What is Pitch Planner?
Learn what Pitch Planner is, who it helps, and how youth soccer coaches use it for practice planning, visual drills, lineups, substitutions, equal minutes, rosters, attendance, and match-day notes.
Pitch Planner is a browser-based app for youth soccer coaches. It helps you set lineups, track substitutions, keep player minutes honest, manage the roster, and share team updates without turning match day into clipboard math.
What can you do with it?
Free starting point
- Manage one active team with format-based roster capacity
- Build and save one lineup with formation diagrams
- Create up to two matches and track substitutions, player minutes, goals, and assists
Pro and Premium
- Record advanced match events including cards, saves, shots, and passes
- Plan practices and custom drills with timed sessions, coaching notes, and visual diagrams
- Plan rotations with automatic substitution intervals and bench-time alerts
- Track attendance for practices and events
- View season and player-development reports across matches
- Use post-match tools including Player of the Match, penalty shootout tracking, and position heatmaps
- Export summaries as PDF or CSV
- Share updates with parents through a public team-feed link
- Invite managers and additional coaches where the plan includes those member slots
Who is it for?
Pitch Planner is built for people trying to keep a youth soccer team organized:
- Youth coaches tracking equal playing time and managing rosters
- Team managers running match-day operations on behalf of the coach
- Assistant coaches helping with lineups, subs, and attendance
- Parents helping run the team when the head coach is busy
Do I need an account?
Yes. An account keeps your team, players, lineups, attendance, and match history tied to you instead of one browser session.
Is it really free?
Yes. The Free plan does not require a credit card and includes one active team, format-based roster capacity, two matches, and one saved lineup. Pro and Premium features require a paid plan; eligible paid trials last seven days and require a payment method.
Next steps
General:
Time Tracker:
- Coach Quick Start Guide — from signup to your first match
- Getting started with the Time Tracker
- Lineups & Formations
- Tracking Goals & Assists
- Coach & Manager Roles
- Team Feed
- Attendance Tracking
NEXT STEP FOR YOUR TEAM
Put the next coaching decision in one place.
See how Pitch Planner connects team setup, practice planning, lineups, substitutions, and match records for youth soccer coaches.