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playermaker.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 3 November 202629 issues · 84 checks
This review found 29 issues worth fixing on playermaker.com, 5 of them high impact, across 84 checks. The most urgent: fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
90A- #1,989 of 94,771 reviewed websitesbeats 97%
- #921 of 50,951 online storesbeats 97%
- #889 of 46,074 Shopify storesbeats 97%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.9 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 153 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 147 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 147 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 148 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 147 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 156 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 155 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 156 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 157 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 158 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 159 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 159 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 155 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 161 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 170 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 175 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 172 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
0.4 s
0.8 s
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.3 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
Speed
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, JSDelivr CDN and Clarity and others), adding 1.4 MB and 1.2 s of main-thread time.
Mobile performance score: 83
83/100Your mobile performance score is 83. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Render-blocking requests
750 ms5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 750 ms.
Google Tag Manager adds 360 ms
360 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 360 ms of main-thread work and 580 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Reduce unused JavaScript
382 KiBAbout 382 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
JSDelivr CDN adds 328 ms
328 msJSDelivr CDN costs a phone 328 ms of main-thread work and 4 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Main-thread work: 3.2 s
A phone's processor spends 3.2 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.9 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Shopify adds 59 ms
59 msShopify costs a phone 59 ms of main-thread work and 464 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
193 KiB13 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (193 KiB).
6 long tasks on the main thread
6 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 192 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Improve image delivery
91 KiB8 images could be 91 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Legacy JavaScript
22 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 22 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
Minify JavaScript
2 KiB2 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
1 checks passed
Server response: 14 ms
14 msYour server sent the HTML in 14 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Time to Interactive: 16.9 s
16.9 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 16.9 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Largest content (LCP) got 27% slower for real visitors
+27%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.5 s to 1.9 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Real-user FCP: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.8 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 3.7 s
3.7 sYour largest element takes 3.7 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the element shown below.
First Contentful Paint: 2.0 s
2.0 sThe first text or image appears after 2.0 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
2 images without width and height
2 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) got 16% slower for real visitors
+16%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 153 ms to 172 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
7 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 1.9 s
1.9 sReal visitors wait 1.9 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 168 ms
168 msReal visitors wait 168 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.01
0.01For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.01 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user TTFB: 669 ms
669 msReal visitors wait 669 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.093
0.093The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.093, good is under 0.1).
Total Blocking Time: 174 ms
174 msScripts block the page for only 174 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Speed Index: 2.8 s
2.8 sVisually, the page fills in at 2.8 s (Speed Index), inside the 3.4 s “good” threshold.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 5.1 MB in 244 requests
5.1 MBYour homepage downloads 5.1 MB in 244 requests on a phone: media 2.2 MB (1), scripts 1.2 MB (66) and other files 795 KiB (110). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 1.5 g of CO₂ per visit
1.45 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.45 g of CO₂e: 174.2 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
3 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
2 text elements with low contrast
2 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
4 images without alt text
4 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h5), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (1 element).
1 checks passed
49 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 53 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 49 passed and 4 failed. 6 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
One H1 headline
Your <h1> is empty.
36 internal links, 9 external
The homepage links to 36 pages on playermaker.com and 9 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 147 characters
Your meta description is 147 characters: “Playermaker is the #1 wearable soccer tracker that measures every step, sprint, and ball touch, helping players improve…”.
Title: 43 characters
Your title is a healthy 43 characters: “Playermaker | AI Soccer Performance Tracker”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.playermaker.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.playermaker.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.playermaker.com/llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
3 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Organization data: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,419 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
1 page without an H1
https://www.playermaker.com/pages/how-it-works has no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage and read each the way a search engine does.
6 checks passed
Linked pages load
4 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 4 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 4 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
10 small tap targets
10 of 16 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
3 JavaScript errors while loading
3 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
No phone number on the homepage
A local customer looking to call finds no phone number on the homepage. Add one, ideally as a tap-to-call link.
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 3 trust badges. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
About 987 words of copy
The homepage carries about 987 words of visible text.
Urgency cues
The page uses urgency cues (a countdown or limited-time wording).
5 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “BUY NOW” and “SIGN UP”.
9 calls to action
The homepage has 9 calls to action, for example “Buy Now”, “Shop now” and “SIGN UP”.
2 short forms
2 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Microsoft Clarity.
Risk reducer mentioned
A guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card or similar) is mentioned on the page.
Privacy and tracking
6 trackers load before any consent
6Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel and Microsoft Clarity and 1 more (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
31 cookies set on arrival
31Opening the homepage sets 31 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
37 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 37 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at playermaker.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Microsoft Clarity
Company
- Headquarters
- Tel Aviv
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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