Guides
For the person who runs the game.
Field-tested playbooks for organizing pickup soccer — from the team behind FC Pickup.
How to organize a weekly pickup soccer game that actually happens
A practical playbook for organizing recurring pickup soccer: picking a time and pitch, capping numbers, collecting RSVPs, and making the game run itself.
How to handle no-shows in pickup soccer (without being the bad guy)
No-shows are the #1 organizer complaint in pickup soccer. Here's a fair, automatic system: check-in windows, strike policies, and consequences nobody has to enforce by hand.
How to make pickup soccer teams fair (and end the argument)
Stacked teams ruin pickup games. Compare picking methods — captains, rotation, data-driven — and see how peer skill ratings make balanced teams automatic.
How to run a pickup soccer waitlist that fills every game
Full games with zero chasing: why capped games need a real waitlist, how automatic promotion works, and the timing rules that stop freed spots going to waste.
House rules for pickup soccer: a starter set that prevents arguments
A field-tested set of pickup soccer house rules — game format, subs, contact level, disputes, and attendance — plus how to make the rules enforce themselves.