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Go to login.html and click the Register Team tab. Fill in your Club Name, Team Name, Age Group, Head Coach name, email address and a password (minimum 8 characters). Click Create Team Account. You will be automatically signed in and redirected to your dashboard.
Your account is stored locally in your browser. For cloud backup and multi-device access, contact Evolution.
From the dashboard, click View Squad or navigate to squad.html. Click the + Add Player button to open the player profile editor. Fill in at least the First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth and one Guardian contact, then click Save Profile.
Click Log Session in the navbar. Select a date, session type (Training / Match / Friendly), and add an opponent if applicable. Then fill in each player's KPI stats for the session. Click Save Session.
When you first log in, the platform seeds 16 demo players and 6 demo sessions so you can explore all the features immediately. Demo data does not replace any real data you add. You can delete it from Team Settings → Danger Zone.
The Evolution assessment evaluates a player across seven cognitive-behavioural domains:
After completing the assessment, the player's two highest-scoring domains determine their primary profile type (e.g. Vocal Leader, Skillful Passer, Accurate Shooter, Explosive & Agile). These profiles are used throughout the platform to personalise recommendations.
Treat profiles as a tool for positive conversation rather than a fixed label. Use the domain scores to identify strengths to build upon and areas of potential development. Never use the results as a reason to restrict a player's opportunities.
Re-assess every 3–6 months — profiles often shift as players mature.
Each player profile has six tabs:
In the Personal tab, click the + button on the avatar circle. Select a JPEG, PNG, GIF or WebP image up to 5MB. The image is automatically resized to 300×300px and stored as base64 in your browser's local storage. No files are uploaded to any server.
The badge is automatically calculated from the subject percentage scores you enter. Thresholds:
Guardian contact details are required for safeguarding and welfare purposes. This data is stored only in your browser and is never transmitted to any third party. It is subject to GDPR and should be handled accordingly. Only collect and store data that is genuinely necessary for player welfare.
Live logging — Enter KPIs during or immediately after the session while memories are fresh. The session log page is mobile-optimised for pitchside use.
Post-session entry — Fill in data later from notes. All sessions can be edited at any time from the Session Log page.
Each player has a behavioral dot — green, amber or red — based on their average across the last 3 sessions:
These are indicators, not diagnoses. Always have a direct conversation with the player before taking any action.
On the KPI Dashboard, look for the Export CSV button. You can filter by date range before exporting. The CSV includes all session data, player names, positions and all KPI fields.
The tactics board allows you to:
This is how far the player moved in total during the session, measured in kilometres. A typical youth player covers 6–9km in a 90-minute match. Training sessions tend to produce 4–7km depending on intensity.
Top Speed (km/h) is the fastest the player moved in a single GPS reading during the session. Elite adult players typically reach 32–35 km/h. For youth players (U13–U18), 26–30 km/h is considered excellent. Top speed gives you insight into a player's explosive sprint capability.
Track this over time — a rising top speed suggests improved physical development.
Player Load is a measure of total physical exertion across the session, combining distance, acceleration, deceleration and directional changes. It is a proprietary composite metric used by most GPS platforms. Higher load = more physical demand. Use it to monitor training load across the week and prevent overtraining.
HR Zones show what percentage of the session a player spent in each heart rate intensity band:
A well-structured training session for youth players typically shows significant time in Zones 3–4 with short bursts of Zone 5.
This is the platform's estimate of a player's average weekly running distance, calculated from their GPS sessions over the last 4 weeks. It helps coaches monitor cumulative load and plan rest/recovery periods. Sudden spikes in weekly km are a risk factor for soft tissue injuries.
Go to Team Settings → Club Branding. Drag and drop or click to upload your club logo (max 5MB, JPEG/PNG/WebP). Use the colour pickers to set your Primary, Secondary and Text colours. Click Apply Theme — the colours will update across the platform immediately. The live preview shows how your navbar will look.
In Team Settings → Coach Profiles, click + Add Coach. You can add up to 3 coaches. Fill in their name, role, email, phone, UEFA/FA licences and a short bio. You can optionally allow a coach to log in using their own email address (they will use the team password).
Go to Team Settings → Security & Account → Change Password. Enter your current password, then your new password (minimum 8 characters). The password strength meter will guide you. Confirm the new password and click Change Password.
It takes three steps and under a minute:
Your data immediately appears in the KPI Dashboard, player profiles, and the Coach Command Center on the dashboard.
Evolution auto-detects and maps columns from:
If your platform isn't listed, use Generic — the column mapper lets you match any CSV column to any metric manually.
GPS platforms often export abbreviated names like "J. Smith" while your squad has "James Smith". Use the Player Name Matching tool at the bottom of the GPS Import page.
Evolution shows every GPS name it can't automatically match, with a dropdown to select the correct squad player. Save once and Evolution remembers the mapping for all future imports.
ACWR (Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio) compares a player's last 7 days of training load against their 28-day average. It is the leading evidence-based method for monitoring injury risk:
ACWR requires at least 4 weeks of GPS data to become accurate. Import sessions consistently for best results.
Speed zones break a player's distance into intensity bands based on their running speed:
If your GPS export includes per-zone distance columns, Evolution uses them directly. If not, it estimates zones from your High Intensity Running (HIR) and sprint distance totals — still very useful for squad comparisons.
Go to Session Report (or click the Report link next to any session in the KPI Dashboard). Select the session from the dropdown, then click Print / Save PDF. The report is formatted for A4 landscape and includes:
The Command Center sits at the top of your Dashboard and gives you an instant squad brief every time you open the app. It reads your GPS data and surfaces:
It requires GPS data to be imported first. The more sessions you import, the more accurate and useful it becomes.
Smart alerts are generated automatically from your GPS data. There are three types:
Alerts disappear automatically once the ACWR returns to the optimal zone or new data is imported.
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Your local browser data remains untouched. Cloud data is retained for 30 days after cancellation, after which it is permanently deleted. We strongly recommend exporting your data (Team Settings → Export Data) before cancelling.
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