Pitch Time — Fair Youth Soccer Lineups

Reviewed Jan 1, 2000.

• tools: 5 tools scanned
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Tools (5)

• generate_fair_lineup

  Create a deterministic rotation with balanced minutes, goalkeeper duties and preferred positions. Returns each substitution window, player minutes and a shareable printable link. Duplicate names receive numbered suffixes. Without designated goalkeepers, everyone is available in goal.

• recommend_formation

  Choose a formation for 7v7 (U8–U10), 9v9 (U11–U12) or 11v11 (U13+), with alternatives and coaching notes. Explicit format takes precedence over age; defaults to balanced 7v7.

• calculate_playing_time

  Calculate minutes and percentage per player, bench size, a simple segment length and whether equal shares meet a 50% minimum. This is an equal-share calculation, before any goalkeeper constraints.

• age_group

  Find the age group for a birth date, governing body and season from published official cutoff rules. Covers US Youth Soccer, AYSO, The FA and Canada Soccer from 2026. Returns the cutoff source and calculator link. USYS and AYSO use the revised August–July window from 2026–27.

• generate_round_robin

  Create deterministic weekly fixtures for 3–24 teams with balanced home/away games and odd-team byes. Double round-robin reverses the round order and swaps home/away for the return leg. Returns fixtures, team counts, a Markdown table and a share link.