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Player development feedback families actually read.

Coaches just talk, with a hands-free option. playerborn turns their raw notes into a real player development update for every family.

Raw notes, word for word
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Harbor 2028 BoysCoach Barton's notes on Beckett since the last update
Wed Sep 30

Beckett still needs to work on his right hand a bit. I mean, I'm sorry, his left hand a bit. I also want him communicating a little more. He needs to be louder on the field, call for the ball more, help direct traffic a little more.

Beckett needs to work on his off-ball cutting. He's standing still. His teammates can't find him. He needs to find the opening and show.

Fri Sep 11

Beckett has an excellent right hand.

Today at practice, Beckett was really sharp on ground balls.

In the game against Northside, I think it was on fire. His dodges were on point.

Thu Sep 3

His riding is a problem though. He jogs back and lets the defenders walk it out clean. Composure was good. He stayed level when the game got chippy in the third.

He forces the long ones across the field, communication is strong, he's calling out slides all game.

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Turned into Beckett's update
From Beckett's example update, in our test club

Coaches don't change how they coach.

They just talk, the way they already do: after practice, after a game, any time. A hands-free option keeps the phone in their pocket. No forms, no clipboards, no writing at night.

Every update fits the player.

Written for the player's age, skill level, gender and sport. An 8-year-old beginner and a 16-year-old elite player hear it differently.

The research

What the research covers.

RESEARCH BASED • FEEDBACK THAT STICKS •100+STUDIES

playerborn is built on more than 100 published studies on how to talk to kids about their game. These are the areas they cover.

The research →
01How to talk to kids at every age
02How to deliver feedback that sticks
03How often and how much
04How to say it so they understand
05Getting players to reflect
Sources include Balyi, Way and Higgs, 2013 · Bartholomew, Ntoumanis and Thogersen-Ntoumani, 2009 · Bartholomew et al., 2011 · Brummelman et al., 2014 · Burhans and Dweck, 1995 · Butler, 1990 · Cimpian et al., 2007 · Collins and Taylor, 2026 · Corpus and Lepper, 2007 · Cowan, 2001 · Dijkstra et al., 2008 · Grossoehme and Lipstein, 2016 · Guskey, 2001 · Harter, 2012 · Hattie and Timperley, 2007 · Henderlong and Lepper, 2002 · Jacobson and Truax, 1991 · Jako and Murphy, 1990 · Kalyuga, 2007 · Kalyuga et al., 2003 · Kamins and Dweck, 1999 · Keil et al., 1990 · Kyllo and Landers, 1995 · Locke and Latham, 2002 · Mageau and Vallerand, 2003 · Malina et al., 2015 · Miller, 1956 · Mueller and Dweck, 1998 · Nicol, 2010 · Pomerantz et al., 1995 · Roberts et al., 2020 · Ruble, Feldman and Boggiano, 1976 · Ruble et al., 1980 · Ruble and Frey, 1991 · Ruble, Grosovsky, Frey and Cohen, 1992 · Saldana, 2003 · Schorer et al., 2017 · Scullen, Mount and Goff, 2000 · Shute, 2008 · Smoll and Smith, 1989 · Sweller, van Merrienboer and Paas, 1998 · van Duijvenvoorde et al., 2008 · Williamson et al., 2022 · Winstone et al., 2017 · Wiseman et al., 2014 · Wulf, 2013. Full list on request.

It speaks your sport.

Built from our library of millions of words of real coaching, with reference players to watch and drills for what each player is working on.

From Beckett's example update

Development, not a report card.

Every update builds on the season so far: what's a strength, what's still a focus, and what's getting stronger.

From Beckett's example update

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.

Every 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeksYour program picks the schedule.
No app requiredUpdates arrive by email. The family app adds more.
See the whole updateSee Beckett's example →

See it with your own roster.

A short walkthrough with an example for your sport and age group.