Why Track Athlete Performance with Sports Evaluation Forms?

Why Track Athlete Performance with Sports Evaluation Forms?

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Tryouts, camps, combines, mid-season evaluations, and showcases. Whatever the formal name, these types of athlete assessments all involve one main objective: scoring athletes efficiently.

With numerous athlete evaluations being conducted during a sports season, it is imperative that coaches can score athletes on the same skills year-round. This way, coaches can look back and see how their athletes have been progressing within a specific skill.

From that data, coaches can identify areas where athletes need improvement and adjust their technique accordingly. This may come in the form of adding additional drills to practice, rearranging players’ positions on the team, or conducting additional check-ins with players after practice. 

Without a way to track athlete performance, coaches are left in the dark after each assessment. Therefore, to make scoring athletes simple and efficient, SkillShark has developed sports evaluation forms to be used at all of your assessments—for 7 sports!


SkillShark is the leading athlete evaluation software for sports organizations and academies. Score players easily, save time on form creation, and gain insights through auto-generated reports.

What Sports Evaluation Forms Does SkillShark Offer?

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Download your free printable baseball tryout forms for baseball camps, team evaluations, baseball assessments, and showcase events.

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Download your free basketball tryout evaluation forms for basketball team tryouts and basketball player assessments.

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Download your free printable football tryout evaluation form for football team tryouts and football player assessments.

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Download your free printable hockey tryout evaluation forms for hockey player and goalie assessments.

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Download your free printable soccer tryout evaluation form for soccer team tryouts and soccer player assessments.

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Download your free printable softball tryout evaluation form for softball camps, team evaluations, softball assessments, and showcase events.

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Download your free printable volleyball tryout evaluation forms for volleyball team tryouts and volleyball player assessments.

Traditional Evaluation Form vs. Athlete Evaluation App

Traditional Evaluation Form:

SkillShark vs traditional evaluation forms
  • Time-consuming and error-prone process of collecting data
  • Extended formatting is required to run reports
  • Lack of player insights generated from spreadsheets


SkillShark Athlete Evaluation App:

  • Easy scoring of athletes on any mobile device
  • Auto-generated reports for team drafting & athlete feedback
  • Player report cards for improved athlete, coach, and parent communication

While an athlete evaluation form is simple, an athlete evaluation app excels in efficiency, real-time data, and advanced features.

Why Use an Athlete Evaluation App?

  1. Consistency: Score athletes on the same skills at every assessment.
  2. Observation: Understand athletes’ progression on every skill evaluated.
  3. Time-Saving: Take the legwork out of creating and formatting evaluation templates.
  4. Data-Driven: Easily analyze player development and compare players with reports.
  5. Competitive Edge: Gain an upper hand in talent identification, reporting, and team development.
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  • Cut down evaluation time
  • Reduce stress
  • Improve athlete development

FAQ — Athlete Evaluation Form

With numerous athlete evaluations being conducted during a sports season, it is imperative that coaches can score athletes on the same skills year-round. This way, coaches can look back and see how their athletes have been progressing within a specific skill.

In order to come to a concensus of whether an athlete has improved on a specific skill(s), you must measure them at certain points throughout the season. As a rule of thumb. aim to evaluate an athlete three times throughout the season.

1. Tryouts
2. Mid-Season Evaluations
3. Year-End Evaluations

Each time you evaluate an athlete using SkillShark’s app, data is stored for you in report ready format for later review.

One of the ways SkillShark tracks athlete development is through individual development reports. Coaches can select an athlete, choose a skill (one at a time), and view a line graph that shows an athletes progress (or regression) over the course of the season.
Danielle Stringer

Danielle is a dynamic content marketer with a unique blend of creativity and analytical expertise. She is driven by her passion for helping companies scale through lead generation, always finding distinctive ways to connect with her audience. Drawing from her extensive background in B2B SaaS, she is thrilled to apply her skills and knowledge in her current role at SkillShark Software Inc.