Player looking for a team
Created by a parent or a player aged 16 or over. It describes the age or age group, location and kind of football needed.
See relevant football nearby.
Ballrz automatically compares player and team listings using age, location and football type. Choose your distance, then refine results with position, playing level and more.
What Ballrz compares.
Details that match
Age or age group, location and football type from each listing.
Team looking for players
Created by a coach for a team. It describes the team, age group, location and players needed.
When these details fit, Ballrz shows the result as a match. Position and playing level can help narrow the results further.
Set up a search in four steps.
1. Choose a role
Parents look for football for a child, players aged 16 or over look for themselves, and coaches find players for a team. You can add another role later.
2. Add football details
Ballrz starts by comparing age or age group, location and football type.
- Season and age group
- Postcode area
- Youth or adult football
- Boys', girls', men's or women's football
- Grassroots club, school football, private academy or development centre
3. Start nearby
You do not choose a distance during sign up. Matches start within 30 miles. Change the distance in your matching results or account settings. When you post a player listing, you separately choose how far away coaches can find it.
4. Add useful context
Refine the results with position, playing level, gender category and other football details. Playing level is supplied by the user and is not assessed by Ballrz.
Post what you are looking for.
Parents and players can post that a player is looking for a team. Coaches can show that a team is looking for players. Suitable local people can then find the listing while it is active.
Ballrz works alongside the groups and channels that already help grassroots football.
A match is a starting point.
Ballrz has not assessed coaching quality, team culture, playing time, cost, safeguarding arrangements or whether someone will enjoy the environment.
The player or family and the team make the final decision.
Club search and matching answer different questions.
Search for nearby clubs.
Use the directory when you want to see which clubs exist near a postcode or find a club by name.
See relevant matches.
Use matching when you want Ballrz to compare a player listing with teams looking for players.
A nearby club is not automatically a recruiting opportunity. It may not run the age group, may not be recruiting and may not suit the player. The directory shows clubs; matching shows player and team listings that may fit.
Contact for players under 16 is managed by a parent or guardian.
A parent or guardian manages contact for a player under 16. Public player listings do not show account contact details. A listing can show limited football details and a general area.
Players aged 16 and 17 can manage their own Ballrz account, but remain children for safeguarding purposes. Their real name and personal contact details are not shown in public contexts.
Ballrz is not an open messaging service and does not replace a club's safeguarding process or the checks a family should make before attending.
Contact is managed by a parent or guardian.Club and family checks remain part of the process.Read the safeguarding approach
What an empty result means.
No listing matched the selected details. Check the information, widen the search or post what you are looking for.
Frequently asked questions
Does a match mean the team or player is right for me?
No. It means the available football details may fit. Check the coach, team, playing environment, commitment, costs, location and safeguarding arrangements before deciding.
Does Ballrz assess playing level?
No. Playing level is supplied by the user as further football context. It is not an assessment by Ballrz.
Are coaches and clubs verified?
No. Ballrz does not verify every coach, team, club fact or activity. Access requests for clubs already managed on Ballrz are reviewed by an existing club official. This does not replace the usual checks on a coach, team, club or activity.
Can a child have a public profile?
For a player under 16, a parent or guardian manages the listing without a public child profile or public contact details. Players aged 16 and 17 can manage their own account with youth privacy controls. A public listing can show limited football details and a general area.
Is Ballrz free?
Ballrz is free to join and free to use.
Find your football. Be found nearby.
Choose a role, set your distance and start with the football details that matter.