For Directors of Coaching
Standardize what, how and with which drills – as much as you want.
Nothing has to be set up. Without a setting, every team gets age-appropriate sessions and a season plan. When you want more control, you add it where you need it.
Planning control per age group or team
Strict
One day structure and one exercise per block. The coach runs exactly this practice.
Typical
A few released day structures and about four exercises per block. The coach chooses each session.
Open
Suggestions only. The coach plans structure, season and focus – safety locks stay on.
Impact check
Before a setting is saved, FieldCompass checks that every affected team still gets a complete session.
Season focus, club exercises and philosophy
Season plan per team
Concrete focuses in a sequence, changeable at any time – for example after an observation from the last game.
Club exercises
Upload a PDF or describe a drill. A draft of the exercise family with variants is made for you – AI drafting switches on before launch, until then a marked keyword draft. Nothing is used until you confirm it; unsafe content blocks confirmation.
Your philosophy in your words
Write how your club wants to play or upload your curriculum. A draft of rules is made for you (AI from launch, until then a marked keyword draft) that you edit, confirm and publish.
Facts, not scores
See prepared, opened and conducted sessions per team. No coach rankings, no child data.
The five questions directors ask first
Does it cost our coaches time?
No setup is needed: every team gets a planned, age-appropriate session as soon as it exists (Default, no setup). The 2-minute demo shows the full path from coach plan to club rule. We have not measured setup times with real clubs yet and will publish measured numbers once we have them.
Where to see it: Demo · tested: first team → first session ready
Can we use our own exercises?
Yes. Upload a PDF or describe a drill; it is used only after your DOC confirms it, and unsafe content (heading, aerial duels, goalkeeper diving) blocks confirmation. AI drafting is switched on before launch – until then you get a clearly marked keyword draft to edit.
Where to see it: DOC console → Club exercises · tested: confirmation required, unsafe content blocked
We already use TeamSnap or PlayMetrics.
Keep them. FieldCompass plans practices and club standards. Game calendars come in by calendar link (TeamSnap, SportsEngine, PlayMetrics, LeagueApps, GameChanger, Google) or .ics file, so sessions on game days are marked.
Where to see it: DOC console → Teams → Game calendar · tested: import, changes, removed games
What about children’s data?
As little as possible: a first name or nickname and an age band – no date of birth, no child e-mail, no photo, no location, no health data. Under 13 needs the parent’s consent (in the app plus an e-mail link). Player progress stays on the device; coaches never see who did what. No ads, no tracking.
Where to see it: Player Extras · Security
Who is behind FieldCompass?
Founded by Steven Campbell and built by the team behind SpielAnsicht, a coaching app for youth soccer clubs in Germany. The founder runs every live demo personally and onboards the first ten clubs. FieldCompass is a separate product for US clubs with separate data and accounts.
Interactive demo
See it with a real practice plan.
The demo runs the same planning engine as the product – with a fictional club, no sign-up.