Comparison
Le Concepteur or CoachThem?
Two Canadian tools. CoachThem covers several sports and a large drill bank; Le Concepteur only does hockey, is written in French, and runs your whole season. Here's what each one does well.
In short
CoachThem is based in Toronto. You draw drills, build practice plans and share them with your staff, for hockey, lacrosse, soccer and ringette. The site has a version translated into French. If you want a tool that only does hockey, written in French in Quebec, and that stays with you from day one of camp to the last game, Le Concepteur is made for that.
What CoachThem does well
A big drill bank
4,000+ hockey drills in their marketplace, and thousands more in lacrosse and soccer. If you coach two sports, one subscription covers both.
Partnerships with hockey bodies
CoachThem lists Hockey Alberta, ALLIANCE Hockey, the OMHA and Hockey Calgary as partners. If your association is one of them, that's a serious argument.
A longer trial
10 days free with no credit card, versus 7 with us. And an iOS app to pull up your practice plans.
What Le Concepteur does better
Written in French, not translated
CoachThem is an English tool with a version translated into French. Le Concepteur is the reverse: written in French by a Quebec coach, then translated to English. The vocabulary, age groups and examples are those of minor hockey here. 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. CoachThem's site describes neither running a camp nor a season planning tool.
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.
Animation and the playbook
You animate your drills step by step, and send your playbook to your players with a simple link, no account. CoachThem's site doesn't mention drill animation.
An association plan from 10 coaches
CoachThem's Association plan requires at least 8 teams. Ours starts at 10 coaches, with 30 to 50% off. A small association can get in.
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
| CoachThem | Le Concepteur™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (one coach) | $72 CAD/yr or $12 CAD/month | $49 CAD/year, or $12 CAD/month |
| Free trial | 10 days, no card | 7 days, no credit card |
| Refunds | Not stated on their pricing page | No refunds (that's what the trial is for) |
| Interface in French | Yes, translated from English | Yes — built in French, bilingual FR/EN |
| Drills in French and English | Not mentioned on their site | Yes — every drill, description included |
| Drill library | 4,000+ hockey drills (marketplace) | 550+ drills sorted by level (U7 to U17+), new ones monthly |
| Drill transfer | $1.50 to $2 per drill, 100 max per request | Yes — priced by volume and complexity |
| Drawing and animation | Drill drawing; animation not mentioned | Visual designer with animation, PDF export |
| Practice plans | Yes, unlimited (Pro) | Yes |
| Season plan | Not described on their site | Yes — goals, themed blocks, season overview |
| Camp and evaluations | Not mentioned on their site | Yes — full camp, and evaluations all season long |
| Tactic → technical skills | Not mentioned on their site | Yes — Turbo Hockey, Stephan Lebeau's method |
| Association plan | $100 CAD per team/yr, 8 teams min., 4 coaches per team | From 10 coaches, 30 to 50% off |
| Other sports | Lacrosse, soccer, ringette | Hockey only |
| Platform | Browser and iOS app | 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 : coachthem.com, coachthem.com/pages/pricing, coachthem.com/pages/french/tarifs, help.coachthem.com/en/articles/10714373-how-does-drill-transfer-work
Which one to pick?
CoachThem may serve you better if you also coach lacrosse or soccer: one subscription covers your sports.
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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