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A Personalised Pre-Match Card for Each Starter, in 10 Minutes

A Personalised Pre-Match Card for Each Starter, in 10 Minutes
Section 01 — Why this matters

Generic team talks land generically. The bit that lands is the personal line — the moment a head coach turns to one player and says something that's clearly about them and only them. Most coaches manage two of those per match. With a player project and a Gamma card, you can pre-prep one for every starter in under 10 minutes. Tier: Claude Pro + Gamma Free (under 400-credit cap).

Section 02 — What this actually upgrades

A output tool, not a notes tool. The distinction matters.

Layer · Output

This upgrades the Output layer at the individual level. The personalisation is real — it's based on actual data from each player's project. But the friction of writing 15 personal notes manually is what stops most coaches doing it. Automating the assembly, not the personalisation, is the unlock.

Cognitive load removed

It removes the 'I have 30 minutes before the team meeting and 15 personal notes to write' load. The notes still come from you and your data; the assembly is delegated.

Workflow slot

Friday evening or match-day morning. After you've finalised the starting XV. Generate one card per starter. Print or share them individually before the warm-up.

Section 03 — This week's upgrade

Three steps. Twelve minutes total.

  1. Step 01
    Install
    In Claude Pro, open each starter's player project (you'll have one per player from the Player Development Project workflow). Run the prompt below. Each card is 80–120 words. Should take 90 seconds per player.
  2. Step 02
    Use once
    Copy the 15 outputs into Gamma. Use the 'Single card per player' template — Gamma will generate a clean visual card for each, with the player's name as the heading. Brand it with your club colours if you have a Plus account; default Gamma styling is fine if not.
  3. Step 03
    Store
    Export as PDF (Gamma's PDF export is faithful, fonts and layout intact). Either print and hand out, or send each player their card via the team app. The pattern of giving them physical cards before warm-up creates the moment that lasts.
Section 04 — The prompts

2 prompts, one unlocked.

Per-player card prompt — run inside each player projectClaude Pro
Tomorrow we play [OPPONENT]. [PLAYER NAME] is starting at [POSITION].

Write a personal pre-match note for them. Constraints:
- 80–120 words
- Reference one specific thing from their development plan or recent form (not generic praise)
- Reference one specific thing about the opponent that affects their role tomorrow
- One line that's the rallying point — what we want from them specifically
- No clichés. No 'leave nothing on the pitch'. No 'process not outcome'.
- The voice is the head coach speaking directly to the player. Use 'you' throughout.

This is going on a printed card the player gets pre-warm-up.
Gamma assembly prompt — paste 15 player notesGamma Plus
Member-only prompt — click to unlock.
🔒 Member only
Free email account unlocks all prompts.
Section 05 — How each role uses it

Same tool. 3 different jobs.

Head Coach
uses it to deliver 15 personal moments instead of 2 — the difference between a generic team talk and a memorable one.
S&C
uses the same pattern for individual training cards before key sessions — different prompt, same workflow.
Performance Ops
uses it to standardise the pre-match comms format across age groups and teams.
Section 06 — Who shouldn't use this
⚠ Skip this if
If you're not the kind of coach who would naturally write personal notes by hand, this won't suddenly make you that coach. The workflow scales effort that's already there; it doesn't manufacture it from nothing.
Section 07 — Stack position

Where this fits in the system.

Section 08 — Leverage scorecard

The spec sheet.

A Personalised Pre-Match Card for Each Starter, in 10 Minutes · Output
SOTG-13
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Leverage Score
Time to install10 minutes (one-time Gamma template)
Time saved per weekenables a thing you weren't doing at all
Cognitive load removedMedium
AI literacy requiredMedium
Free tier sufficientPartial