Hockey Evaluation App

An industry-leading hockey evaluation app designed for coaches to run stress-free & efficient tryouts, identification camps, and player development programs.

Easily score athletes from any mobile device
Access real-time insights to compare and rank athletes
Make faster, data-driven team placement decisions
Provide top-level athlete feedback to support growth

Old Way

Traditional Evaluation Form

Tedious & error-prone process of manually entering scores
Extended formatting required to run reports
No streamlined way to provide athletes with feedback

New Way

SkillShark's Hockey Evaluation App

Design your template and begin scoring athletes in minutes
Leverage real-time reports to accurately draft teams
Deliver personalized report cards to athletes and parents

92%

of customers report they will never go back to pen and paper evaluations

95%

of customers report SkillShark improved fairness of team selection

84%

of customers report SkillShark saved them significant time

How Does Hockey Tryout Software Work?

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Customer Testimonials - Hockey Evaluation Software

Discover how SkillShark is transforming hockey evaluations with success stories from leading sports organizations and academies.

Why Use SkillShark?

Simplify Your Evaluations

Score athletes, create balanced teams, and provide instant feedback, all on one app.

Make Confident Decisions

Real-time reports provide you with the insights needed to build stronger forward lines and defensive pairings.

Track Progress

Measure athlete progression across skills like speed, edgework, and puck awareness.

Ready to get set up?

Let us walk you through our features and help you get your first evaluation up & running.

Upload your first 25 players
Customize your evaluation template
Invite evaluators & begin scoring

Customer Testimonials

Read success stories from AAA hockey clubs, training academies, and rep associations.

"We have 1000 kids, 87 different sessions, and close to 100 hours of evaluations that take place. I wouldn’t even be able to calculate the time SkillShark has saved us. Evaluators find it easy, coaches are happy, and I now have concrete data that I can show a parent if questions come up. It’s a great program."

James Mays

Technical Director, PA Minor Hockey

"SkillShark is easy to understand, easy to check in players and has a very simple user friendly interface."

Cory Trann

PA Minor Hockey — Evaluator

"In the past, we used pen & paper to evaluate athletes. This process was messy and made it so challenging to compile all the data. Now that we use SkillShark, we have streamlined everything, and immediately know who our top picks are for the upcoming season. "

Kris Versteeg

Youth Hockey Coach

"In the past our evaluations were done with a pad and paper and there were always many errors. We spent so much time on evaluations we would work sometime until midnight. With SkillShark we reduced our overtime and it paid for itself in the first evaluation. "

Darrell Wagner

Lloydminster Hockey Association

"What we like best about SkillShark is being able to provide instant feedback. Before SkillShark we used the old-school method of pen and paper. Now using SkillShark we can view results right after the evaluation is complete. We wouldn't be without it."

Derek Bloski

SHA Hockey Coach

"SkillShark helps us ensure the hard work and effort of our athletes pays off. It frees our volunteers from hours of data entry, and provides a standardized number we can use with confidence."

Stephen Thiessen

Commissioner, Bobcats Minor Hockey

"SkillShark was easy to use on our smartphone or tablet, very simple to train our evaluators, and we really liked how parents had their kid's results as soon as they stepped off the ice."

Chris Chelios

Hockey Director, Chicago

Frequently Asked Questions - Hockey Evaluation App

SkillShark is a top-rated app for hockey tryouts and year-round evaluations, letting coaches score athletes digitally and generate instant player rankings and report cards. Top features include:

Build custom evaluation forms to measure skills such as footwork, puck handling, and in-game decision-making.
Score athletes on any mobile device. Easily navigate between players, enter scores, add comments, or take videos.
Access auto-generated reports to compare & rank athletes on defensive zone coverage, breakout passing, or any custom hockey metrics you choose.
Send athlete report cards minutes after an evaluation, complete with scores, comments, benchmarks, and more.

Once an evaluation template is designed & shared across coaches and evaluators, the process is seamless:

Open the SkillShark app and access the event you will be evaluating.
Select players and skill(s) to evaluate.
Use the slider button to score players. Select from popular pre-filled comments or write your own. Attach a video of an athlete performing a skill.
Easily navigate to the next player for seamless scoring.
*Track progress to ensure no players or scores are missing.

Tryouts: Score players on fundamentals such as shooting, passing, and defense to make fair roster decisions.
Baseline assessments: Providing an early evaluation helps identify players' strengths, weaknesses, and development goals for the upcoming season.
Mid-season check-ins: Use this as a halfway point to re-evaluate players. Track improvement, modify positioning, and adjust practices to focus on specific skill gaps (i.e., shot selection or defensive positioning).
Year-end evaluations: Track player development throughout the season to provide detailed and actionable feedback.

SkillShark offers an unlimited free version of the app for your first 25 players. The free version includes:

Create one evaluation event
Invite up to two evaluators
Customize your coaching template
Access player rankings post-evaluation
Send customizable player report cards

After evaluations, coaches are left manually transferring scores from paper to spreadsheets: one entry at a time. It’s tedious and time-consuming, and a single mistyped or missing score can skew the integrity of your results. And after all that, you still have to build the reports from scratch to begin analyzing player performance.

With SkillShark, instantly access auto-generated reports the moment your evaluations wrap up. SkillShark's advanced reporting lets you rank and compare athletes, draft balanced teams, and deliver personalized feedback through individual report cards. No data entry, no report set up. Simply choose the report, select your players and skills, and you're done.