AI-powered

Using the AI lineup planner

The hardest part of coaching little league isn't strategy — it's making a fair lineup that keeps every parent happy. Coach Card's AI does it for you. Just tell it how you want things to work, in your own words.

Coach Card lineup plan screen showing a coach's custom rules written in plain English, with an 'AI rules active' badge — The Lineup plan screen — write rules like you'd explain them to an assistant coach.

Step 1 — Open the lineup plan

From your team page, tap Lineup plan. You'll see a big text box and a badge that says Default rules or AI rules active, depending on whether you've written anything yet.

Step 2 — Write your rules in plain English

Type how you want your lineups built. No special syntax, no checkboxes — just write it the way you'd explain it to a parent volunteer. Here's a real example:

"Use each player's preferences. Never put a player at a position they say they can't play. Play each player at the same position for two innings straight, except for pitcher and catcher. A pitcher should play one inning, then switch with the catcher for the second inning. After playing the same for two innings, rotate each player to infield or outfield — whichever they didn't play yet."

Tap Save plan. The badge flips to AI rules active.

Step 3 — Generate a lineup

Open any game, mark attendance, and tap Auto-generate. The AI reads your plan plus every player's position preferences and builds an inning-by-inning lineup that follows your rules. It takes 10–30 seconds — let the spinner finish.

What you can ask for

Position rotations ("alternate infield and outfield each inning")
Pitcher rules ("no pitcher throws more than two innings")
Fairness rules ("nobody sits the bench twice before everyone has sat once")
Player-specific notes ("never play #12 at catcher, his knees")
Edge cases ("if we only have 9 players, skip right field")

Why this beats a spreadsheet

A spreadsheet can't reason about "fair." It can't know that Jamie loves third base or that you promised every kid would pitch at least once this season. You can. Write it down once in the lineup plan, and the AI applies it to every game for the rest of the season.