Prompting Tips

The AI coaching assistant responds to natural language. You don't need special syntax -- just describe what you want. That said, specific prompts produce significantly better results and use fewer credits.

Be specific

Include as many relevant details as you can: sport, age group, skill level, number of players, available space, equipment, and time constraints.

Good prompt:

"Create a 10-minute passing drill for U12 soccer, 8 players, half-field, focus on first touch under pressure."

Vague prompt:

"Make a drill."

The vague prompt will work -- the assistant will ask clarifying questions -- but each follow-up costs additional credits. Front-loading detail saves you time and credits.

Key details to include

When generating drills or sessions, try to cover:

• Sport (usually auto-detected from your profile)
• Age group or skill level -- U10, varsity, recreational, elite
• Number of players -- affects formation and grouping
• Space available -- full field, half court, small gym, 20x20 meter grid
• Duration -- 5 minutes, 15 minutes, full session
• Focus area -- shooting, transition defense, power play entries, first touch

Ask for modifications

You don't need to start over when a drill is close but not quite right. Ask for targeted changes:

• "Make it harder by adding a defender."
• "Reduce to 4 players and shrink the grid."
• "Add a scoring element."
• "Make it appropriate for beginners."

Each modification costs fewer credits than generating a new drill from scratch.

Generate full sessions

The assistant can plan an entire practice, not just individual drills:

"Plan a 60-minute practice for U16 basketball. Focus on zone defense. Include warm-up and cool-down."

It will create a structured session with timed phases that you can save directly to your library.

Get coaching advice

The assistant handles open-ended coaching questions too:

"What's a good progression for teaching the power play to 12-year-olds?"

"How should I structure a pre-season training block for a high school volleyball team?"

"My U10s keep bunching up around the ball. What drills fix that?"

Let it draw diagrams

When you ask for a drill, the assistant can create a canvas diagram automatically -- players, cones, movement arrows, and zones placed on your playing surface. Just ask:

"Create a 3v2 transition drill and draw the diagram."

Ask it to pick a lineup

On the Club plan, the assistant can propose your match-day squad for a fixture. Be clear about which game and any constraints:

"Pick my lineup for Saturday's game."

"Mia is injured -- find a replacement for the Sunday fixture."

"Suggest a lineup for the cup game and keep Jordan on the bench."

The assistant returns proposed units, bench, and unavailable with per-slot reasoning. Nothing is applied until you approve it on the Accept / Swap / Reject card. See Match-Day Lineups for the full workflow.

Start new conversations for new topics

Each conversation carries its full history as context. Longer conversations cost more credits per message. When you switch to an unrelated topic -- different sport, different focus, different team -- start a fresh conversation.

For more ideas on structuring your coaching sessions around these prompts, see our Effective Practice Planning Guide. You can also explore the full capabilities of the assistant on the AI Coaching Assistant feature page.