Coach Tactic Board: Soccer 4+

I got this app hoping to engage the 10U kids with technology. This app has surpassed all my expectations! The kids like playing with it and actually understand where to be and why. The animation for plays, especially seeing how we expect a defense to play and move has been an enormous blessing! The whole team seems to have had the epiphany of why staying in a zone is good instead of chasing the ball.

My only question is how to edit or even delete a saved play or video. I can’t seem to figure it out. Since I upgraded (totally worth it!) I can create all the plays I want.

I coach girl's U10 soccer and have 7 players on the field and 4 subs. I don't understand why the app always has 20 players on our substitute button.

Things I like: I uploaded photos of each player and the kids love seeing themselves as little avatars. The animation creation function is a great way to demonstrate plays and strategies.

Things I don't like (or don't understand): I want JUST 11 players; 7 on field, 4 subs, and I don't understand why the substitute function is cluttered with our 11 avatars and 9 more generic numbers. I also don't understand what's the purpose of the "hidden" players in team management. It would be great if the photo uploaded could grab photos from cloud services like Google Photos, iCloud, etc.

The Apps free version gives you enough to start and make adjustments on the spot but no customization.

Upgrading helps with substituting and keeping track of positional placements with a visual reference, player placement for different stop-ball scenarios and movement within each scenario, managing multiple rosters with customization.
Currently use for U-8 and U-11 and it’s easy for both sets of groups to understand an overhead visual with their name, # and even photo of kids.
Drills are simple to manage and build with previous playing experience however there are no preset practice drills that could be beneficial for new coaches that have not played before and could benefit from having minor drills to begin using (passing, shooting, defending, skills).

Overall, app is worth the price and great in a digital format, throw your notebook away and get rid of the marker!