Highlights: Youth Sports Clips

Built by a sports parent who wanted the big moments without filming whole games. Tap when it happens and it's already saved. Free, no account, nothing leaves your phone.

You're on the sideline. Your kid does something great. By the time you get your phone up, it's over.

Highlights fixes that. Put your phone on a tripod, tap the eye, and watch the game. When something good happens, tap the screen — the previous 25 seconds, plus a few after, become a clip. No filming the whole game. No scrubbing through ninety minutes on Sunday night to find the two moments that mattered. Soccer, tennis, lacrosse, basketball — anything with a sideline.

HOW IT WORKS • While the eye is open, the camera keeps a rolling buffer of only the recent past • Tap anywhere on the screen to mark a moment. A flash and a buzz confirm it • The last 25 seconds plus 8 after the tap are saved as a clip. Tap late and it's still there • Everything else is discarded as you go, so a whole game fits comfortably on your phone

FRAME LATER, NOT DURING It records in 4K so you can crop in afterwards with no loss of quality. On the sideline, keep your player somewhere in frame; at home, drag a box around the action and save. A 2× crop of 4K is exactly 1080p — nothing is upscaled. When the field is far away, switch to your phone's telephoto lens right from the capture screen.

EDIT ON THE SPOT • Trim with drag handles, like Photos • Frame the crop around the action • Turn the phone sideways for a full-screen look at whether it was actually any good • Save to your camera roll and send it to the grandparents (or a college coach)

BUILT FOR A REAL SIDELINE • A game clock that tracks periods, halves, or sets alongside the time of day • Halftime? Close the eye to rest the phone, open it again for the restart. Every clip stays put • Optional screen dimming saves battery while still watching and still accepting taps • Marks survive the app being closed, so a hot phone doesn't cost you the first half • A Bluetooth camera clicker works if you'd rather not touch the phone

PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no account, no server, and no analytics. Footage never leaves your phone unless you save a clip to Photos. The sideline is full of other people's conversations, so sound is up to you: one tap turns the microphone off completely, and any clip can be saved without audio.

I built this for my son's high school and club soccer games. It's free, and there are no premium features to pay for. There's a tip jar but no obligation. If you've got a kid who plays anything, I hope it's useful to you too. Enjoy!