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Setup Guide

get set up with
sportsense.

Coaching in sportsense is three steps at the wall, and this guide covers each one.

New to sportsense? Set up the app first
Two boulderers compared side by side on the same problem
Ghost mode overlaying two boulderers on the same problem
The Loop

Three Steps,
Every Session.

Filming a boulderer with the sportsense camera
Step 01

Capture

Film the attempt and say who is on the wall and what they are working on. Jump to capture

Ghost mode overlaying two boulderers on the same problem
Step 02

Compare & Analyze

Put two attempts side by side or lay one over the other, and break the difference down frame by frame. Jump to compare

A clip posted into a climbing feed
Step 03

Share

Post it into the feed with your feedback attached. Jump to share

Step 01

Capture
Video.

Film the attempt and talk while you film. sportsense transcribes what you say, tags the athlete and the movement from your voice, and files the clip by athlete, skill, and date.

2.1 Film with the sportsense Camera
  • Open the sportsense camera and record the attempt.
  • As you film, say the athlete's name and what they are working on, for example "Maya, heel hook on the crux".
  • When you post, the app auto-tags the actions and the athletes from your audio and files the clip by athlete, skill, and date. The Climb tag comes from the feed's sport.
  • Anything it cannot place lands in an Untagged group, so it is quick to tidy up later.
Climbing best practice: film from a fixed spot. Lock the phone on a tripod or set it down and leave it, so two attempts from the same angle line up when you overlay them in the compare step.
The climbing tag library is still to be built: the skill tagging above works by matching your voice against a library of named movements, and every sport has its own. Climbing's does not exist yet, so for now the app will report no tags detected and ask you to pick the action by hand, while the athlete, the sport, and the date still file themselves. Building it is quick once we have the terminology CEC already works to, so if you send us the movement language the NSO uses with its coaches, we will build the library against that rather than invent our own. The voice to tag walkthrough shows what it looks like in a sport that has one.
Auto tagging from audio The sportsense camera with the feed selected in the Posting To selector
2.2 Bring in Clips You Already Have

You do not have to film everything in the app. Footage already on your phone, or shot on a competition camera and airdropped over, works the same way once it is in your library.

  • When you are in a feed, tap the plus in the bottom right to add media from your phone or straight from your library.
  • Video added to a feed is organized automatically by the audio in the clip.
  • Filter by Type, User, and Date in the top menu to sort your library, including by tags.
Worth knowing: the users you can tag come from the people you share a feed with, which is the other reason to get your athletes into the feed before you start filming rather than after.
sportsense media library interface Adding or choosing a video in sportsense
Step 02

Compare &
Analyze.

3.1 Compare Two Clips Side by Side
  • Tap a video to open it in the analyzer, from either your library or a feed.
  • Select the black and white square in the bottom menu to turn on compare, then pick the second clip.
  • Swipe left or right to move between library videos while you are in the analyzer.
  • Line the two clips up on the same moment using the haptic scroller to pinpoint it, then frame-by-frame for precision.
Compare mode playing two boulderers side by side on the same problem
3.2 Overlay with Ghost Mode

Ghost mode lays one clip directly over the other rather than putting them next to each other.

  • Turn on compare first, then select ghost mode.
Climbing best practice: shoot from the same spot, line the holds up across both clips, then compare.
Ghost mode overlaying two boulderers on the same problem
Step 03

Share to a
Feed.

Feedback given at the wall is heard once and half remembered by the drive home. Posting the clip into the athlete's feed with your notes attached turns the same feedback into something they can go back to on their own.

4.1 Three Ways to Share a Clip
  • From the analyzer: once you have recorded your feedback, the app opens share on its own. Choose the feed you want it to go to, or select the + in the top right if you do not have one yet.
  • Direct from the library: long press a video and select share in the bottom left.
  • Within a feed: tap the chat button, then the attach button in the bottom right.

You can also record from the sportsense camera. Select the feed in the Posting To selector at the top of the camera, and every clip you record posts straight to it.

Long press in library to share Adding a video to the feed
4.2 Add Feedback When You Post
  • Select Add Feedback when posting a video to a feed.
  • Make any final edits to the video, and write the description or dictate it with Voice to Text
  • Actions and athletes are tagged from your voice or the audio in the video, and you can always select tags manually, which is what the app is prompting for in the screenshot while climbing's library is still being built.
Setting up a post with tags and a written description The same post as it appears in the feed
First-Time Setup

Getting
Set Up.

A feed is a private group where video and feedback move between a coach and their athletes.

1.1 Download & Sign Up
  • Download sportsense from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android) using the buttons below.
  • Open the app and tap Sign Up
  • Enter your name, email address, and a password
  • Verify your email if prompted, then log in.
1.2 Create a Feed
  • Tap the Share tab at the bottom of the app (the rightmost icon).
  • Tap the + button in the top right corner to create a new feed.
  • Give the feed a name
  • Optionally add a cover image, and set the sport to Climb.
  • Tap Create
Naming CEC feeds: include the group or discipline, the location, and the date. For example, Boulder Squad, Calgary, 10 Aug 2026.

One feed per squad or per athlete both work. Squad feeds suit camps and training blocks where everyone benefits from seeing the same beta, and individual feeds suit athletes you are tracking through a season.

Feeds overview and adding a feed Create feed screen step 1 Create feed screen step 2 Edit feed details
1.3 Add Your Athletes

How you invite an athlete depends on whether they already have sportsense.

If they already have the app:

  • Open the feed and tap the feed title at the top to open feed settings.
  • Tap Invite or Add Member.
  • Show the QR code and let them scan it to join instantly, or copy the invite link and send it.

If they have not downloaded it yet:

  • Open feed settings and tap Invite or Add Member.
  • Select the email option.
  • Enter their email address and send the invite, and they will get a link to download the app and join the feed.
Fastest way to fill a feed: send the invite link ahead of the session so athletes arrive already in, and have the QR code up at the wall for anyone who still needs to join. sportsense is free for athletes to download and view their feeds, so there is nothing for them to buy.
Feed settings screen QR code invite Invite link option Email invite option
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