FAQs

GameShape FAQs

How do I use My Account?

Register
Ready to get started? Create your account and unlock GameShape Drills plus more great features. Head to gameshape.co.uk/register and follow the quick and easy sign-up steps.

Logging In
Getting back in is easy — just click Login from the main menu at the top of the page and you’re good to go.

Forgot Your Password?
No problem. Select the password reset option on the login page and follow the steps to create a new one.
Top tip: Keep an eye on your junk or spam folder — password reset emails sometimes land there.

My Account 
Make your profile your own by adding a profile picture and background image. You’ll also be able to manage key account settings and personalise your experience. Note: Your account data relates only to your personal data – not any drills (including those shared to Touchline), sessions, squads or formations data. See ‘Managing my Content’ FAQS

 – Changing your password is simple just follow the on-screen steps

 – Privacy

Profile Privacy: Select Everyone if you want this visible to any logged in or non-logged in user visiting the /user/yourusername page. Or Only Me if you only want this page visible only to you. 

Avoid indexing my profile by search engines:  you can select Yes or No

Hide my profile from Directory: you can decide if your profile should show for any logged in users on the full member list page at /members

 You can also request a download of your Account Data and request your Account Data to be erased. 

 – Deleting your account removes your account profile and personal account information only.
Any coaching content you have created (such as drills, sessions, squads, formations or shared Touchline content) should be deleted before account removal using the tools provided in GameShape.
If you need assistance removing content, contact us by using the form available on each page

One to Watch 
We’re working on expanding My Account with new social features — including the ability to follow other Coaches, discover great content, and connect with the wider GameShape community.

Create Guide

1. Head to Create
Once you’re logged in, navigate to the Create page to start building your drill.

2. Choose Your Pitch
Select the pitch type that best fits your session setup.

3. Pick Your Drill Style – Static or Animated
Choose how you want to bring your session to life:

  • Static Drill – Create a single-frame drill to show one clear setup or moment.

  • Animated Drill – Build movement and progression with up to 12 frames.

💡 Top Tip: For animated drills, set up as much as possible in Frame 1, then add frames one at a time and move players or elements gradually to create the action — think of it like stop-motion animation. When you’re finished, hit Play to preview before saving.

4. Build Your Drill
Add players, cones, balls and other elements to the pitch. You can also customise team colours to match your session.

5. Fine Tune Your Design
Made a mistake? No problem. Use Undo, Redo, Delete Elements, or Reset All to keep everything looking exactly how you want it.

6. Complete Your Drill Details
Make sure all information sections are filled in before saving so your drill is ready to use and easy to find later.

7. Save to Your Library
Once you’re happy, select Save and your drill will be stored safely in Your Library.

8. Share to Touchline (Optional)
After saving, you’ll see the Share to Touchline option appear. This lets you publish your drill to the public Touchline area and inspire other Coaches.
Not ready yet? No problem — you can always share it later directly from Your Library.

9. Take It to Training
Need it pitch-side? Download your drill as an image or PDF and access it easily from your phone or tablet during sessions.

Library Guide

1. Head to Your Library
Navigate to the Library page to access all your saved coaching content.

2. Explore Your Tabs – Drills & Sessions
Inside Library, you’ll see two tabs: Drills and Sessions.

By default, Drills is selected — this is where all your GameShape drills live.

3. Manage Your Drills
Click on any drill to open more options and keep your content moving:

  • View – Open and review your drill details

  • Copy – Create a duplicate and open it in Create ready to edit

  • Edit – Jump straight back into Create to make changes

  • Share to Touchline – Publish your drill to the community if you haven’t already

  • Delete – Remove drills… although are you really sure you want to do that? 😉

4. Start Building Sessions
At some point you’ll want to group drills together into complete training sessions.

The quickest way? Select Add to Session on any drill and GameShape will automatically create a new draft session and add your drill to it.

Scroll to the top of the page, complete the session details, and hit Save.

5. Work From the Sessions Tab
Select the Sessions tab to view all your saved sessions.

From here you can:

  • Open existing sessions

  • Create a brand-new session from scratch

  • Switch back to the Drills tab and add drills one by one to build your perfect session

6. Edit, Organise & Take It to Training
Sessions can be viewed, edited, reordered and deleted whenever you need.

⭐ Big Benefit: When your session is ready, hit the Print icon to open a clean, coach-friendly version. From there you can print it or save it as a PDF to your device — making it super easy to take straight onto the training ground with your phone or tablet.

Discover. Save. Adapt. Share.

Touchline is GameShape’s public coaching feed — a place where coaches share drills they’ve chosen to Share to Touchline and inspire others.

Whether you’re looking for a quick warm-up idea, a full practice concept, or just want to see how other coaches approach the game, this is where ideas start.

1. Explore the Feed
Browse drills shared by coaches across the GameShape community and discover fresh ideas whenever you need them.

Use Filters to narrow results and find drills that match what you’re looking for.

2. Interact With Drills
Found something you like? You can:

  • View full drill details

  • Like drills that stand out

  • Save a Copy to Library to make it your own and extend later

  • Share with others

  • Comment and join the conversation

  • Get feedback on drills you’ve shared

🔒 Remember — you’ll need to be logged in to like, comment, delete your own or save drills.

3. Turn Inspiration Into Your Own Coaching Style
This is where Touchline becomes powerful.

You’re not starting from a blank pitch every time.

See a drill you like? Save it into your Library, open it in Create, tweak the setup, change progressions, add constraints, animate movement and make it your own.

⭐ Why Coaches Love Touchline
The best ideas in coaching rarely appear from scratch — they evolve. Touchline helps you discover proven ideas from other coaches and build on them in minutes instead of spending hours designing from zero.

Think of it as your always-on coaching notebook — full of ideas you can borrow, adapt and turn into sessions that fit your players.

From Idea → Session → Drill

Need inspiration but don’t know where to start? BootRoom helps turn coaching ideas into structured sessions in seconds.

Whether you’re planning for training night or preparing for matchday, BootRoom gives you a smarter starting point.

1. Set Your Coaching Context
Choose the level you want to create for and decide the focus:

  • Training – Build practices and develop players

  • Matchday – Create game-focused ideas and tactical scenarios

2. Ask Your Question
Tell BootRoom what you’re trying to achieve.

Examples:

  • How can I improve playing out from the back?

  • Create a pressing drill for U12s

  • Ideas for creating overloads in wide areas

  • Give me a matchday activation session

The more context you give, the better the result.

3. Get a Structured Coaching Response
BootRoom returns ideas in a format designed to move from thinking to doing.

You’ll receive structured guidance that can help shape:

  • Objectives

  • Session ideas

  • Drill concepts

  • Progressions

  • Coaching focus points

4. Create in Builder
Found something you like?

Select Create in Builder and move your idea straight into GameShape’s drill creator where you can edit, customise and make it your own.

Adjust layouts, update details, animate movement and refine the session until it fits your players perfectly.

⭐ Why Coaches Love BootRoom
Great coaching doesn’t always start with a blank pitch.

BootRoom helps remove creative block and gives coaches a fast way to generate ideas, explore new approaches and build sessions quicker — while still keeping full control of the final result.

🚀 What’s Coming Next
We’re already working on making BootRoom even smarter — including ways to improve the automatically generated drills in the builder, helping turn coaching ideas into visual sessions even faster.

Matchday Guide

Build. Set. Share. Line-up Ready.

Matchday is your dedicated space for building squads, creating formations, and getting your team ready for the game.

1. Create Your Squad
Start by selecting Create Squad and building your team player-by-player.

  • Add players individually

  • Choose your team colour

  • Build your squad as you go

Not ready to build formations yet? No problem — just hit My Squads and you’ll always find everything saved and ready to come back to.

2. Manage Your Squads Anytime
Your squads are fully editable at any point.

  • Add new players

  • Remove players

  • Update your squad as your team changes

Everything stays flexible so you’re always working with the latest group.

3. Create Your Formation
When it’s time to prepare for a game, jump back into your squad and start building your formation:

  • Select Add next to each player

  • Players will appear on the pitch instantly

  • Drag and drop players into position to set your shape

💡 Tip: If players overlap, don’t worry — just drag them apart to organise your layout.

4. Set Your Game Changers
Identify your impact players by dragging them into the Game Changer area. This helps you highlight key players for your match plan.

5. Add Match Details & Save
Before saving, complete your match setup:

  • Opponent

  • Date

  • Any key details

Once saved, your formation is stored and ready whenever you need it.

6. Access & Edit Anytime
All your formations are neatly stored below the pitch view.

  • Open anytime

  • Edit and update when needed

  • Keep everything ready for upcoming fixtures

7. Share Your Formation
When you’re ready to share your match plan:

  • Use Presentation Mode for a full-page, coach-ready view or download an image

  • Or hit Share to generate a link you can send directly to coaches, players, WhatsApp groups or email

⭐ Why Coaches Love Matchday
Matchday takes the stress out of selection and setup. Instead of juggling spreadsheets or paper notes, everything is visual, editable, and ready to share in seconds — making it easier to communicate your game plan clearly to your whole coaching team.

Download Drills 

  1. Drills can be downloaded by visiting your Library, selecting your drill > then Edit. This opens the drill in the Create page where you can scroll down and select ‘Download PDF’

Delete Drills

  1. Drills can be deleted by visiting your Library, selecting your drill > then Delete.

Download Sessions

  1. Sessions can be downloaded by visiting your Library, select Sessions tab and select the ‘Print’ icon associated with your saved sessions. This opens an easy read version of your session which can be saved as PDF or printed. 

Delete Sessions

  1. Sessions can be deleted by visiting your Library, select Sessions tab and select the ‘Trash’ icon associated with your saved sessions. 

Delete your Drills from the Touchline public feed

  1. Make sure you’re logged in and select your drill you want to delete, in the resulting Touchline viewer you’ll see an option to Delete.  Selecting this removes your drill from the Touchline public feed – but please note as you have previously chosen to share this drill to Touchline, it may have been saved by other coaches and they too may have shared their version to Touchline. You wont be able to delete that version – only yours.

Download your Squads and Formations

  1. Download your Squad by visiting Matchday page and opening your Squad. From here you can print the page or save web page as PDF using your browser controls. We’re working on making this experience better
  2. Download your Formations by opening your Squad and then navigating to saved Formations. Open a formation and then use the Download Image option. You can also print the page or save web page as PDF using your browser controls. We’re working on making this experience better. If you want a full page version of your formation, select the ‘Presentation’ button under the pitch area and this will open in a new browser window that you can print or save as PDF. 

Delete your Squads and Formations

  1. Top Tip – Delete your Formations first by visiting Matchday page and opening your Squad. From here you can scroll down to your saved Formations and choose Delete. Doing this first ensures the Formations based on your Squad are deleted first. This then allows you to delete your Squad described below. 
  2. Delete your Squad by visiting Matchday page where you will see your Squad name and choose Delete. 

Only if you’ve chosen to receive them when you first registered. If you want to change your preference you can contactus@gameshape.co.uk