DUCKEYE™ is built to deliver value from the very first match you upload. This guide walks through the complete setup process - from creating your account to sharing your first analysis with your coaching staff.
Step 1: Create Your Account
Go to [duckeyeanalytics.com/contact](/contact) and start your 14-day free trial. No credit card required.
Once your account is confirmed, you'll receive login credentials by email within 5 minutes.
Tip: Use your school email address. It helps us verify your program affiliation and unlocks early access to coach referral benefits.
Step 2: Upload Your First Match
From your dashboard, click Upload New Video.
Supported formats: MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI
File size limit: Up to 2GB per upload
Recommended resolution: 1080p for best positional detection accuracy. 720p works well in most cases.
DUCKEYE™ processes a full 7-minute match in under 30 minutes. You'll receive an email notification when analysis is complete.
Best practice: Start with a recent match where you already have intuitions about what happened. This lets you validate the analysis against what you already know before applying it to opponent scouting.
Step 3: Review the Positional Timeline
The first thing you'll see after processing: a frame-by-frame positional timeline.
The timeline shows four position states:
- Neutral - both wrestlers standing, no takedown secured
- Top - your wrestler has control from top position
- Bottom - your wrestler is in bottom position
- Transition - movement between states
The percentages show how much of the match was spent in each state. This is your baseline.
- Does the breakdown match your intuition from watching the match?
- Are there long stretches in one position that surprised you?
- Does the timeline reveal a pattern in when scoring happened?
Step 4: Read the Opponent Analysis
If you uploaded opponent footage, navigate to Opponent Report from the match view.
The report shows:
- Position tendencies - where they spend most of their time
- Scoring zones - which positions they score from most often
- Setup sequences - the chains they run repeatedly
- Vulnerabilities - positions where their success rate drops
Use this to build your game plan before your next competition against this opponent.
Step 5: Review Athlete Profiles
Each match automatically generates per-athlete statistics. Navigate to Athletes from the top navigation.
Click an athlete's profile to see:
- Position-specific efficiency by period
- Trend lines over multiple matches (once you've uploaded more footage)
- Automatic recommendations based on below-average metrics
Tip: Share athlete profiles directly with athletes before practice. Showing an athlete their own data is more effective than telling them what to fix.
Step 6: Export and Share
From any match or report view, click Export to generate a PDF summary.
- Positional timeline (visual)
- Key statistics
- Opponent tendency summary (if applicable)
- Athlete-specific highlights
You can also share a direct link to any analysis - your assistant coaches and staff can view reports without logging in (read-only mode).
Tips for Getting the Most Out of DUCKEYE™
Upload multiple opponent matches. The pattern recognition improves significantly with 3+ matches. Upload every match you have on your next opponent before a major dual or tournament.
Be consistent with camera angle. DUCKEYE™ works across camera positions, but consistent angles produce cleaner timelines. If your program films from a consistent position, maintain that.
Review analysis with athletes. The visual timeline is intuitive. Show athletes their own positional data during film study - it creates immediate buy-in and focused conversation.
Set a weekly upload routine. Programs that upload every match see the most benefit. The data compounds. By mid-season, you'll have position baselines for every athlete on your roster.
Getting Help
- Documentation: [docs.duckeyeanalytics.com](https://docs.duckeyeanalytics.com)
- Email support: inesh@duckeyeanalytics.com (response within 24 hours)
- Monthly webinars: Join our live sessions at [duckeyeanalytics.com/webinars](/webinars)
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