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How Our Saturday Futsal Group Stopped Arguing About Teams

Every Saturday, we wasted 20 minutes arguing about who will pick the teams. Here's how we solved it.

GregorFebruary 22, 20268 min read

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Splitting teams by total skill sounds fair, but without position balancing, one team ends up with all the goalkeepers.

GregorMay 17, 20269 min read

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WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram — how to run a sports group chat without it turning into chaos.

GregorMay 3, 20269 min read

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A practical guide to running a weekly pickup football group — from finding players to splitting teams to keeping people coming back.

GregorApril 19, 20269 min read

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One person's opinion isn't enough. Here's why anonymous peer ratings produce more accurate skill assessments.

GregorApril 5, 20269 min read

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A perfectly balanced team doesn't matter if players don't believe it's fair. Here's why perception beats math.

GregorMarch 22, 20269 min read

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Captain picks feel natural, but they create awkwardness, bias, and unbalanced teams. Here are better alternatives.

GregorMarch 8, 20267 min read

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From captain picks to anonymous peer ratings — every method for splitting teams fairly, with pros, cons, and when each one works best.

GregorFebruary 22, 202610 min read

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