Guides
Getting started on Touchline Sports
Short, practical walkthroughs for the things people do most on Touchline: setting up a profile, claiming one that already exists, running a squad, hiring, and getting seen.
Build a profile that gets you picked
- Sign up and choose your role: player, coach, scout, physio, referee, analyst or creator. Your role decides which sections appear on your profile.
- Complete onboarding: position or specialism, location, current club and experience level. Profiles with location and position show up in far more searches.
- Add a clear head-and-shoulders photo. Avatars are shown in search results, team squads and job applications.
- Fill your headline with what you do and where, for example 'Left-back, semi-pro, South London'. It is the first line scouts read.
- Add highlights, career history and certifications. Anything you leave empty is simply hidden, so a short honest profile beats a padded one.
Claim an existing profile
- Search your name on the People page. Many players and staff already have an unclaimed profile seeded from public league data.
- Open the profile and use the claim banner at the top.
- Tell us how we can confirm it is you: club email, a club staff contact, or a social account already linked to your career.
- Every claim is reviewed manually by our trust team, usually within a few working days. You will get a notification when it is approved.
- Once approved, the profile becomes yours to edit and the unclaimed label is removed.
Run a team or club page
- Create a team from the Teams page, or claim your club if it already exists.
- Invite your squad by email or shareable link. Players keep their own profile and appear in the squad list.
- Add fixtures and training so availability requests go out automatically.
- Use availability before matchday to see who is in, out or unsure, then confirm selection.
- Post announcements for anything the whole squad needs, from kit changes to travel details.
Post a job and hire
- Post a role from the Jobs page with location, level and compensation. Roles without compensation get noticeably fewer applications.
- Say what the commitment actually is: sessions per week, travel, and season length.
- Review applications in one list and message shortlisted candidates directly.
- Check badges before offering: FA, UEFA, first-aid and DBS credentials are verified by our trust team, not self-declared.
Hire services and equipment
- Browse For Hire for physios, analysts, videographers, drone operators and kit.
- Filter by category, location and verified-only, then sort by rating or price.
- Open a listing to see full details, pricing units and reviews from other clubs.
- Send a booking request with your preferred date. The provider confirms or proposes an alternative, and both sides get an email.
- Leave a review after the booking. Reviews are what make the marketplace usable for the next club.
Grow your network
- Follow players, coaches and clubs you work with. Their posts appear in your feed.
- Post match clips, results and availability. Short posts with a clip outperform long text.
- Request recommendations from coaches and teammates. They appear on your profile once written.
- Use saved items to keep track of jobs, services and people you want to revisit.