# Getting Started

> Make your account, add your first match, and send it for tracking.

Source: https://getgoodatbadminton.com/docs/getting-started
Updated: 2026-09-20
Answers: How do I get started with GGAB? / How do I track my first match?

## Welcome to GGAB

GGAB turns your match videos into clear data about your rallies, your shots, and how you win and lose points. Most people follow the same five steps, and we'll walk you through each one here.

1. Upload a match video.
2. Create a Match Tracker project.
3. Send the match for tracking.
4. Check the results.
5. Mark the match done.

Once you mark a match done, it starts feeding your dashboard and your insights.

## Step 1 — Create your account

Sign up, confirm your email when we ask, and finish payment to unlock the app. Before you pay, you'll agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

We keep you signed in between visits, so you usually won't need to log in again. If we do ask you to sign in, use the same email you signed up with.

## Step 2 — Add a match video

Open **Match Tracker** from the sidebar and create a new project. You can upload a fresh video or pick one you've already added to your account.

Is the match already on YouTube, Google Drive or Dropbox? Skip the upload and [paste the link](https://getgoodatbadminton.com/docs/recording-matches#already-online-paste-a-link-instead) on the **Videos** page instead.

Give the video a moment to finish processing before you send it for tracking — processing is what gets your footage ready for us to work with.

## Step 3 — Set up the match

Before you send the match, tell us a few things about it:

- Choose singles or doubles.
- Name the players on court.
- Set which hand each player uses.
- Save a clear photo of each player from the video.
- Add segments if you only want part of the video tracked.

A segment is the part of the video you want us to track. Add segments to skip warmup, breaks, and dead time. They're optional, but they keep tracking focused on real play.

## Step 4 — Send the match for tracking

Open your project and choose **Track Match Automatically**. We'll show you the token cost and your current balance so you can decide before you confirm — tokens are what pay for tracking.

Once you confirm, your match joins the queue, and you'll see its status update while you wait.

## Step 5 — Check it and mark it done

When tracking finishes, open the project again and look over the rallies, shots, and points. Fix anything that looks off, then mark the match done once it's right.

Finished matches power your dashboard and your insights. If you ever need to send a finished match for tracking again, open it for review first.

## What's next

- Watch the [Match Tracker guide](https://getgoodatbadminton.com/docs/match-tracker).
- Learn how [tracking and tokens](https://getgoodatbadminton.com/docs/auto-tracking-tokens) work.
- See how to [review a project](https://getgoodatbadminton.com/docs/project-review).
- Read about [Performance Insights](https://getgoodatbadminton.com/docs/insights).
- Run into a new word? Check the [Glossary](https://getgoodatbadminton.com/docs/glossary).