The Sidelines (thesidelines.app) turns what you see on the touchline into simple, useful football analytics for grassroots teams.
Not only that - live match updates mean you can keep your WhatsApp groups fully up to date while a match is in-play, and even highlight the performance of an individual player.
Use a simple landscape tracker during a match. Enter fixture details, start and stop the timer, then tap buttons for shots, passes, tackles, corners, goals and other key events.
It is designed for real touchline use: quick enough to use during play, but structured enough to produce meaningful data.
Each tracked match creates a report that can be viewed during the game or after full-time. Share a public link or QR code with people who are not app users.
Reports include scoreline, goals, shot data, momentum, pitch location and MatchFlow replay.
Combine matches to understand how a team is performing over time, from shot conversion, to final third pressure, corner threat and passing sequences.
The app also keeps track of your scorers, assisters, shots, passes and tackles across all of your matches.
Sometimes you want to understand one player’s contribution without losing the wider match picture. Focus player tracking lets you tag selected actions to a chosen player while continuing to track the match normally.
Regular tracking stays regular - focus player actions can be marked with a long press and reported separately afterwards.
I’m a football parent who has watched hundreds of junior, youth and adult matches from the sidelines. After enough weekends watching patterns appear and disappear in real time, I wanted a way to turn that eye into something useful.
The Sidelines is currently in open beta. Features may change, rough edges may appear, and the app is still being improved based on real use.
It is a website, so it works on any modern phone browser. An Android app version is being tested.
The plan is a simple subscription model with a 14-day trial, so users can try the app properly before deciding whether it helps their team.
Create an account, or explore the demo report and coach insights first.