The Bootroom
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For grassroots teams · U6 to U14

You signed up for the football. Not the paperwork.

Coaching kids is the best bit of the week. The 47-message group chat, the lost bibs and the expiring DBS check aren't. The Bootroom takes care of the logistics so Saturday mornings are about the football again.

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Built with volunteer coaches
iPhone & Android
Safeguarding built in
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11 of 14 going
Sat v Ashgrove · 3 to reply
4°
Cold and bright
Bring: warm coat, gloves
Sound familiar?

Friday night, 9:47pm. Your phone hasn't stopped.

You said yes to coaching because you love the game and the kids. Somewhere along the way you also became the club's secretary, kit manager, taxi rota and compliance officer.

+ 41 more unread · Under 9s Parents 2026 ⚽️
What The Bootroom fixes

Every niggle, sorted before kick-off.

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Availability
"Who's actually coming Saturday?" — 47 messages later, still no idea.

One tap to say in or out. One number you can trust.

Parents RSVP from the home screen. You see a live tally, who's still to reply and who's injured — then pick the matchday squad and send the team sheet in one go.

Sat v Ashgrove Colts
0 going
02
Line-ups
Back-of-a-crisp-packet formations and "why's mine always on the bench?"

Pick a format, pick a shape. It fills itself in.

5v5 to 11v11, with positions auto-filled from each child's favourites. Games-played counts keep minutes fair without anyone keeping a spreadsheet.

03
Match day
"Is it home or away? What time? Which pitch? Does she need a coat?"

Everything a family needs, on one card. Including the weather.

Home or away, meet time, parking tips, directions and a kit list. The forecast tells parents what to pack — coat when it's cold, rain jacket when it's wet, sun cream when it's not. Lifts and volunteer roles sorted in the same place.

Match day · today
A
AWAY
Ruthin at Ashgrove Colts
4°
COLD
Cold and bright
Feels like 1° · light wind · at 10:30
BRING
Warm coat
Hat & gloves
Base layer
04
Results

Score it live. Celebrate every goal.

Tap + on the touchline, tag the scorer, add a note and share. Parents stuck at the other kid's match get the result before you've packed the cones.

Ruthin
2–1
Ashgrove
Go on, try it
05
Training

Turn up with a plan, not a bag of cones and hope.

Pick a theme, drag drills into order and run the session from your phone. Families get tonight's plan plus a few practice ideas for the back garden.

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Messages

One team wall. Private chats that stay private.

Announcements go to everyone. "She's got a cold, can she do a half?" goes to the coach. No more personal numbers in a 30-person group.

Freya has a bit of a cold — ok if she does a half?
Of course. We'll start her on the bench 👍
Visible to the club welfare officer
07
Paperwork
"When does my DBS run out? Where's my first aid certificate?"

Your certificates, in one place, with a nudge before they expire.

DBS, safeguarding, first aid and coaching badges. Snap a photo, set the date, forget about it until renewal time.

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Player cards

Every kid gets their own trading card.

Shout-outs from the coaches, sessions and games clocked up, favourite player, best skill. Things every child can earn — never a league table of eight-year-olds.

★
Player of the match
Coach Alan · 23 Sep
♥
Great teammate
Sophie · 15 Sep
Both sides of the touchline

One app. Two very different Saturdays.

Kids first. Always.

Designed around safeguarding, not bolted on.

Get your evenings and weekends back.

We’re opening up to clubs for the 2026/27 season. Join the squad and we’ll let you know when your team can kick off.