The Sunday League Kit blog
Recovery guides for players who just want to keep playing
Honest tips, simple routines and budget gear picks for casual footballers aged 25 to 45. No pro-athlete budgets and no hype: just what helps you walk normally on Monday and play again next Sunday.
25–45
Written for casual players with a job, a family and one match a week
€10–€40
Gear picks for a normal budget, never €500 recovery boots
Every Monday
A new recovery tip, the day your legs feel the match
Start with your problem
Browse the guides by topic
Every guide on this blog belongs to one topic, so you can go straight to what you need today. Not sure where to start? Pick the topic that sounds most like your Monday morning.
01
Injuries
Is it normal soreness or something more? Learn the warning signs and when to see a physio.
02
Gear & Kit
What to wear and carry on match day: knee supports, shin guards and a kit bag that works.
04
Recovery
What to do after the final whistle: cooling, rolling, drinking and resting the right way.
05
Prevention
Warm-ups, stretches and simple strength work that keep you on the pitch.
Fresh from the dressing room
Latest guides
New guides appear here first. Each one starts from a real problem that casual players told me about, and ends with what I would do myself.
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What to Do the Day After a Sunday League Match
“I thought recovery was for professionals. It is not. It is for anyone who wants to play again…
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Sore or Injured? 7 Football Injury Warning Signs
It’s Monday morning. You climb out of bed and your knee feels stiff, your calves are on fire…
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Knee Support for Football: What Casual Players Actually Need to Know
If your knee clicks, aches or feels a bit “off” after every Sunday match, you are not alone.…
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The Best Recovery Gear for Casual Footballers
If you play Sunday league football, you know the feeling: you wake up on Monday and your legs…
Why this blog exists
Written by a player, not a brand
I played Sunday league for years until an injury I kept ignoring made me stop. Nobody had told me how to look after my body, and most advice online was written for professionals with a physio on call.
So every guide here is written for the player I was: someone with a job, a family and one match a week.
How I choose what I recommend
Three rules behind every pick
1
It fits a normal budget
Most of my picks cost between €10 and €40. If something costs more, I explain why it is worth it, or I tell you to skip it.
2
It solves a real problem
I start from the pain, not from the product. A knee sleeve for a niggle, a cold pack for swelling, tape for one match.
3
I tell you the limits
No product fixes a real injury. Every guide says when to stop buying gear and see a physio or GP instead.
Good to know
Questions players ask me
Is this medical advice?
No. I am a player, not a doctor. My guides help you understand what is normal and what is not, but if the pain is sharp, swollen or still there after a few days, see a physio or your GP.
How do you earn money with this blog?
Some links go to Bol.com. If you buy something through them, I get a small commission and you pay the same price. You can read everything about it on my Affiliate Disclosure page.
How often do new guides come out?
A new tip goes out every Monday on Instagram and Facebook, and a longer guide appears here every couple of weeks.
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