When it comes to 5-a-side leagues, the quality of the experience can vary signficantly. The worst leagues are nothing short of soul destroying and seem to have a conveyor-belt of teams joining and then immediately leaving, full of regret. But the best 5-a-side leagues are true footballing hotbeds and the stuff of local legend – […]
Man v Fat Football Leagues – The Best Weight Loss Programme Ever?
Some of our favourite articles that we’ve done are where we get to find out about the good that football is doing for society. Football might just be a game, but it has the power to bring people together and change lives. Corny as that might sound, it’s true. Man v Fat Football leagues here […]
5 Unexpected Challenges of Running a 5-a-side League
This article is a guest post by Ian Horne of London-based 5-a-side league operator ‘Leagues Ahead’ It’s been about a year since my team, the brilliantly named Mickey Melons, last played in a competitive league. For 5 lads from Portsmouth, the prospect of paying £55 per week for our weekly matches (before you gasp, we’re […]
Why 5-a-side Is Better Than 11-a-side
Is 5-a-side really better than 11-a-side?! That claim is going to be like fighting talk to some people, but, in the eyes of many people 5-a-side is the winner! It’s already a fact that there are now more people in England playing small sided games than there are playing the full 11-a-side version so could […]
A Guide to Joining a League
There are so many options around these days when it comes to 5 and 6-a-side leagues. And no wonder, with the rise in good quality facilities over the past decade, people are starting to cotton-on that small sided football gives you more bang for your buck than any other team-sport around, including regular 11-a-side football. […]
How to Start Playing 5-a-side Football
If you want to get fit, have fun, and make friends in the process then there aren’t many better ways to do so, in our humble opinion, than by playing 5-a-side football. So if you’re not playing at the moment how can you begin? It’s staggering just how many people are playing 5-a-side football already. […]