Upward Basketball Coach Reviews

Like many other reviewers, logging in every 5 seconds is very annoying. Even when I click the “Remember me” I still have to enter my ENTIRE email and password every time I go to UpwardBasketballCoach . Why have a “Remember me” option if it doesn’t actually “Remember me”??? It feels awkward and parents probably think I’m just messing around on my phone instead of coaching their kids, so I only use it when I forget to bring the paper booklet along. Actually remembering my email for the login would be helpful, using Touch ID would be better, keeping me logged in would be excellent!

I have played/coached in dozens of organized sports leagues and Upward Sports is BY FAR the most efficient and effective. As a coach, UpwardBasketballCoach provides a “one stop shop” for accessing all the tools I need for communicating with parents, practice and game schedules, preparing weekly training, reviewing objectives, and many other necessary tasks that would ordinarily take dozens of hours to complete. UpwardBasketballCoach allows coaches to spend more time investing in the children, which to me, is the most important thing.

I have been involved with Upward for 11 seasons this year in basketball and soccer.
I use this all the way through junior high programs and always praised for having such an organized, detailed and player developing system. A great opportunity to praise Upward and a door to share Jesus.
If schools, community and every sporting program used the Upward tools, process, coaching, and methods; it would make them better.

First, it has reset itself twice now causing me to loose track of what players have received what stars. We’re at the end of the season and there is no data except for my team roster. That really stinks. Second, logging in is cumbersome and you have to do it too frequently. Third, even if it remembers all your star data, there is no way to see who has what stars without going into the game area, progressing through a game, and pretending like you are going to assign stars. Next year I’ll go back to the book/paper if it doesn’t improve.

Been using UpwardBasketballCoach for several years. They really upped their game this year. Can now get contacts added direct to your phone contacts, text and email from UpwardBasketballCoach and it remembers my log in.
Great job improving UpwardBasketballCoach over the years!!

UpwardBasketballCoach is very helpful. Instead of carrying around or trying to keep up with a handbook, UpwardBasketballCoach on the phone helps save time.
Also, showing players certain plays or defensive sets gives them a better visual.
Thanks for this great app.

This is a wonderful tool for Upward, but it does glitch. I have already lost all data once. Having to log on each time is also a hassle...once on my device it should be able to open and run without a log in. There is nothing that merits bank account security measures.

All inclusive coaching app that has everything a beginning or experienced coach needs to progress through a season of practices and games. Also helpful for contacting parents and communicating team info.

Every time I log in I have to sign in with everything (even when remember me is checked.) It also just keeps the first practice date in the home screen and never changes. Otherwise it’s good and much easier to keep track of your players and the sorting out.

UpwardBasketballCoach overall is fantastic....if it could keep you signed in. The login only lasts for 24 hours at best. Most of the time it only keeps me signed in for about 10-12 hours.
The accessibility of the videos and practices are good, but I haven’t used it in real game situations yet to see how the actual progression of the periods work.

UpwardBasketballCoach is very user friendly with a lot of directions to go I can see where it would need some improvements /-though for what are use it for it’s great

This could be a very valuable tool for coaches. If it weren’t for having to log back into UpwardBasketballCoach every time I try to use it even after I have clicked the Remember Me box! I have tried to use UpwardBasketballCoach for he past four years while coaching and have had troubles every year with UpwardBasketballCoach. Not sure who or how UpwardBasketballCoach gets updated, but someone should look into it in detail.

If I am supposed to use this during a game, I don’t have time to type in my login every time I open UpwardBasketballCoach . Either make it stay logged in or at least use Touch ID! UpwardBasketballCoach is useless during practices and/or games because of the login issues!

UpwardBasketballCoach used to have a way to monitor the Stars without opening every game for every player. I want to be able to see player 1 and a picture of all of the stars given.

Very helpful app for coaches, but need the ability to send or print the practice schedules. They are too small to read on the phone during practice.