Frameworks
Evaluation frameworks
The framework is the structured development programme your team follows. It determines what athletes are asked each week, how their progress is tracked, and how development evolves across the season.
What is a framework?
A framework is a season-long plan of development themes. It is structured across 48 weeks, divided into phases of four weeks each. In each phase, a different focus area is highlighted within each of the five development categories — Technical, Physical, Psychological, Social, and Personal.
When a coach creates an event, the app automatically calculates which week the event falls in and loads the corresponding evaluation questions for that week. Neither the coach nor the athlete needs to set this manually.
The framework runs in the background, quietly advancing through the season as events are created and evaluations are completed.
Football frameworks (example)
SHOT Clubhouse offers frameworks across multiple sports. When you create your club and choose your sport, you will see the frameworks available for that sport. The football frameworks below are shown as an example of how they work.
Football — Play 2025
Entry-level framework for young athletes and beginners of any age. Focus areas use accessible, plain language — building the habit of self-reflection through simple, enjoyable evaluation. Ideal for under-9s, under-11s, and any group new to structured development.
Football — Foundation 2025
Intermediate framework for developing athletes. Builds on the basics with more specific focus on positional awareness, tactical understanding, and team-based thinking. Suited to athletes who have been in structured training for a season or more.
Football — Development 2025
Advanced framework for competitive athletes working on high-performance habits and tactical mastery. Focus areas are more demanding — suited to teenagers and adults in regular competitive football.
How to read the framework screen
CoachFrom the team admin screen, tap Explore Framework. This opens a scrollable view of all phases in the framework, with the current phase marked as NOW.
Each phase shows five rows — one per category — with the specific focus area for those four weeks.
Example: Play 2025, Phase 7 (Weeks 25–28)
Example: Play 2025, Phase 8 (Weeks 29–32)
The same structure repeats throughout the season. Scroll down the Explore Framework screen to see the full season at a glance.
Four-week blocks
Each phase in the framework covers four consecutive weeks. Within that phase, every event created during those four weeks uses the same set of questions — one per category, tied to that phase's focus areas.
The app auto-calculates which week an event falls in when you set the event date. You do not need to track this manually. The current phase is shown on the event creation screen alongside the event date, labelled "Auto-calculated".
Team Focus
Once an event is published and evaluations begin, the parent and athlete views show a Team Focus section at the bottom of the event — listing the four-week phase focus areas for quick reference during the week. This gives athletes and parents a clear, visible anchor for what the team is working on right now.
When to change framework
CoachYou can change your team's framework from team settings at any time. The new framework takes effect from the next event you create.
Reasons to switch framework:
Which framework to choose
A quick guide for common squad types: