For junior football coaches
Find a
friendly.
Say when your team's free and coaches nearby with the same age group offer to play. No more trawling Facebook groups or ringing round every coach you know.
Coming to iPhone and Android
Anyone free Saturday for an U9s friendly?Home or away, we'll travelWho's got a pitch?Any refs about?
Ask once. Teams nearby answer.
Find a game
Teams near you, free when you are.
Pick a weekend and see every team in your age group who's free, how far away they are and how strong they are. Post your own free date and the right teams offer to play.
- Filter by day and how far you'll travel
- Home, away, or either
- Matched by level, so the kids get a fair game
Game day
Everything sorted before kick-off.
Every agreed game has the ground, parking, kick-off and the other team's coach in one place. Clubs affiliated to the FA check their coaches, and each team shows which County FA its club belongs to. Only adults use the app.
- The right format and match length for the age group
- Ground, parking and kick-off in one place
- A ready-made message for the parents' WhatsApp
A friendly in three taps
- Set up your teamYour club, age group and home ground.
- Say you're freePick the day, home or away, and how far you'll go.
- Agree a gameAccept an offer and send the details to parents.
Questions
What is Grassroots by Rush Goalie?
It's a free app for grassroots and school football coaches in the UK to find friendlies against teams nearby in the same age group. It comes from the team behind Rush Goalie, the 5-a-side app, and works the same way: say when you're free and other teams offer to play.
Which age groups?
Under-7s to under-18s. The app knows the FA's formats and match lengths, so an under-8s game is 5v5 and an under-10s game is 7v7.
What does it hold about the children?
Only adults use it. Matchday programmes and match reports can use a child's first name or nickname, chosen by the coach, and go only to that squad's parents. Never surnames, never photos of children, and nothing is public. Parents can ask for their child not to be named at any time. Scores for the younger age groups are never published.
What's coming next?
Finding and paying referees, splitting tournament and referee costs across parents so coaches aren't out of pocket, and tournaments that teams can find and enter, with live scores if the organiser wants them.
Is it free?
Yes. Finding friendlies is free for clubs and schools.
When can I get it?
Soon, on the App Store and Google Play. Get in touch and we'll tell you the day it's out.
Get your team on it.
Tell us your club and age group and we'll let you know as soon as it's out.
Email us for early access