Coaching blog
Written for the gym, not the boardroom.
X's and O's you can use this week, film habits that fit a volunteer's schedule, and straight answers about how our AI works.
What makes AI coaching trustworthy: citations, not confidence
A coaching assistant that sounds sure is easy to build. One that shows where each claim came from is harder, and it is the only kind you should let near your game plan.
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X's and O'sPress break timing: the second pass
The first pass against a press is easy to get. Teams lose the game on the second pass, when the trap is closing and the clock in a ten-year-old's head has stopped.
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SwitchingSwitching from FastDraw: a checklist
If your playbook lives in FastDraw and you are weighing a move, here is what to check before you cancel anything.
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Kids firstKids first: how we handle consent and youth data
Most of the people using a coaching app are under 18. That changes what we build, what we collect and what we refuse to collect.
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Film studyFilm study for volunteer coaches: a 20-minute weekly routine
You coach after work with a job, a family and a gym that unlocks at 5:30. You do not have eight hours for film. You have 20 minutes. Here is how to spend them.
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ClinIQ AITurn your whiteboard into an animated play, aiming for 30 seconds
Photograph the board, check the draft, send it to your players. Here is how photo to play works, where it fails, and how to take a picture it can read.
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X's and O'sBeating the 2-3 zone with short-corner reads
Most teams attack a 2-3 from the outside in. Start at the high post and the short corner instead, and the zone has to answer questions it would rather not.
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Your next game plan starts with your own film.
We load your plays and tag one of your games by hand. Your staff and players use ClinIQ and quizzes for four weeks. Or start with the free play library: no account.