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Free pilot · invite-only through Dec 1, 2026

Don't just trust the process. Measure it.

Ask your coach what “the process” actually is and you'll get ice time, games, and reps — all inputs, no scoreboard. Shift Excellence is the real one: your player's development, measured game by game. We're in a free pilot with select coaches and teams — request access to join.

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78
F · OVR (est.)
#17
CS
Carson S.

Forward · RHA Kelowna · U18 Prep CSSHL

75
SKT
76
SHT
78
HND
72
CHK
77
DEF
82
IQ
Two-Way ForwardData 75%

Sample player card — anonymized data from the live app.

7,315
Players tracked
230
Teams
6
Leagues
16,994
Real stat rows

We are the process

The “process” has no process

Ask ten coaches to define it and you'll get ten lists — ice time, more games, more reps. All inputs. Zero proof. Your player's development has never had a scoreboard.

Now it does.

A real scoreboard

An OVR rating built from your player’s actual games — not a gut feeling.

Real feedback

A coach-style report on every game: what worked, what to fix, what to do next.

Visible progress

Watch the number climb as the work goes in. Proof, not faith.

We don't replace your coach. We give the development they're working toward a scoreboard.

See what a real process looks like

The difference

Other apps guess. We use your player's real games.

Self-rating apps ask your player to score themselves off one clip. That can't tell you anything you didn't already know.

Self-rated apps

  • Your player scores themselves
  • Based on one clip or a gut feeling
  • No real league data
  • The number never means much

Shift Excellence

  • Built from real game stats
  • CSSHL, advanced stats, and video data
  • An OVR that updates every game
  • A coach-style report on what to fix

How it works

Three steps to a clearer picture

  1. 1

    Import real stats

    Connect CSSHL, forward a game report, or enter a box score. Your player’s real games come in.

  2. 2

    Get a Game Report

    A 12-section, coach-style breakdown — grades, strengths, and exactly what to work on next.

  3. 3

    Watch the OVR climb

    Their rating updates after every game, so you can see development instead of guessing at it.

What you get

Everything in one place

Game Reports

A coach-style report on every game — grades, period breakdowns, and a development plan.

OVR Rating

A 1–100 rating across six skills, built from real data and updated every game.

Player Compare

Put your player head-to-head with teammates or division averages, stat by stat.

Progress Tracking

Watch the numbers move over a season so you can see what is actually working.

Objective data ends the guesswork

Ice time, tryouts, who's ahead, who's behind — youth hockey runs on opinions and politics. When you can point to your player's real numbers and a clear development plan, the drama gets a lot quieter. You stop arguing about feelings and start working on the right things.

See it in action

The player card — and the Game Report behind it

A real, anonymized card plus an actual game breakdown: a letter grade, a plain-English summary, and skills scored from the game.

81
D · OVR (est.)
#4
SS
Sara S.

Defense · Ohio State · NCAA D1

82
SKT
75
SHT
76
HND
80
CHK
88
DEF
85
IQ
Two-Way DefenderData 90%
A Shift Excellence game report: a B+ grade badge, a plain-English game summary, and five color-coded skill bars — Skating, Hockey IQ, Compete, Skill, and Physical — scored from a real hockey game.
A real Game Report — demo data from the live app.

See the full sample Game Report

Why trust the number

Built by hockey people. Backed by real data.

Pro-level evaluation

Designed with coaches who've worked in pro and elite youth hockey — your player is graded the way scouts actually evaluate talent, not by a self-rating.

Real games, not opinions

7,315 players across 6 leagues and 230 teams. Every rating comes from real game data, measured against your player's own division.

The number is earned

Nobody scores themselves. The OVR comes off the ice and it moves as the work goes in — so progress is something you can see, not argue about.

“Every parent asks the same thing — is my child actually developing? For the first time there's a real answer on the ice, not a hunch. This is how pro organizations evaluate players, built for youth hockey.”
Shift Excellence AdvisorFormer pro skills coach · youth development

Pricing

Start free. Pay only when it's worth it.

Starter

One player, casual season.

$19.99/mo per player
  • Free to start
  • 5 pucks/month (2 game reports + 1 on us)
  • Import CSSHL + game stats
  • OVR rating that updates
  • Annual: $199.90/yr (2 months free)
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Pro

Serious about development.

$69.99/mo per player
  • Free to start
  • 20 pucks/month (up to 10 game reports)
  • Unlimited player comparisons — free on an active Pro plan
  • Everything in Starter
  • Annual: $699.90/yr
Start Free

Single Puck

Pay as you go.

$4.99one-time
  • 1 puck
  • Game report = 2 pucks ($9.98)
  • Comparison = 1 puck ($4.99)
  • Buy any quantity
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All prices in CAD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We're not against your coach. We make the development they're working toward visible. "Trust the process" usually means ice time, games, and reps, with no way to see if it's working. Shift Excellence gives that process a scoreboard: an OVR built from real games, a report on every game, and progress you can track over a season. It's the proof behind the faith.

Coaching a team? See the coach workspace →

Stop trusting a process you can't see

Start free and watch your player's development become something you can actually track — game by game.

Start FreeWhat a real process looks like