1 · What this is

The SCAN Soccer Suite is an AI-powered player- and team-development platform. It turns what you see on the field — or in a short video clip — into clear, development-first feedback: scouting reports, team analysis against the moments of the game, individual training programs, and technique breakdowns.

It is built on one principle: confidence is built, not given. Every output is written to develop the player, never to rank-and-shame. Players quit when adults prioritise the scoreboard over development, so the language here always leads with what is going well and what to work on next.

One important promise: the AI observes and narrates; the scoring math runs in code. Every number you see is explainable and auditable — see section 9.

2 · Getting started

The suite is one screen with three tabs along the top:

• Scout Bot — coach tools: scout an individual player, or analyse a team moment from footage.
• Personal Trainer — player tools: the Leaderboard, a weekly program, a technique checker, and the Mentor chat.
• Help — this manual.

Inside each tab there are sub-tabs (the smaller buttons). Pick the one you want and fill in the short form, then press the action button at the bottom. Results appear underneath and can be exported to PDF.

Typical first run, coach: open Scout Bot → Scout Team, upload a short clip (or just describe a moment), set the age group, and press analyse. You'll get a Four-Moments read plus ready-to-run practice sessions.

Typical first run, player: open Personal Trainer → Weekly Program, type your name, pick your age group, and press Build My Program. Then try Technique Check with a clip of yourself.

3 · Live mode vs Mock mode

Next to the SCAN Soccer Suite title in the header you'll see a small badge:

• LIVE MODE — the suite is connected to the AI service and is analysing your real inputs.
• MOCK MODE — the suite is showing realistic sample output so you can explore every feature without a connection. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Mock mode is useful for learning the tools, demos, and training other coaches. The layout and flow are identical; only the source of the analysis differs. If a live call ever can't reach the service, the suite quietly falls back to a sample so the tool still works.

4 · Scout Bot coach

4.1 · Scout Individual

Produces an SPI (SCAN Performance Index) report for one player. Enter the player's name and age group, then either describe what you saw or upload a short clip. You'll get:

• Pillar scores across MOVE, MASTER, THINK, LEAD, GROW, each a counted success rate (successes ÷ attempts), attempt-weighted and discounted when there's little data;
• Trait signals (Self-belief, Courage, Awareness, Never Quit);
• A written development narrative (IDP) you can share with the player or parent.

Scores are read as a development snapshot, not a grade. The narrative always frames the next step.

4.2 · Scout Team

Analyses a team moment against the Four Moments of the Game. Set the age group (this picks the correct playing format and learning plan), optionally name the player/team, and upload footage or describe the moment. You'll get a Four-Moments scorecard and, automatically, D-License practice sessions built from the team's weakest moment first.

Each generated session follows the U.S. Soccer D-Course training-session template — objective, desired behaviour, three activities with diagrams, and coaching interactions — using the correct small-sided format for the age group (4v4, 7v7, 9v9, 11v11). The field diagrams use U.S. Soccer diagramming standards (triangles = our team, circles = opponents, dashed = pass, solid = run).

Longer clips are analysed in segments; the overall roll-up is computed in code from the per-segment reads, so it stays consistent and auditable.

5 · Personal Trainer player

5.1 · Weekly Program

Builds a personalised week of individual training, grounded in your U.S. Soccer age-group learning plan. Enter your Player name (this credits the Leaderboard), pick your age group and how many days you can train, and optionally list your equipment/space. You can let it auto-select techniques against your learning plan, or pick specific ones yourself.

Each day is built around one technique from the U.S. Youth Soccer Technical Skills Manual and includes a coaching cue, teaching points, drills, a brave challenge, and a technique illustration showing the key body mechanics for that specific technique. The whole week can be exported to PDF.

5.2 · Technique Check

Pick one of the 74 techniques, upload a short clip of yourself doing it a few times, add an optional note (e.g. which foot), enter your Player name, and press Check My Technique. You'll get a checkpoint-by-checkpoint breakdown — On track, Inconsistent, or Work on this — straight from the manual's coaching points, plus a corrective for anything that needs work.

No clip yet? You'll still get the manual's checkpoint guide so you know exactly what to film and how to self-coach.

5.3 · Mentor player

A chat coach for the GROW and LEAD side of the game — confidence, resilience, dealing with mistakes and nerves. It listens and responds supportively; it is not a substitute for a trusted adult, and it will encourage you to reach out to one when something is bigger than a game.

6 · Leaderboard & Player names coach player

The Leaderboard (first sub-tab under Personal Trainer) tallies, per player, how many Weekly Programs and Technique Checks they've completed — celebrating the work put in, not match results.

For work to be credited, enter a Player name on the Weekly Program and Technique Check tabs before you press the action button. When the action finishes, that player's count goes up and a small confirmation appears. Names are matched case-insensitively, so "Maya R." and "maya r." are the same player.

Where it's stored: the leaderboard is saved on this device's browser. A player's phone and the coach's laptop keep separate boards. It persists between sessions on the same browser. Pressing Reset leaderboard clears the tallies on that device.

7 · Exporting to PDF

Every result has an ⬇ Export to PDF button next to its Copy button. It opens a clean, print-ready version and uses your browser's Save as PDF. The export carries the diagrams and illustrations, adds a titled header and date, drops the on-screen buttons, and (for Scout Team) includes the practice sessions in the same document.

• Scout Individual → SCAN Scout Report
• Scout Team → SCAN Team Analysis (with practice plans)
• Weekly Program → SCAN Weekly Training Program
• Technique Check → SCAN Technique Report
• Practice plans → SCAN Practice Plans

Exporting opens a pop-up window. If nothing happens, allow pop-ups for this site and try again, then choose Save as PDF as the destination in the print dialog.

8 · The frameworks behind it

The suite is built on established curricula, in this order of precedence:

1. U.S. Soccer Player Development Framework — takes precedence wherever there's a conflict;
2. SCAN Scouting Guide — the SPI and archetype layer on top.

SPI — SCAN Performance Index. Five pillars: MOVE (athletic actions), MASTER (on-ball technique), THINK (decisions & awareness), LEAD (communication & influence), GROW (mindset & resilience).

SCAN traits: Self-belief, Courage, Awareness, Never Quit.

Four Moments of the Game: Attacking Organisation, Attack→Defend Transition, Defensive Organisation, Defend→Attack Transition. Team analysis and the practice generator are organised around these.

9 · How scoring works (and why you can trust it)

The most important design choice in the suite: the AI tags and narrates; deterministic code does the scoring and roll-up. The model identifies and counts what happened; the maths — success rates, attempt-weighting, low-data discounting, pillar roll-ups — runs in plain code, the same way every time.

That means every score is explainable and auditable: it's a counted success rate from observed attempts, not a black-box opinion. Each report shows the counts behind it, and the Copy JSON button gives you the full underlying data.

External vs coaching factors. Scheduling clashes, mismatched age/context, or a one-off bad day are treated as external factors, not coaching failures — the outputs name that distinction rather than blaming the player or the session.

10 · Troubleshooting

"It returned a web page, not analysis" / results look like raw HTML. The app needs to reach its API on the correct address (the bare scout. subdomain), not the main website. If this happens the suite falls back to a sample and shows a note; confirm the app is opened from its proper SCAN address.

Export to PDF does nothing. Your browser blocked the pop-up. Allow pop-ups for the site and press Export again, then pick Save as PDF in the print dialog.

My iPhone clip won't analyse. Some iPhone clips export as HEVC, which a browser can't always read for frames. Re-export as H.264/MP4 — in Photos, choose "Most Compatible." You'll still get the manual's checkpoint guide in the meantime.

The Leaderboard is empty / lost my players. It's stored per-device in the browser. A different device or browser, or clearing site data, starts a fresh board. Make sure a Player name was entered when the work was done.

Everything says MOCK MODE. That's expected when there's no live connection — every feature still works on sample data. See section 3.

11 · FAQ

Is a score a grade on my child? No. It's a development snapshot — a counted success rate meant to point to the next thing to work on. The narrative always leads with strengths.

Does the AI decide the scores? No. The AI counts and describes; the scoring maths runs in code and is the same every time. You can copy the full data behind any report.

Do I need to upload video? No. You can describe a moment instead. Video gives a frame-by-frame technique check and richer team reads, but the tools work either way.

Is my video uploaded anywhere? Clips are processed for frames in your browser; the suite sends sampled frames for analysis only in Live mode. In Mock mode nothing is sent.

Which age groups are supported? U7–U8, U9–U10, U11–U12, and U13–U14, each mapped to its U.S. Soccer learning plan and playing format.

Can two coaches share one Leaderboard? Not in this version — it's per-device. A shared, cross-device leaderboard is a planned upgrade.