FAQ

Questions programs, coaches and families ask.

Straight answers about how playerborn works.

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For directors
Who is playerborn for?

Clubs, academies, private trainers and small-group training, camps, high school teams and rec leagues. Running a showcase? Talk to us.

How often do families get updates?

Every 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks, on the schedule your program chooses. Clinics and privates send their own update on top.

How do tryouts work?

Every evaluator just talks. You get a complete picture of every player, and pick your teams from it, right then and there. Then upload them into your roster management platform.

Do families get feedback from tryouts?

No. Tryouts send no feedback to families. Evaluations go to your program, and your permissions decide who sees them.

What are clinics?

Small-group training for players from inside and outside your club. Every attendee gets an update.

Do we have to run everything?

No. Run season updates on their own, or add tryouts, clinics and privates when you want them.

Which sports does playerborn work with?

playerborn works across 19 sports, from soccer, basketball, volleyball, hockey and lacrosse to flag football, field hockey, rugby, baseball and softball. Updates speak your sport, built from our library of millions of words of real coaching.

What does it cost?

It depends on what your program runs. We walk through it on a short demo.

What research is playerborn built on?

More than 100 studies on how to deliver feedback so it sticks. The main principles are on our research page, and the full source list is available on request.

For coaches
How much time does it take a coach?

Coaches just talk, whenever it fits: after practice, after a game, any time, with a hands-free option. No forms.

My coaches can be blunt. What do families read?

Built with the family in mind. Coaches say what they think, however bluntly. playerborn keeps every point and words it constructively, so families get the whole message, said with respect.

Can coaches reach families between updates?

Yes. Voice notes: up to a minute in the coach's own voice, sent the moment it's recorded. Team and group messages: say it once, and it goes out right away as a clean written message to the players you pick. Coaches can also message each other.

Are coaches' recordings kept?

No. Recordings aren't saved; the transcript and the update are. A voice note a coach sends a family is kept so they can play it again.

For families
Do families need the app?

No. Every update and voice note arrives by email. The family app adds private booking, the drill library and the players-to-know library. One account covers the whole family.

What's in an update?

Strengths, areas to develop with a question for the player to think about, reference players, drills, and how each skill is moving this season.

What do families get after a private?

A written update after every private. Families book the coaches your program approves, and pay through playerborn.

Is my child's data used for marketing?

Never. Player information is used only to write and deliver updates for your child's program.

Still have a question?

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