Let's be honest: most amateur football clubs still run on a mix of Excel, WhatsApp and a lot of goodwill.
And for a while, it kind of works. But there comes a point where the system, if you can even call it that, starts to break down.
🗂️ The scenario everyone knows
The coach has a spreadsheet with training sessions. The coordinator has another one with the players. Attendance gets scribbled in a notebook that nobody can find in September. And squad selections?
📱 The WhatsApp group
They go out on the WhatsApp group, where they get lost between memes, "good morning" messages and 3-minute voice notes that nobody listens to.
When someone leaves the club, and sooner or later everyone leaves, they take half the information with them. The next coach starts from scratch. Again.
73%
of clubs use Excel or paper
2h
lost per week on admin tasks
0
data kept when the coach leaves
⚡ The problem isn't football
There's no shortage of good coaches. What's missing in many clubs is a simple way to organize the day-to-day work. Something that lets you:
- 📋 Plan training sessions without spending hours formatting spreadsheets
- ✅ Record attendance in 30 seconds, not 10 minutes
- 📊 Create squad lists based on real data, not memory
- 📁 Keep a history of every player, season after season
The lack of organization around football is the real opponent.
🎯 What if everything was in one place?
Imagine opening your phone before training and having everything at hand: the session plan, the attendance list, the drills saved from last week.
No searching for files. No opening three different apps. No calling anyone to ask "where's that thing?"
💡 Tip
Club management software doesn't replace the coach. It gives them the tools to be more organized and make better decisions.
🏟️ "But my club is small..."
Exactly. Big clubs have entire departments handling organization. In smaller clubs, the coach is often also:
🧑💼 The multi-tasking coach
Coordinator, attendance manager, the one who handles squad selections, talks to parents, and organizes the post-match snacks.
The fewer people you have, the more important it is to stay organized. A good system isn't a luxury, it's what lets one person do the work of three without losing their mind.
"As teams grew, managing training, pitches and fees was getting complicated. Adjunto helped us organize everything simply."
🚀 Where to start
Step 1: Gather everything you have scattered into one place. Player data, training plans, attendance records, history.
Step 2: Stop depending on one person. If the information is in the system and not in someone's head, the club gains continuity.
Step 3: Start with what hurts the most. If it's attendance, start there. If it's planning, start there.
The important thing is to start. The rest comes with habit.