The clipboard did its best. It’s time.
Every junior coach has built the rotation spreadsheet — laminated it, even. It works right up until the moment the game starts, someone doesn’t show, and the plan meets reality. Kickd is what the spreadsheet was trying to be, live.
The spreadsheet plans a game that hasn’t happened yet. Kickd runs the one that’s actually happening — and keeps the record the spreadsheet always lost.
Get the appDitching the spreadsheet, answered
Why do coaches use an app instead of a spreadsheet for rotations?
A spreadsheet can plan a rotation but can’t react to one — late arrivals, a player who can’t continue, a game that runs long. Kickd tracks minutes live, alerts the coach when rotations are due, and rebuilds the plan in seconds when reality changes.
How does Kickd track player minutes automatically?
Minutes accumulate from the live match clock: when a player is on the field their time counts, when they’re subbed off it stops — no stopwatch, no reconstruction after the game.
Can Kickd prove every player got fair game time?
Yes. Minutes are recorded per player, per match, all season — so fair game time is a record you can show, not a recollection you have to defend.
Is Kickd hard to switch to from a spreadsheet?
No. Add your players, pick your sport and age group, and run a Practice Game to learn the flow — a sped-up trial match where nothing is saved and nothing is visible to parents.