AirPlay to a TV

A TV near the court is the single biggest quality-of-life upgrade for using RepRecap. Athletes don't have to crowd the iPad to see themselves, and you can keep the iPad mounted in the spot that's best for filming instead of the spot that's best for viewing.

AirPlay is Apple's built-in screen-mirroring feature. RepRecap doesn't do anything special — it works because iOS does.

What you need

• An iPad already running RepRecap.
• An AirPlay-compatible display. Either:
  • An Apple TV plugged into any TV/monitor.
  • An AirPlay-compatible smart TV (most LG, Samsung, Sony, and Vizio TVs from 2019 onward).
• Both the iPad and the TV connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

If you don't have an AirPlay TV at the gym, a portable kit works fine: an Apple TV ($99–$149) + a small monitor with HDMI ($100–$300). About $200 total.

Setting it up

1. Connect both devices to the same Wi-Fi. The iPad in Settings → Wi-Fi. The Apple TV in Settings → Network.
2. On the iPad, swipe down from the top-right corner to open Control Center.
3. Tap Screen Mirroring (the icon looks like two overlapping rectangles).
4. Pick your TV from the list.
5. The first time, the TV may show a 4-digit code. Type it on the iPad.

Done. Whatever the iPad is showing — including the RepRecap delayed feed — now shows on the TV.

Positioning the TV

Place the TV where the athletes will be standing after their rep, not where the iPad is filming from. The goal is: athlete performs the rep → walks toward the TV → watches the playback as they're walking.

A few practical considerations:

• Eye level or slightly above is easiest for a group of athletes standing.
• Out of the path of incoming balls. A TV is more expensive and more fragile than an iPad.
• Plugged into power. Smart TVs and Apple TVs both need outlets.
• Within Wi-Fi range. AirPlay over a weak signal is unreliable.

What it looks like

The TV shows exactly what the iPad shows — including any UI elements like the delay slider and the Save button. This is fine; the athlete is watching the bigger middle area where the camera feed is, not the small controls along the bottom.

Some coaches dim the TV's brightness or pick a "movie" mode preset to make the gym lighting easier on the eyes. That's optional.

If AirPlay won't find your TV

The most common cause: the iPad and TV are on different Wi-Fi networks. Re-check both. Gym Wi-Fi often has multiple SSIDs (a public one, a staff one, a 2.4 GHz one and a 5 GHz one). Both devices must be on the same network — even if both networks reach the internet.

Other things to try:

• Restart the Apple TV (Settings → System → Restart, or unplug and replug).
• On the iPad, toggle Wi-Fi off and back on.
• Make sure the iPad isn't on a VPN — some VPNs block AirPlay's discovery protocol.

If AirPlay keeps dropping in the middle of practice, see AirPlay drops.

A portable hotspot is a great fallback

In gyms with bad Wi-Fi, the most reliable setup is:

1. Turn on Personal Hotspot on your iPhone (Settings → Personal Hotspot → Allow Others to Join).
2. Connect both the iPad and the Apple TV to the iPhone's hotspot.
3. AirPlay over the hotspot.

This bypasses the gym's Wi-Fi entirely. The phone is just acting as a tiny local network the two devices share. No data is going over the internet — AirPlay traffic stays between the iPad and the TV.

Where to go next

• First practice checklist — pre-practice run-through.
• Recording and replay — back to the core loop.

Last updated 2026-05-11