Why create custom drills?
- You build your own library with exactly the drills you want, whether you've made them yourself (for example by filming your team in the gym) or taken them from other sources.
- You decide the details yourself, such as the number of balls, how the court is divided and what the players should focus on.
- Every coach has the same description to work from, so a substitute or new coach quickly understands what the drill is about.
- A drill can be reused in as many sessions as you like, so you don't have to explain it again every time.
- You can attach video from YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Facebook has a few extra limitations, especially for Reels and share links (see The drill library).
Create and edit
Pick "New drill" in the drill section. Fill in name, description, theme, sub-theme and phase, so you can find it again easily through search and filters.
You can edit later without breaking sessions that already use the drill, but big changes to the description show up the next time the session is opened.
Limits per plan
| Plan | Custom drills |
|---|---|
| Planr Basic | 1 custom drill |
| Planr Pro, Pro + AI, Hub | Unlimited (within normal use) |
When you've hit the Basic limit, you can:
- Delete or merge drills that are nearly identical.
- Share to the club and clean up duplicates (requires Hub).
- Upgrade to Pro or Hub.
Share with the club (Planr Hub)
On club setups you can mark a drill as shared with the club, so authorised coaches in the same club can see it.
- Benefits: one source of truth for "U10 warm-up", fewer email attachments, easier onboarding.
- Responsibility: agree on who can publish club drills, and whether you want a quality round before things go shared.
A private drill is yours or your group's. A club drill is a shared working basis. Think through whether sensitive tactics should stay private.
Good descriptions
Write short and operational: organisation (e.g. 3v3 mid-court), equipment, intensity, duration per set and rotation. Avoid player names in drills that may be shared outside a closed circle.
Common issues
- "Can't save": the Basic limit, or a missing required field.
- "Can't see my drill": wrong filter on the list view.
- "The club can't see it": the drill isn't shared, or the colleague isn't on the right team.
Contact support if everything looks right but the drill is still missing.
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