Guides for coaches
Matchday
Availability, line-ups and running the day without the chasing.
Hockey matchday for club volunteers
A practical hockey matchday guide for club volunteers, covering umpires, quarters or halves, rolling substitutions, goals, corners and reports.
Managing availability without the chasing
How to find out who is available for a match without chasing every family, with early requests, one clear question, deadlines and polite reminders.
Picking line-ups and publishing the squad
A practical guide to picking a line-up from who is available, rotating positions for juniors, choosing a captain and telling families about the squad.
Running a junior rugby team on matchday
A practical guide for junior rugby coaches and volunteers covering age-grade rules, rolling replacements, recording tries and conversions, and welfare.
The grassroots matchday checklist, from the week before to the final whistle
A step-by-step matchday checklist for grassroots coaches and volunteers, covering the week before, arrival, warm-up, the match itself and afterwards.