Your kid asked to play football. Here's what to do in the next seven days.

It is Wednesday at dinner. Your kid puts their fork down and says they want to play football. It is not a passing thing. They have been thinking about it for two weeks, since they saw a school friend's older brother on a pitch and decided that is what they wanted on a Saturday morning too. You say yes. By 10pm you are on the couch with your phone, half watching the news, knowing you have one week to act before the moment fades. Most parents do not know what the next step is, and the next step is not at Football Australia. The registration window opens at the club, not the system. Here is what you do across four short blocks of time. Tonight, 5 minutes. Tomorrow morning, 15 minutes. Saturday morning, 90 minutes. Sunday night, 15 minutes. By next Wednesday, 7 days from tonight, your kid is signed up, or you know exactly why not.