Comparison
Le Concepteur or BenchIQ?
Two tools to prepare your practices. BenchIQ bets on video and AI, Le Concepteur on a season system built in French. Here's what each one does well.
In short
BenchIQ is an American app, made in Raleigh, North Carolina. It brings together the whiteboard, the film room, practice plans and a space for athletes. It's one of the cheapest tools out there. If you coach in French and want a thread that runs through your whole season, Le Concepteur is built for that.
What BenchIQ does well
The entry price
Basic is $9.99 a year for one team, and Pro is $29.99 a year for up to 5 teams. Hard to beat.
The film room
Pro lets you upload game video, annotate it and narrate it: frame by frame, slow motion, split screen. Le Concepteur doesn't do video analysis.
An editor you can try with no account
Their drill editor opens without signing up, and hundreds of drills are free to browse. The 7-day Pro trial needs no card, same as ours.
A space for athletes and families
Every player on your team gets their own free hub. Clubs can also handle registrations and payments there.
What Le Concepteur does better
French first
Their site mentions no French version. Le Concepteur was built in French by a Quebec coach, then translated to English — not the other way around. And it's not just the interface: every drill in the bank, description included, is written in both French and English.
Your whole season, from camp to the last game
Le Concepteur goes beyond drills and practice plans. You run your training camp (evaluations, cuts), evaluate your players all season long, set your goals and split your season into blocks, build your practices and send your playbook to your players. BenchIQ tracks player development with in-season skill evaluations; their site describes neither running a camp nor a tool to plan the season.
Turbo Hockey, built in
The method of Stanley Cup champion Stephan Lebeau is inside the app. Pick a tactic and see the technical skills it requires, their priority for your age group, and whether to introduce, improve or consolidate them.
A drill bank sorted by level
550+ drills sorted from U7 to U17+, with new ones every month. You start from a drill that fits your group, adjust it in the designer, and animate it.
Quebec associations
Le Concepteur is used by associations across Quebec. The Association plan starts at 10 coaches, with 30 to 50% off, an admin dashboard and a shared library.
Switch tools without starting over
Your drills are already in another tool? Send them as a PDF or screenshots: we rebuild them in Le Concepteur for you. The price depends on how many drills there are and how complex they are: we send you an estimate, with the timeline.
Side by side
| BenchIQ | Le Concepteur™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (one coach) | $9.99/yr (Basic) or $29.99/yr (Pro) — currency not stated on their site | $49 CAD/year, or $12 CAD/month |
| Free trial | 7 days of Pro, no card | 7 days, no credit card |
| Refunds | Fees are non-refundable (their terms) | No refunds (that's what the trial is for) |
| Interface in French | Not mentioned on their site | Yes — built in French, bilingual FR/EN |
| Drills in French and English | Not mentioned on their site | Yes — every drill, description included |
| Drill library | “Hundreds” of drills, free to browse | 550+ drills sorted by level (U7 to U17+), new ones monthly |
| Drawing and animation | Editor with step-by-step animation, video export | Visual designer with animation, PDF export |
| Practice plans | Yes | Yes |
| Season plan | Not described on their site | Yes — goals, themed blocks, season overview |
| Training camp | Camp registrations (Club plan); camp evaluation not described | Yes — groups, sessions, staff evaluations, cuts |
| Player evaluation | In-season skill evaluations | Yes — at camp and all season long |
| Tactic → technical skills | Not mentioned on their site | Yes — Turbo Hockey, Stephan Lebeau's method |
| Video analysis | Yes (Pro) | No |
| AI | Practice assistant; new diagrams in early access | No |
| Club / association plan | 15 to 25% off depending on seats | From 10 coaches, 30 to 50% off |
| Other sports | Football too | Hockey only |
| Platform | Browser (desktop, iPad, phone) | Browser (drawing: computer or tablet) |
Prices and features taken from their site on October 31, 2026. Something changed? Write to us and we'll fix it. Sources : benchiq.hockey/pricing, benchiq.hockey/faq, benchiq.hockey/terms, benchiq.hockey/about
Which one to pick?
BenchIQ may serve you better if game video analysis is at the heart of your coaching: Le Concepteur doesn't do it.
If you coach hockey and want one tool from day one of camp to the last game — drills in French and English, a season plan, Turbo Hockey — Le Concepteur is made for you.
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