Coach Operations

The warm-up protocols used by Better Athlete are drawn from peer-reviewed research programs used worldwide by FIFA, US Soccer, and NCAA programs. These are not invented exercises -- they are validated interventions proven to reduce injury rates by 30-50% across dozens of randomized controlled trials.

Protocols are assigned by sport (soccer, basketball, volleyball, lacrosse, etc.) and customized by the athlete's risk tier. The base protocol is the same for the whole team. Flagged athletes get 2-3 additional exercises appended.

Before practice, glance at your team sheet. Green athletes do the standard warm-up. Orange and Red athletes have 2-3 additional exercises appended. That is it. No separate groups. No complicated logistics.

How Modifications Work

An Orange-tier athlete gets the same warm-up as everyone else, plus 3-5 additional minutes of targeted exercises. Nothing is removed from the team warm-up. Nothing is restricted during practice. The additional exercises target the specific biomechanical domain that was flagged during screening.

What This Looks Like in Practice

The team begins the warm-up together. Everyone does the same 12-minute protocol. When the team finishes, 2-4 athletes stay for an additional 3-5 minutes to complete their targeted exercises. Then they rejoin the team. No separate groups. No stigma. No disruption to your practice plan.

Coach Discretion

Modifications are recommendations, not mandates. You know your athletes better than an algorithm does. If you believe an adjustment is warranted, make it. Better Athlete provides information; the coach always has the final say.

Pre-Game Readiness Check

The dashboard shows which athletes have reported pain or fatigue during the week. It shows their current tier and warm-up compliance. You decide what to do with that information -- Better Athlete provides data, not restrictions. Coaches always have final say on playing time and participation.

What You See

• Roster with current tier for each athlete
• Any pain or soreness flags from the weekly self-report
• Warm-up compliance for the week (did they complete all sessions)
• Workload alert if training hours spiked this week

You Do Not Have To:

• Learn a new platform or technology
• Enter data or fill out forms
• Change your practice plan or session structure
• Pull athletes from games based on screening results
• Become a medical professional or interpret clinical data
• Administer the screening (Better Athlete staff handle it)

You Do Get:

• A clear picture of which athletes need extra warm-up time
• Evidence-based exercises to give them -- no guesswork
• Alerts when an athlete's self-reported health changes
• Documentation that you followed best practices
• A smarter warm-up that actually prevents injuries

What the Dashboard Shows

• Team selector -- switch between your teams with one tap
• Risk distribution bar -- how many GREEN, YELLOW, ORANGE, RED on each roster
• Modification list -- athletes with additional exercises, and what those exercises are
• Warm-up compliance tracker -- which athletes completed the protocol, and which did not
• Alert badges -- new pain reports, tier changes, or workload spikes since last check

The dashboard is designed for a phone screen. One scroll shows everything. No drill-down required for daily operations.