General
What is PlayClearly?
PlayClearly is a coaching platform for basketball, soccer, and football. It turns a coach's ideas into animated, shareable play, well-structured practices, offseason training, game day tracking, and clear feedback on on game film — all built to be used on a phone or tablet, in real time.
Which sports does PlayClearly support?
Basketball, soccer, and football today, with the same clear, thoughtful and hand-drawn approach to each of them.
What devices does PlayClearly work on?
PlayClearly is built for iOS and Android phones and tablets — designed first for the sideline, not a desktop tool you use back at the office.
How is PlayClearly different from other coaching apps?
Two things: clarity and restraint. Every play, drill, and screen is built to be understood at a glance — by your players, their parents, and coaches alike. Progress reads as plain information, not a competition.
Is PlayClearly just for a single team, or can a whole club use it?
PlayClearly is built with programs in mind, not just individual teams — a club or school athletic department should be able to evaluate it as durable infrastructure, not a trendy app. If you're looking at PlayClearly for a multi-team program, you will need to establish a team subscription for each team within the program with common coaches across the teams.
How do I get help, report a bug, or share feedback?
Email info@playclearly.app. If you're reporting a bug, tell us what you were trying to do and what happened — that context helps far more than "it's broken." We read every message and use it to shape what we build next.
Coaching tools
What can I do with the Play Designer?
Draw a play the way you'd draw it on a whiteboard — place players, sketch routes step by step — and watch it animate. It works for basketball, soccer, or football, and you can share the finished play with your team in a tap.
What's in the Play Library?
A library of animated plays you can browse, filter by sport, and adapt to your own team, so you're never starting from a blank whiteboard.
How do Practice Plans work?
Build a structured practice in minutes — drills, timing, and focus areas laid out clearly so the whole session runs on schedule, not just the first ten minutes of it.
What's the Film Room for?
Upload game or practice footage, mark the moments that matter, and turn what happened on the field into clear teaching points you can share with a player or the whole team.
What's included in the Game Day suite?
Lineups, substitutions, and other live tools built to hold up under sideline pressure — readable in sunlight, on a phone, with one hand.
Players & parents
What are Individual Development Plans (IDPs)?
IDPs let a coach set development goals with each player and track honest progress over time. They're built to give calm, clear feedback that a player and a parent can both understand — never a leaderboard, never a ranking against teammates.
Does my player see a different app than the coach?
Players see the same clear visual language as coaches, simplified around what matters to them — assigned plays and their own development goals — presented in an encouraging, plain way. There's no separate "kid" version with a different tone.
Does PlayClearly use streaks, badges, or leaderboards?
Not in the way most apps do. PlayClearly avoids streak pressure, badges, and ranking mechanics around player development — a missed day reads as neutral information, not a failure to be guilted over.
What does PlayClearly share with parents?
Exactly what a coach chooses to share, and nothing shared vaguely. A parent might receive a play their child is learning, a clip from the Film Room, or an IDP summary — always tied to a specific player and a specific reason, never a public or anonymous feed.
How does PlayClearly handle my child's data?
Carefully, on purpose. PlayClearly is built for teams that include minors, and player records, video, and development data are shared only with the coach, the player, and that player's parent or guardian — never publicly by default. Full details are in our Privacy Policy, including how parental consent works.
Pricing & availability
How can I get PlayClearly?
It's not on the App Store or Google Play just yet. Email info@playclearly.app and we'll let you know the moment PlayClearly is available to download.
How much does PlayClearly cost, and is there a free trial?
When PlayClearly is available, any paid plans will be billed through the App Store or Google Play — see our Terms of Service for how billing, renewal, and cancellation work. We'll share full pricing here at that time.
Didn't find your answer? Email info@playclearly.app — we read every message.