Enriching Player Profiles @ US Soccer

Give coaches and scouts a better understanding of each of the 1,000s of players in the US Soccer system are, and how they are performing at-a-glance.

Objective

The US Soccer performance platform houses scouting data and identifying information on nearly 15,000 youth and elite soccer players in the US.


My goal was to re-design the profile to give coaches and scouts the most important data as fast as possible.

The US Soccer performance platform houses scouting data and identifying information on nearly 15,000 youth and elite soccer players in the US.

My goal was to re-design the profile to give coaches and scouts the most important data as fast as possible.

Persona and Product Goals

As a coach…

I need to understand what my players need to work on and where they fit into the US Soccer system. I also need to keep track of our correspondence.

As a scout…

I need quick access to start an evaluation on a player. I need to confirm that person's profile and position before I do so.

The business needs…

To identify key products and features beyond recognition that are sellable at a higher per-employee cost to boost growth.

The business needs…

To identify key products and features beyond recognition that are sellable at a higher per-employee cost to boost growth.

The product should…

Streamline and surface key information and actions to save coaches and scouts time while they work.

Role and Responsibilities

Research, understand UX goals, and design new assets as sole product designer supporting the VP of Product. Re-design includes a UI refresh as well as reconsidered UX design.

Key Product Considerations & Features

Existing UI Pain Points

  • Majority of screen real estate is taken up by buttons to take you to the most important information, not the actual information

  • Page has no direction as far as key actions or jobs-to-be-done

  • Key stakeholders want more information like social handles available

  • Need to incorporate a new feature to help with persona goals: AI summary of player evaluations

  • UI in general is stale, needs a general refresh

Final Redesign

  • Consolidate navigation into tabs using familiar patterns for profiles

  • Promote key actions uncovered during research: Starting a new evaluation and logging interactions in the logbook

  • Use column layout to centralize all standardized information about a player

  • Utilize vertically stacked sections for key read-only information