Coach Thompson

Academy Director

Youth Football Academy (U13, U15, U17)

Real Story

The Youth Academy Coach

Shows a player's journey from U13 to U17

The Problem

Thompson's Development Dilemma

Coach Thompson tracks player development across age groups. Each team plays in a different league, and statistics lived in scattered spreadsheets.

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The Scattered Data Problem

Three different spreadsheets - one per age group. Statistics lived in one file, match results in another, player notes in a third. Finding a specific player's progression required opening multiple documents and cross-referencing by name.

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The Season Reset

Every year, Thompson started fresh. New spreadsheet, new formulas, lost history. When a parent asked "how has James improved since U13?", Thompson could only give a vague answer.

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The Multi-Team Complexity

Some players competed at multiple levels - a talented U15 player might play up with U17 occasionally. Tracking that across separate spreadsheets was nearly impossible.

The Solution

The Unified Approach

Thompson created one group called "Youth Academy" with three teams (U13, U15, U17). Each team had its own season, but everything lived in one place.

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Setup
One Group, Multiple Seasons

Thompson created one group called "Youth Academy" with three teams (U13, U15, U17). Each team had its own season, but everything lived in one place.

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Tracking
Player Development

When Marcus moved from U13 to U15, his stats came with him. Thompson could see: U13 season - 12 goals in 18 matches (0.67/match). U15 season - 8 goals in 10 matches (0.80/match). Career total: 20 goals in 28 matches.

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New Year
Season Cloning

When the new year started, Thompson cloned each season: Team rosters preserved. Statistics reset to zero. Fixtures auto-generated. Old season archived for reference. Setup time: 15 minutes for all three teams.

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Communication
Parent Updates

When parents asked about their child's performance, Thompson shared the player's profile page. Goals, assists, playing time, disciplinary record - all there. No more hunting through spreadsheets.

The Results

The Academy Today

Thompson spends match days coaching, not data-entering. Historical player data is never lost.

Season setup time

Hours per team15 minutes (all 3 teams)

Player history

Lost annuallyPermanent record

Parent inquiries

Spreadsheet huntingShare profile link

Multi-team tracking

Nearly impossibleUnified view

Favorite Features

  • +Cross-team player support: Same player, multiple teams, unified stats
  • +Season archives: Historical data never lost
  • +Player profiles: Share development progress with parents in one link
  • +Season cloning: 15 minutes to set up a new year
"I can actually show a player's journey from U13 to U17 now. That matters for development, for scholarships, for everything."

Coach Thompson

Academy Director

Features Used

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Ready to transform how you organize football? These are the features that made the difference.

Multiple Seasons
Season Cloning
Player Profiles
Career Statistics
Season Archives
Statistics System