Tagging Plays

Overview

Play tagging is the process of marking individual plays in your game film with detailed information. This data powers all of Youth Coach Hub's analytics features.

Getting Started

Open the Film Viewer

1. Navigate to your team's Film section
2. Select a game
3. Click on a video to open the film viewer

Basic Tagging Workflow

1. Play the video until you reach the start of a play
2. Click Mark Start to set the play's beginning
3. Let the play run, then click Mark End
4. Fill in the play details in the tagging form
5. Click Save Play to record the tag

Understanding Tagging Levels

Youth Coach Hub offers different levels of detail based on your needs:

Quick

Track the game, remember the season (~15-20 sec per play)

Capture game essentials without the time investment:

• Quarter and time
• Ball carrier
• Yards gained
• Result (touchdown, first down, etc.)
• Turnovers and big plays

Standard

Understand what's working, prepare for next week (~30-45 sec per play)

Add play-level context to see which plays succeed:

• All Quick fields
• Down and distance
• Formation and play type
• QB and target (for passes)
• Drive tracking
• Situational tendencies

Comprehensive

Evaluate and develop every player (~2-3 min per play)

Full player-level tracking for detailed analysis:

• All Standard fields
• Position-by-position grades for all offensive players
• Position-by-position grades for all defensive players
• Situational tags (motion, blitz, etc.)
• Coverage information

Play Details

Context Fields

Result Fields

Auto-Population

Youth Coach Hub automatically calculates the next play's context based on the previous play:

• Down advances automatically
• Distance adjusts based on yards gained and penalties
• Yard Line updates based on the result

Auto-populated fields are highlighted in blue. You can always override these values manually.

Tip: If a penalty was declined, check the "Penalty Declined" box so it doesn't affect the next play's calculations.

Tagging Tips

Be Consistent

Use the same criteria for success/failure across all plays. This ensures your analytics are meaningful.

Tag Both Teams

Tag both your offensive plays and opponent's plays. This gives you:

• Defensive analytics for your team
• Scouting data on opponents

Use Drives

Group plays into drives to see:

• Points per drive
• Drive efficiency
• Red zone performance

Review Your Tags

Periodically review tagged plays to ensure accuracy. Incorrect tags lead to incorrect analytics.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Speed up tagging with these shortcuts: