Tactical Annotations

Tactical annotations add football meaning to clips, events, or time ranges.

They are different from free-form tags. They should make analysis queryable, reviewable, and shareable.

What They Capture

Start with the smallest useful structure:

• phase
• concept
• outcome
• optional note

Examples:

• in possession / line break / success
• out of possession / pressing trigger / fail
• defensive transition / recovery run / neutral

What They Attach To

Attach tactical annotations to:

• clips, when the moment is review material
• events, when the action is the anchor
• time ranges, when the tactical idea spans multiple actions

Practical Rule

Use tactical annotations when the question is "what does this moment mean?" rather than "what happened?"