01
Drop the file in
Whatever the other parent recorded. We transcode it, build thumbnails and hand you a timeline that scrubs instantly.
Film review built for youth sports
Show them
what you saw.
Upload the game, circle the moment, send one link. Your players and their parents are watching your breakdown ten seconds later — no accounts, no app, no enterprise contract.
Free plan, no card. Any video file — phone, GoPro or rink camera.
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The honest comparison
Hudl is built for recruiting. GameTrace is built for Tuesday.
If you run a varsity program with a video coordinator, use Hudl. If you're the parent, manager, or coach helping out the U12s, have a phone full of game footage and forty minutes before practice — this is for you.
Full-platform tools
Built for
Youth & rec coaches
Varsity, college & pro
Workflow
Upload → mark up → share
Film exchange, stats, recruiting
Viewer access
One link, no account
Usually requires Hudl login
Pricing
$0 / $349 / $449 yr
Quoted per program
Learning curve
Same-day first clip
Dedicated coordinator helps
We'll say it plainly: we do less. That's the product.
Three steps
Forty minutes of footage.
Twelve minutes of work.
02
Mark what matters
Scrub to the moment, draw an arrow, hit Add Trace. Name it, set how long it shows, done.
03
Send one link
Paste it into the team group chat. They tap. They watch. Nobody creates an account or downloads anything.
The film room
Every tool you need.
Nothing you don't.
Six drawing tools, a trace list and a duration field. No depth charts, no roles and permissions, no analytics dashboard nobody opens.
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Cedar Lake 2012 AA vs Phlyers — Feb 8
What they see
The whole point is that they actually watch it.
A share link opens straight to your breakdown. No account, no download, no password reset at 9pm the night before a tournament. Just the clip, the arrow you drew and what you wrote.
- Tap the link on any phone, tablet, or laptop — nothing to install
- Your arrows, circles, and coaching note play back with the clip
- Send it to the whole team — nobody needs an account or an app
Cedar Lake 2012 AA vs Phlyers — Feb 8
POWERED BYTRACES
Forecheck 2-1-2
12:04
Watch your gap here — everything else came from this. Hold the line and let the winger take the wall.
Breakout pass
02:11
PP entry, drop pass
27:51
Pricing
Priced like a team fundraiser, not a software contract.
Every plan has the same drawing tools. You are paying for storage and seats — nothing else.
Free
$0
foreverTry GameTrace with real game footage before you commit.
Start with 5 GB for your first 30 days
- 2 GB storage after that
- 1 user
- 1 active share link
- 7-day video retention
Most popular
Core
$349
/ yrBest for most teams reviewing and sharing film all season.
- 100 GB storage
- 2 team members
- Unlimited share links
- Unlimited retention
Pro
$449
/ yrFor clubs and staffs that need more seats and more storage.
- 200 GB storage
- 5 team members
- Unlimited share links
- Unlimited retention
Straight answers
The five things
coaches ask.
Do parents need an account to watch?
No. No account, no app, no login. You generate a share link and text or email it; parents tap it and the annotated video plays in their browser.
Is there a free version?
Yes — a permanent free tier, not a trial. 2 GB of storage, unlimited traces, every drawing tool and share links. Your first 30 days come with 5 GB so you can load a couple of full games while you try it out. No card required to sign up.
How is this different from Hudl?
Hudl is built for varsity, college and pro programs with recruiting and film exchange. GameTrace is upload, annotate, share a link — for youth and rec coaches.
What video formats work?
Standard files from phones, cameras and tablets — MP4, MOV and AVI, up to 4K.
Can I use this for hockey?
Yes. GameTrace works for hockey, football, soccer, lacrosse and other team sports where the goal is teaching, not recruiting analytics.
Your next game
is Saturday.
Start free. Upload one period. See if it beats texting clips out of your camera roll.
Start free — no cardTakes about 90 seconds