RinkCoach turns every drill into an animated rink diagram, runs practice from the bench, and keeps every coach teaching the fundamentals that build strong skaters.
7 days free, then $9.99/month or $99.99/year. iPhone and iPad.
Volunteer coaches inherit plans that are hard to read, harder to explain, and impossible to follow with a whistle in one hand. And every coach ends up teaching skating a little differently.
Four tools that cover the whole practice, from the night before to the drive home.
Each drill plays as a clean animated diagram: who skates where, when the puck moves, and what happens next. Show it to players on the bench or walk through it step by step.
Practice Run mode turns your plan into a bench view you can work with gloves on: the drill animation, large controls and the next drill queued up, so you spend your ice time coaching.
After practice, tap through a few quick questions: how each drill went and which skills need more work. No essays, no spreadsheets.
RinkCoach builds your next practice from your age group, ice time and recent feedback, moving skills forward instead of repeating the same plan. Adjust anything before you hit the ice.
Everything you need on the ice works without a connection.
Plan on the couch, run practice from the bench.
Send a plan to an assistant or another coach in a tap.
Bring in practices from your team’s calendar link.
Players build faster when every coach teaches the same skills in the same order. RinkCoach follows an age-by-age progression, so a skill introduced at 8U gets developed at 10U instead of starting over.
| Skating skill | 6U | 8U | 10U | 12U | 14U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic stance & balance | Introduce | Introduce | Refine | Refine | Refine |
| Forward stride | Introduce | Introduce | Develop | Refine | Refine |
| Stops | Introduce | Introduce | Develop | Refine | Refine |
| Inside & outside edges | Introduce | Introduce | Develop | Refine | Refine |
| Forward crossovers | Not a focus | Introduce | Develop | Refine | Refine |
| Backward skating | Introduce | Introduce | Develop | Refine | Refine |
| Tight turns | Not a focus | Introduce | Develop | Refine | Refine |
| Backward crossovers | Not a focus | Not a focus | Introduce | Develop | Refine |
| Transitions & pivots | Not a focus | Not a focus | Introduce | Develop | Refine |
Coaching my three boys, the hardest part wasn’t the kids. It was getting every coach on the same page about the fundamentals that build strong skaters. I built RinkCoach so every coach can teach them the same way.
Build and review plans with room to see the whole practice, then take the same plan to the rink on your phone.
Start on your own. Bring your bench along. Roll it out across your whole program.
First season or fifteenth, get a ready-to-run plan for your age group and a clear way to explain every drill.
Start free trialKeep each team’s age group, practice length and schedule in one place, and share plans with your assistant coaches.
See featuresGive every coach in your association access under one license, with consistent, age-appropriate practices across teams.
For associationsOne plan for individual coaches, and group licenses for associations.
For an individual coach
after a 7-day free trial
For an individual coach
Save 17% vs. monthly, after a 7-day free trial
For clubs and associations
Priced by number of coaches
Individual subscriptions are billed through your Apple ID and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Prices in USD; local pricing may vary by App Store region.
iPhone and iPad running iOS / iPadOS 17 or later. Your plans sync between your own devices when you sign in with the same account.
RinkCoach covers 6U–14U, from learn-to-skate groups through bantam-age players. Drills and generated plans stay within skills that fit each age group.
Yes. Plans, drill animations and Practice Run mode all work offline. Rinks are known for bad reception, so nothing you need on the ice depends on a connection.
New subscribers get 7 days free. The trial is handled by Apple through the App Store: you can cancel any time before it ends in your Apple ID subscription settings and you won't be charged.
RinkCoach locks until you subscribe again. Your plans, drills and feedback are kept, so everything is still there when you come back.
Yes. Associations buy a group license directly from us, and each coach joins with an invite code. See RinkCoach for Associations.
Try every feature free for 7 days on iPhone and iPad. Cancel any time before the trial ends.