What’s New

My Plays page overhaul

• Added search input with live filtering
• Added category filter (via usePlayCategories) and surfaced load errors
• Added sort options: Most Recent, Alphabetical, Most Popular
• Removed players-count filter to reduce noise
• Loading skeletons on initial fetch; inline error messaging
• Compact card grid using CARD_DESIGN_CONSTANTS; 16:9 thumbnails with fallbacks
• Create New Play initializes defaults and routes to /plays/{id}/sequences
• Delete flow with confirmation prompt and success/error toasts
• Query params for search, category, and sorting in /api/plays/my-plays; defensive error handling

Plays UI groundwork

• Introduced Card design system (Card, CardThumbnail, CardContent, CardActions) and CARD_DESIGN_CONSTANTS
• Added usePlayCategories hook and categories API integration
• Scaffolded TemplateSelectionModal
• Added loading skeletons and inline error states in list pages
• Hardened delete flow with confirmations and toasts

Recruitment MVP

• Pagination and server-side query optimization
• CSV export for candidate lists
• Permission checks for admin-only actions
• Deployment/config docs and feature-flag toggle

Recruitment notifications and security

• Admin email notifications for new submissions
• Anti-bot honeypot and stricter schema validation
• Audit log of status changes with actor attribution
• Hardened API error handling and logging

Recruitment filtering and review workflow

• Search and filters (position, location, age range)
• Sorting by submission date and rating
• Review statuses (New, In Review, Accepted, Rejected) with notes
• Bulk actions for triage; keyboard shortcuts for faster review

Recruitment UI and media

• Candidate profile cards with responsive layout
• Support for highlight video URLs and profile photos (client-side validation)
• Persisted media metadata; graceful thumbnail fallbacks
• User feedback via toasts; improved error messages

Recruitment foundation

• Added candidate model and CRUD API endpoints
• Admin-only list/detail scaffolds (feature-flagged)
• Candidate submission form (name, position, contact, notes)
• Basic server-side validation and request rate limiting

Play viewer stability and homepage links

• Stabilized player IDs in viewer (uses O/D numbers when UUIDs missing)
• Improved lineIndex inference (owner-first, then nearest path) to fix non-moving dribbles
• Ensured simultaneous groups wait for all movements to complete
• Ball auto-attaches to first dribbler when not specified
• Reduced noisy debug logs; added targeted start checks for dribble
• Stopped redrawing lines after animation finishes
• Added footer links to Roadmap and Changelog on homepage

Homepage refresh

• New hero banner with Early Access badge
• Added What’s New and Roadmap pages
• Improved hero copy and layout on mobile

Text & shapes on court + cleaner lines

• Add text labels directly on the court
• New basic shapes for emphasis
• Adjusted drawing to render smoother, cleaner lines

Copy drill improvements

• Copy now includes coaches’ notes
• Better error messages when copy fails

Practice plan — mobile visibility

• Improved layout and scroll on smaller screens
• Cleaner drill cards within plans

Practice plan — export to PDF (early)

• Initial PDF export for practice plans
• Tweaked formatting for better print readability

Library polish

• Improved drill card spacing and tag visibility
• Stabilized pagination on slow connections

Plays in the library

• Added plays to the public library for browsing
• Save/copy plays to your account

Editor UX tweaks

• Clearer selection states for players and cones
• Reduced accidental drags on touch devices

Export presets

• Better PNG quality defaults
• Experimental PDF sizing options

Mobile layout fixes

• Improved spacing and tap targets in My Drills
• Faster initial load on 3G networks

Stage thumbnails

• Sharper thumbnails on retina displays
• More reliable thumbnail refresh after edits

Tagging improvements

• Cleaner tags display on drill cards
• Basic tag-based filtering in library

Performance pass

• Faster canvas redraws on complex plays
• Reduced main thread blocking during exports

Editor polish

• Smoother line handles for curves
• More consistent arrowhead sizing

Practice plan — first version

• Create practice plans by assembling drills
• Order, time, and review the plan

Library filters

• Added difficulty and players range filters
• Sticky filters bar on scroll

Small fixes

• Fixed occasional misalignment in half-court rendering
• Improved error states in drill saving

Usability tweaks

• Better hover states for toolbar buttons
• Clearer empty states in My Drills

Practice plan improvements

• Duplicate drills in plans (unique constraint removed)
• Flexible duration handling with overage warnings
• Improved drill update logic and editor UI

My Drills UX + Public sharing

• Added “Make drill public” option
• New My Drills grid/list toggle with sortable table view
• Practice Plan Creator: thumbnails, drag-and-drop, smarter time handling

Rendering and thumbnails

• Enhanced thumbnail generation and caching
• Secure, user-specific thumbnail storage
• Canvas performance and interaction precision improvements
• Support for solid, dotted, and wavy lines with smooth transitions

Stages & editing

• Drag-and-drop stage reordering with automatic numbering
• Improved stage persistence and error handling
• Editor stability improvements