Tagging Levels

Overview

Youth Coach Hub offers three tagging levels (Quick, Standard, and Comprehensive) that let you choose how much detail to capture when analyzing game film. Each level unlocks different analytics capabilities and requires different time investments.

Choosing Your Tagging Level

When you start tagging a game, you'll select a tagging level. This choice affects:

• Fields available in the tagging form
• Time required per play
• Analytics unlocked from your data
• Player evaluation depth

Important: You can upgrade to a higher tier later, but you cannot downgrade. Choose based on your current needs - you can always add more detail.

Quick Reference

Quick Tier

Track the game, remember the season

When to Use Quick

Choose Quick when you:

• Have limited time to tag games
• Just want a record of what happened
• Need season-level stats without detailed breakdowns
• Are tagging many games quickly

What You'll Capture

Offense:

• Drive context
• Down and distance
• Field position (yard line, hash)
• Play code and formation
• Play type (run/pass)
• Result and yards gained
• First downs
• Fumbles

Defense:

• Down and distance
• Opponent play type
• Result and yards gained
• Tackles for loss
• Sacks
• Forced fumbles
• Pass breakups

Special Teams:

• Unit type (kickoff, punt, FG, etc.)
• Kick result and distance
• Return yards
• Fair catches and touchbacks

Analytics Unlocked

• Season win/loss record
• Total yards per game
• Turnover tracking
• Big play highlights
• Basic game summaries

Standard Tier

Understand what's working, prepare for next week

When to Use Standard

Choose Standard when you:

• Want to know which plays and formations work best
• Are preparing for your next opponent
• Need situational tendency data
• Want to track specific players on key plays

What You'll Capture

Everything in Quick, plus:

Offense:

• Play direction
• QB identification
• Ball carrier
• Target (for passes)
• Drop type
• Contested catch tracking

Defense:

• Defensive formation
• Opponent player numbers
• Pressure players
• Coverage player
• Opponent QB evaluation
• Tackler identification

Special Teams:

• Kicker/punter identification
• Returner tracking
• Kickoff/punt type
• Blocked kick tracking

Analytics Unlocked

Everything in Quick, plus:

• Play effectiveness by formation
• Situational tendencies (down & distance)
• Player involvement stats
• Scheme success rates
• Opponent scouting data
• Drive-level analytics

Comprehensive Tier

Evaluate and develop every player

When to Use Comprehensive

Choose Comprehensive when you:

• Need to grade individual players
• Are evaluating position groups
• Want detailed development tracking
• Need to make lineup decisions based on data

What You'll Capture

Everything in Standard, plus:

Offense:

• QB Performance: Decision quality, accuracy, pocket presence
• RB Performance: Vision, burst, yards after contact
• WR Performance: Route running, separation, hands
• OL Performance: Pass protection, run blocking grades by position

Defense:

• DL Performance: Rush moves, gap discipline, pursuit
• LB Performance: Coverage, tackling, play recognition
• DB Performance: Coverage grade, ball skills, tackling
• Missed tackle tracking

Special Teams:

• Coverage tackling
• Gunner performance
• Snap quality
• Holder performance

Analytics Unlocked

Everything in Standard, plus:

• Individual player grades
• Position group analysis
• Week-over-week development tracking
• Lineup recommendation data
• Advanced player comparisons
• Practice priority insights

Choosing the Right Level

Questions to Ask Yourself

By Coaching Level

Youth/Little League:

• Quick is usually sufficient
• Focus on participation and game records
• Comprehensive may be overkill

Middle School:

• Standard for most games
• Comprehensive for key games or player evaluation periods

High School:

• Standard as baseline
• Comprehensive for self-scouting and player development weeks

By Time Available

Upgrading Tiers

When to Upgrade

You might upgrade mid-game if you realize:

• You need more detail than originally planned
• A game is more important than expected
• You want player-level grades for a key matchup

How to Upgrade

1. While tagging, click the tier badge in the tagging interface
2. Select the higher tier you want
3. Confirm the upgrade
4. New fields become available for remaining plays

What Happens to Existing Tags

• Already tagged plays keep their existing data
• New fields will be empty on old plays
• You can go back and add the new data to important plays
• Analytics adjust to account for partial data

Note: You cannot downgrade once you've selected a tier. If you start at Comprehensive, you'll see all fields for the entire game.

Impact on Analytics

Data Completeness

Your analytics are only as good as your data:

Missing Data Handling

If you use Quick tier, analytics that require Standard data will:

• Show as "Not Available" or
• Be calculated with limited accuracy
• Display a note about incomplete data

Consistency Matters

For meaningful season-long analytics:

• Tag all games at the same tier when possible
• Upgrade important games (playoffs, rivals)
• Keep opponent scouting at Standard minimum

Best Practices

Start Realistic

• Don't commit to Comprehensive if you won't finish
• A fully-tagged Quick game beats a half-tagged Comprehensive game
• You can always do more detail next time

Prioritize Key Games

• Playoff games: Consider upgrading
• Rivalry games: Tag at your best tier
• Early season: Quick may be fine while building your system

Balance Quantity vs Quality

Team Tagging

If multiple coaches tag:

• Agree on a tier before starting
• Use the same tier for the whole game
• Calibrate on grading criteria for Comprehensive

Quick Tier Field Reference

Offense Fields

Defense Fields

Standard Tier Additional Fields

Offense Fields

Defense Fields

Comprehensive Tier Additional Fields

Offense Performance Sections

Defense Performance Sections

Next Steps

• Start tagging plays with your chosen tier
• Upload game film to get started
• View your analytics to see what the data reveals