Record an observation

For head and assistant coaches: spoken or typed in the iPhone, iPad and Android apps, or typed on the web.

A memo is a quick note about an athlete: what you saw at practice or in a match. You can say it or type it. Memos build up into each athlete's season record, and the app turns them into trends and progress reports.

Record a memo

The fastest way is the Capture tab at the bottom of the screen:

1. Tap Record ("Start with the athlete's name, and we'll file it").
2. Tap the microphone and start talking. Say the athlete's name first, then what you saw, for example: "Mia Delgado, her stance is much lower this week…"
3. Tap again to stop. Recording never starts or stops by itself, so a pause to think won't cut you off.
4. Check the transcript. The app shows who it filed the memo under (About Mia Delgado), and any other athletes you mentioned. Tap Change if it picked the wrong person.
5. Tap Save for (name).

You can also start from the athlete: search Find an athlete on the Capture tab, or open the athlete from your team's roster and tap Record memo. Then you don't need to say their name.

Type a memo on the web

1. Open the Notes tab and choose the athlete (search Find an athlete on a big roster).
2. Type in Write a note about (name).
3. A memo is filed under General · no event unless you choose a practice or competition under Event.
4. Click Save note.

Other ways to capture

• Type instead: on the recording screen, tap Type instead to write the memo.
• Re-record: start over if the take went wrong.
• Pick the event: a memo is filed under General · no event unless you choose a practice or competition. Tap the event line to choose one, or make a new one.
• Team note: for something about the whole team rather than one athlete, tap Team note. See Team notes and the team summary.
• From your Home Screen: see Record from the Home Screen or Lock Screen.

Fix or delete a memo

Open the athlete to see their memos.

• iPhone and iPad: swipe a memo to the right to Edit it, or to the left to Delete it. Tap it to read it in full and play the original recording.
• Android: tap ⋮ beside the memo and choose Edit or Delete.
• Web: on the Notes tab, choose the athlete and click edit or delete beside the memo.

Editing fixes the transcript. Deleting removes the memo for the whole coaching staff and can't be undone.

Good to know

• No signal? Keep going. Memos save on your phone straight away and upload when you're back online.
• Your voice stays on your phone. The words are turned into text on your device. On iPhone and iPad the recording itself is kept on the phone for 30 days so you can replay it, then deleted; it's never uploaded. Android keeps no recording at all: the words are written down as you speak.
• Who reads it: every coach on the team. Families never see memos. See Who can see coaching notes.