STRATA
Your cameras capture every game. They still can’t tell you how your players are developing.
Strata is the individual player evaluation layer that plugs into the team video your club already uses. Structured, mastery-based development records — built on top of your existing footage, not instead of it.
The tools clubs use today weren’t built for this.
Three gaps that leave individual development invisible — no matter how much footage you shoot.
Today
Age-based grouping
U10, U12, U14. Players advance because the calendar moved, not because they’re ready. Mastery is assumed. Gaps accumulate invisibly.
With Strata
Mastery-based progression
Players advance through eight defined levels when they demonstrate readiness — documented by coaches, visible to families, permanently owned by the club.
Today
Team focused video platforms
Veo and Hudl show what happened on the pitch. They don’t tell you whether Player 7 is ready to move up — or what’s blocking them.
With Strata
Player Analysis works with your existing footage
Strata plugs into the footage your club already owns. Coaches pull game film into structured player evaluations — no rip-and-replace, no new hardware.
Today
Spreadsheets and coach memory
Evaluations in spreadsheets or a coach’s head are inconsistent, subjective, and gone the day that coach moves on. No record, no handoff, no continuity.
With Strata
Permanent club-owned records
Every evaluation is logged permanently against the player’s record — owned by the club, not the coach. Turnover doesn’t reset development history.
Today
No bandwidth to evaluate
Coaches are already stretched running sessions. Structured, individual evaluations require time and trained eyes that most clubs simply don’t have on staff.
With Strata
Strata-trained coaches, on demand
When you don’t have the staff, use ours. Strata-certified evaluators run structured assessments using the same framework across every player — consistent, documented, and ready to hand off. Per-player pricing, no minimum commitment.
Five Dimensions of Development
Every player is assessed across five interconnected areas. Together they produce a Rating — a single number that reflects the full picture of a player’s development.
Physical
Speed, agility, balance, dexterity, and endurance. The athletic foundation every player needs.
Technical
First touch, passing, dribbling, shooting, and defending. Mastery of the ball.
Tactical
Reading the game, positioning, and decision-making under pressure. The chess match on the pitch.
Mental
Confidence, intensity, focus, and competitive spirit. The psychological edge.
Social
Team relationships, leadership, maturity, and integrity on and off the pitch.
Rating
The combined score across all five domains. Theoretical ceiling of 99 for truly legendary players.
Eight Levels
Players progress through eight defined levels — each with skill and score requirements that must all be met before advancing.
Tools That Match the Way Coaches Work
Strata isn't just a player-facing dashboard. Coaches get a full suite of tools — an exercise library drawn from the world's top development programs, session planning, player evaluation, and film review — all in one place.
Quick combination play, off-ball movement to create angles, body orientation before receiving, 45° support angles.
- ✓Move off the ball to create passing angles before the ball arrives
- ✓Play with an open body orientation to see both defenders
- ✓Combine quickly to bypass two defenders and maintain possession
Five attackers on perimeter, two defenders inside. Defender who forces an error swaps with the player who made it plus one teammate.
- –"Move when your teammate receives — not after they pass"
- –"Give an angle — don't stand flat"
- –"Be available before the ball arrives"
- 1.2-touch limit
- 2.1-touch (advanced)
- 3.10 consecutive passes = 1 point
- 4.L4+: Pass through defenders = 3 points
- 5."No pass to the player next to you"
- 6."Every 5 passes, switch sides"
Why clubs choose Strata.
Built for the decisions Directors of Coaching make every day — and for the questions families ask every season.
Differentiate your program
Documented, mastery-based development gives your club a concrete answer to "what makes your program different?" — one that holds up in every recruiting conversation.
Improve family retention
Parents can see exactly where their player is and what's required to advance. Visibility replaces anxiety. Families who understand the path stay.
Standardize across teams and age groups
Every coach on every team evaluates against the same framework. No more guessing whether your U11 and U13 programs share any standard at all.
Reduce the impact of coach turnover
Development history stays with the club. When a coach leaves, the record remains — no reset, no lost evaluations, no starting from scratch.
Support college recruiting at older ages
At U14 and above, a verifiable, multi-year skill progression record is a credibility document. Strata produces it automatically over time.
Don’t have the staff to run evaluations?
Strata can provide trained evaluators on a per-player basis. No minimum commitment. No full-time hire. The most common reason clubs don’t adopt a development system is bandwidth — this removes that barrier entirely.
A Framework Built Where the Game Is Played at Its Highest Level
The Strata curriculum draws from the development models used by the most decorated youth academies in professional football. The skills, progressions, and standards inside this system reflect what the best programs in the world expect from players at every stage.
Guiding Principles
Every decision in the Strata curriculum follows from these principles.
Technique before tactics
Individual technical mastery is the non-negotiable foundation. Team tactics have no value without it.
Touch volume is non-negotiable
Every player has a ball as much as possible. Lines and waiting are wasted development time.
Coaches correct
Active, specific, immediate feedback after each repetition accelerates skill acquisition. Passive observation is not coaching.
Progress by skills, not age
A player ready for the next concept advances regardless of age. A player not ready does not get rushed.
Four moments organize everything
Every tactical concept belongs to one of: Attacking Organization, Defensive Organization, Transition to Defense, or Transition to Attack. This language is consistent across US Soccer, FA, KNVB, and UEFA.
Individual → small group → team
This ratio shifts as score advances. Individual technical work never disappears.
What each role gets in Strata
Tailored views and tools built around each person’s specific role in the player’s development.
Players
- View your complete skill card by level
- Track your rating and domain scores
- See current level and advancement requirements
- Review film sessions from your coaches
Coaches
- Evaluate any player skill with the four-star rating system
- View full roster with domain score breakdowns
- Review game footage with built-in film tools — no external software
- Tag moments and link film assessments directly to player skill cards
- Track team-wide development trends over time
Families
- Monitor linked players' progress in one place
- View skill card, level status, and rating
- See evaluation history and film review notes
- Understand exactly what's needed to advance
Request a Demo
We’ll set up a 20-minute call and walk through your club’s setup.