

Covers what a new grassroots club in England needs before it affiliates, the County FA paperwork, youth welfare rules, pitches, funding and finding players, with Palm City FC as the worked example.

October 23, 2026

Clubs & Organizations
Clubs & Organizations