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Structured rally logging
Record shot-by-shot rally information from match or practice footage using a clear court-based tagging workflow.
Official platform of Understanding Rallies
Understanding Rallies
performance analysis for modern squash.
Understanding Rallies builds squash software for both analysis and coaching: helping players and coaches log rallies, analyse shot patterns, plan training sessions, and turn coaching ideas into repeatable development work.
Built for: squash players & coaches
Focus: rally understanding
Status: Apps live on the Microsoft Store
Software developed by Understanding Rallies.
Understanding Rallies focuses on building software tools that capture the details that matter in squash: rally flow, shot location, winners, errors, planned training sessions, and repeatable coaching feedback.
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Shot and outcome profiles
Transform raw rally events into visual summaries that help identify strengths, weaknesses, and patterns of play.
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Coach-friendly outputs
Produce analysis and coaching plans that can support feedback sessions, player development, and more intentional practice design.
UR Coaching Planner — plan, review, and grow your drill library.
UR Coaching Planner is built for squash coaches who want one place to organise session plans, store drill notes, review sessions, manage squads, and keep their coaching philosophy visible throughout the season.
Designed around the coaching workflow
Build a session from warm-up to match play, attach drills to each block, review what happened afterwards, and keep player or squad notes connected to your planning process.
- Plan: create structured sessions using a drill library and session builder.
- Calendar: view planned sessions by date and reopen them when needed.
- Review: write post-session reflections, player notes, and improvement points.
- Squads: organise groups, profiles, levels, and session history.
- Philosophy: store your coaching values, approach, and player-development goals.
Example session structure
The app helps keep each session easy to follow, easy to adapt, and easy to export for future reference or sharing.
Warm upMovement patterns + activation10 min
DrillBack-court pressure into volley option20 min
DrillFront-court decision making15 min
MatchConditioned games with target outcomes20 min
ReviewPlayer notes, rating, and next focusSaved
Want your drills included in the app?
Coaches can send their existing drill library file to Understanding Rallies for review. Selected drills may be added to the shared drill library in future app updates, helping other coaches discover new ways to structure sessions.
1. Open your Documents folderGo to Documents > Understanding Rallies > coaching on the device where you use UR Coaching Planner.
2. Find your drill library fileLook for the drill library file created by the app. This contains the custom drills you have added locally.
3. Email the fileAttach that drill library file to an email and send it to Understanding Rallies for review.
Understanding Rallies apps — available on the Microsoft Store.
UR Logger supports match logging and analysis, while UR Coaching Planner supports session planning, drill notes, reviews, squads, and coaching goals. Both are part of the wider Understanding Rallies software suite for squash coaches and players.
Current release
- Desktop app for squash rally logging and analysis.
- Log matches live courtside or from video footage.
- Automatic shot profile and winning rally breakdown generated after every session.
- All data stored locally — no account required.
- Available on the Microsoft Store for Windows.
- UR Coaching Planner helps coaches build sessions, manage squads, review training, and develop a reusable drill library.
Privacy policy.
Understanding Rallies is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy applies to all apps published by Understanding Rallies, including UR Logger and UR Coaching Planner.
Overview
Understanding Rallies apps do not collect, transmit, or store personal information. Match data, coaching sessions, reviews, squad notes, and drill information are saved locally on your device and never leave your device.
Data collected
Understanding Rallies apps do not collect any personal data. The apps create and store the following files locally on your device only:
- Match event logs (JSON and CSV files) saved to your Documents folder
- Analysis output images generated from your session data
- A keymap preferences file storing your custom keyboard shortcuts
- A first-launch flag file used to show the tutorial on first use
- Coaching Planner session plans, reviews, squad profiles, coaching philosophy notes, goals, and custom drill entries
None of these files are uploaded to Understanding Rallies or any third party.
Video files
Any video files you choose to analyse remain entirely on your device. UR Logger processes video locally using FFmpeg and OpenCV. No video footage is transmitted or stored by Understanding Rallies.
Analytics and tracking
UR Logger does not use any analytics services, advertising networks, or third-party tracking tools. No usage data is collected or transmitted.
Third-party software
UR Logger bundles the following open source libraries. These operate entirely locally and do not transmit data:
- FFmpeg — video processing (LGPL 2.1)
- Qt / PySide6 — user interface (LGPL 3.0)
- OpenCV — video analysis (Apache 2.0)
- NumPy and pandas — data processing (BSD)
Full license notices are included within the installed application.
Future versions
Future versions of UR Logger, UR Coaching Planner, and other Understanding Rallies apps may introduce optional account features for subscription management. If personal data is collected at that point, this policy will be updated before release and users will be informed clearly.
Contact
For any privacy questions or concerns, contact Understanding Rallies at pacifico@understandingrallies.com.
Contact Understanding Rallies.
For support, partnership enquiries, drill submissions, or questions about UR Logger, UR Coaching Planner, and future products, contact Understanding Rallies using the business email below.
Email
pacifico@understandingrallies.com
Website
UnderstandingRallies.com
Company
Understanding Rallies