Coach guide

How to use P.L.A.W

From sign-up to analytics — everything you need, step by step.

  1. Step 1

    Create your account

    Sign up as a coach and log in. The first 14 days are a trial; after that the app is paid.

  2. Step 2

    Add your players

    Add everyone you coach in the Players section. How many can be active at the same time depends on your plan — with more than one, you switch between them in the app and get a daily overview of all of them. When the player is a child, the parent should know you keep a record: we have a ready-made text for you to hand over, within a month of adding the child at the latest.

    Text for parents
  3. Step 3

    Set up your drill codes

    The heart of the whole app. For each focus you get 20 slots to rename into your own drill shortcuts. Your analytics later break down exactly by these, so set them up first.

    See what the default codes mean
  4. Step 4

    Plan a practice

    Create a practice with a date, time and duration. You see it in the app's calendar right away.

  5. Step 5

    Log what happened

    Add drills to the practice — focus, shot character, code and duration. You can reorder them with arrows while the practice is still planned.

  6. Step 6

    Review and lock

    After the practice, fill in the actual time and notes, and mark drills as not played or replaced. Lock a finished practice — it becomes a permanent record.

  7. Step 7

    Track your analytics

    Overviews by week, month, quarter and year, compared to last season. Broken down by drill code and shot character.

  8. Step 8

    Share with player, parent or manager

    Generate an access code and send it. The player, parent or manager gets their own view of the practice history — read-only.

Default (example only) drill codes

Every new account starts with these codes, so you can log a practice right away. They are only examples — every coach can use their own drills. Keep them, or rename any slot to your own shortcut; your analytics follow whatever codes you use.

Forehand

FRH-CRS
Forehand cross-court
FRH-DTL
Forehand down the line
FRH-IOU
Forehand inside-out
FRH-IIN
Forehand inside-in
FRH-SLC
Forehand slice
FRH-DRP
Forehand drop shot

Backhand

BKH-CRS
Backhand cross-court
BKH-DTL
Backhand down the line
BKH-IOU
Backhand inside-out
BKH-IIN
Backhand inside-in
BKH-SLC
Backhand slice
BKH-DRP
Backhand drop shot

Volley

VOL-FRH
Forehand volley
VOL-BKH
Backhand volley
VOL-FRH-LOW
Forehand low volley
VOL-FRH-HGH
Forehand high volley
VOL-FRH-DRP
Forehand drop volley
VOL-FRH-DRV
Forehand drive volley
VOL-BKH-LOW
Backhand low volley
VOL-BKH-HGH
Backhand high volley
VOL-BKH-DRP
Backhand drop volley
VOL-BKH-DRV
Backhand drive volley

Return

RET-FRH-CRS
Forehand return cross-court
RET-FRH-DTL
Forehand return down the line
RET-FRH-MID
Forehand return down the middle
RET-FRH-BLC
Forehand block return
RET-BKH-CRS
Backhand return cross-court
RET-BKH-DTL
Backhand return down the line
RET-BKH-MID
Backhand return down the middle
RET-BKH-BLC
Backhand block return

Serve

SR1-DCE
First serve, deuce side
SR1-ADV
First serve, ad side
SR2-DCE
Second serve, deuce side
SR2-ADV
Second serve, ad side

GAME DRILLS

WUP-PRC
Warm-up before practice
WUP-MATCH
Warm-up before a match
SR1+1
First serve + first shot
SR2+1
Second serve + first shot
RET+1
Return + first shot
TRI-C+L
Triangle: cross + line
TRI-CC+L
Triangle: 2× cross + line
TRI-C+LL
Triangle: cross + 2× line
TRI-CC+LL
Triangle: 2× cross + 2× line
DR8-C+L
Figure of eight: cross + line
DR8-CCL+CC
Figure of eight: 2× cross, line + 2× cross
FRH-ATK+VOL
Forehand approach + volley
BKH-ATK+VOL
Backhand approach + volley
VOL-PRP+VOL
Preparation volley + volley
ATK+VOL+SSH
Approach + volley + smash

POINTS

TRN-PRC
Points in tournament practice
HOM-PRC
Points in home practice
MATCH
Match

Good to know

  • Add the app to your phone's home screen and use it like a native app right on the court.
  • Inactive players live in the archive — their full history stays available, read-only.
  • The app is in English and always shows time in your own time zone.

Ready to start?

Create an account in a few minutes and plan your first practice today.

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