Coach launch kit

Six steps

1. 1

   Set up your team and account

   Tap “Start a new team” on the sign-in screen, name your team, pick baseball or fastpitch, then pick your own username and password. If your club sent you a code, tap “Got a code?” instead, so you join your club.

2. 2

   Tell parents

   Copy the parent message into your team group chat. It covers what the app is, signing in, alerts and the parent link. The app asks for their OK before players are added.

3. 3

   Add your players

   Share your team code so players join themselves: the easiest way. Or add them by hand on your roster. Use GameChanger? Its stats export (from web.gc.com) adds everyone at once, with their jersey number repeated to 4 digits as the PIN (#7 → 7777, #12 → 1212).

4. 4

   Hand out sign-in cards

   Print one card per player with their username and PIN. In the app, More → Launch kit fills them in for you.

5. 5

   Send your first challenge

   Challenges → Coverage level → Send. Level 1 is already picked, and everyone with alerts on gets a buzz.

6. 6

   Put the poster up

   Tape it in the dugout. “Did you do today's play?” does the reminding for you.

Print these

Each opens your print screen, where you can also save a PDF.

Parent message

For your team group chat. Signed in, the app adds your team’s name and code for you.

Hi families! ⚾

We're using Run the Play this season to learn where every position goes on every play. It's short, animated, and works like a game on any phone.

How to get in:
1. Open www.runtheplayapp.com/app on your player's phone or tablet.
2. Add it to the home screen first (iPhone: Share → Add to Home Screen), then open it from the new icon.
3. Sign in with the username and PIN on the card I handed out.
4. Tap "Turn on alerts" so you'll know when I send a challenge.

Every day there's a new play to try ("Today's play", at the start of Play Now), and there's a team leaderboard all season. 🏆

Have a Meta Quest? Open the same address in the headset's browser and sign in to play in VR: stand at your position, run the bases, and take batting practice. 🥽

Parents: your player can send you a read-only "Parent link" from the Me button in the app to follow along. No email or last name needed. What's kept and who can see it: https://www.runtheplayapp.com/privacy

Not OK with your player using it? Just tell me and I'll delete their account and everything in it.

Questions? Ask me, or email info@runtheplayapp.com.