Help Center

Guides, walkthroughs, and answers for coaches using GamePlanLab. Stuck on something not covered here? Email support@gameplanlab.app — every email goes to the founder.

Getting started

Build your first game plan in 5 minutes

Roster → lineup → defensive plan → printable dugout card.

Try a sample team before adding your own

One click seeds 12 players, a scout report, and 3 games so you can explore.

Planning a game

How the lineup engine picks an order

OBP, contact, K rate, speed — and how competition mode shifts the weights.

How pitch count tracking works

The six rule sets supported and how rest days, catcher conflicts, and limits are enforced.

Sit-out fairness and premium positions

How the engine balances who sits, who gets premium reps, and how to read the equity grade.

Game day

Dugout Mode walkthrough

Live pitch counts, batter tracking, mound visits, and shared coach timer.

Season memory & analytics

What lives on the Season tab

Game history, fairness rollups, and analytics — and how to delete a game you logged by mistake.

How the game simulator works

1,000 games per lineup variant, opponent-specific projections, self-calibrating from real games.

Coaching the player

Coaching Notes — what to say to your players

AI scripts for in-game, post-game, and parent conversations — read aloud, save, or print.

After a strikeout: 10 seconds, no shame

How to reset a player without analyzing the at-bat in the moment.

The mound visit: two-sentence reset

You have 30 seconds before the umpire walks out. Make them count.

When a parent asks about playing time

Calm, data-driven, no comparisons.

Mobile app

Mobile app — coming soon

Status of the native iOS / Android apps and how to use GamePlanLab on a phone today.

Account & billing

Free trial, plans, and what each tier unlocks

Free, Select, and Elite — what you get, what you don't, and how the trial works.

Managing email notifications

What emails GamePlanLab sends and how to opt out.