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Anonymous wrote:plan your lineup and rotations before the game and bring a copy of it on a clipboard with you.

And then watch it go to hell when someone doesn’t show up or arrives late.

Or has an off game, or is just gettin roasted by their match up.

Anonymous wrote:plan your lineup and rotations before the game and bring a copy of it on a clipboard with you.

And then watch it go to hell when someone doesn’t show up or arrives late.

plan your lineup and rotations before the game and bring a copy of it on a clipboard with you.

Nothing looks worse than playing with your phone. A notepad is plenty. My simple system was to list your positions from back to front down the page (line 1 - GK, line 2 - right back, etc) names where they play, new line (think column in excel) for each substitution along with time they went in. Circle the player name for a goal or a “+” for whatever you are trying to see, “-“ for anything poor.

Anonymous wrote:How can an app tell the workload of a player as to when to sub in and out? strictly a time schedule is a recipe for disaster. Bad chemestry, cant take n account for individuals exceeding playing performance expectations, and just the sway of momentum in the game.

I'm sure the app can be manipulated. It's not like the app is actually sending the kids on the field.

How can an app tell the workload of a player as to when to sub in and out? strictly a time schedule is a recipe for disaster. Bad chemestry, cant take n account for individuals exceeding playing performance expectations, and just the sway of momentum in the game.

Coaches Clock works great on IPad. I've never found anything as good for Android.

I have a pencil/paper system that works great for me
Players listed in one column and then columns for rough time slots for starting and and where I want to sub (in 30 minute half, I shoot for 7/14/21). I then just mark when players are in (sometimes I will put actual position numbers in so I can quickly see where someone played during the game).

There are a couple of apps you can download from the Apple Store: SubTime, SubNow or Coaches Clock. They are a lot better than using paper and pencil in my experience.

Anonymous wrote:new volunteer coach for 9v9 soccer. found brantwojack free forms online for tracking substitutions. any other recommended templates to use or suggestions for managing substitutes? this is for 9 v 9 and where we'll have 2-4 on bench depending on who else shows up. thanks.

A notebook is adequate. Have starting 9 listed with room to track subs. I typically track minute of sub, who entered and who exited. Simple, free and able to record specific notes for the day.

new volunteer coach for 9v9 soccer. found brantwojack free forms online for tracking substitutions. any other recommended templates to use or suggestions for managing substitutes? this is for 9 v 9 and where we'll have 2-4 on bench depending on who else shows up. thanks.