What are Refrag Coach Routines?

I’d argue that one of the hardest parts of practicing Counter-Strike 2 is actually picking what to practice. The effort is obviously a massive part of the equation, but many players find themselves putting in the hours practicing skills that they’re already decent at, and Refrag Coach Routines are built to fix that.

Refrag Coach has been collecting the match data of Refrag subscribers since late 2024, and back then, it would helpfully point players towards which modes would target the weaknesses in their game, and from there, it was on them to launch it, play the modes, and pick the next one. Now, Coach Routines remove the need for you to manually intervene at all, and your entire training regimen can be completed without leaving the game client.

What is a Coach Routine?

When Refrag Coach parses through your match data, it analyzes it and creates a playlist of training tasks based on your statistical weaknesses. Each task is based in a specific Refrag training mode, and once you complete the task, the server will automatically switch you to the next one. The whole session happens in the game client, connected to a Refrag server. There is no time wasted on trips to and from a web browser between drills.

If you’ve played a Routine on Refrag previously, like one created by a CS2 professional like STYKO, ELiGE or Pimp, this format will be familiar to you. The difference is that your Coach Routine is created specifically for you based on your own unique statistic profile.

To launch a Coach Routine, you can do so from the Refrag Dashboard, Coach home page, or Routines page.

You’re given various length options, ranging from a Burst session lasting 7 minutes, to a Long session lasting 45.

One the Routine is started, you work through the tasks as they’re given to you, but you can skip a task you don’t want to complete with .nexttask.

How Coach decides what goes into your Routine

Coach pulls your match history from Premier and FACEIT and breaks your performance down across four categories: General, Aim, Utility, and Entry & Trades. Those categories cover everything from ADR and kills per round to more advanced stuff like counter-strafe percentage, crosshair placement deviation, recoil control, unused utility value, and opening and trade kill success. If you want the full breakdown of every stat that is tracked, our Refrag Coach explainer goes through all of them.

For each stat, Coach shows your current average next to a target average, which is a benchmark taken from players performing at a level slightly above you. Stats where you’re above this target are highlighted in green, while stats where you’re falling short will get flagged in orange or red, and those are the stats that your Coach Routine is built from.

This means your practice session doesn’t contain any fluff: if your Crosshair Placement is in the green, but your recoil control is in the red, your Coach Routine won’t contain modes like Prefire that train Crosshair Placement. Instead, it will select modes like Recoil Trainer, which target that statistical weakness in your game.

By default, both the Preset and Map will be set to Smart, which is aimed at targeting your weaknesses; if you’re struggling to find your footing on Anubis and Dust2 like I am, that’s where your practice will be focused. However, if you feel like your weaknesses are map-agnostic, you can choose to practice on randomized maps.

You can also select what sort of weaponry you want to use for your Coach Routine with a preset override, as seen above.

Your routine changes as your game does

A Coach Routine isn’t a fixed training program you finish once and forget about. Because Coach keeps pulling from your ongoing match history, your Coach Routine constantly evolves as your stats move.

Say your crosshair placement climbs out of the red after a couple of weeks of focused work. Coach will stops prescribing drills that target it and will shift your routine toward whatever’s now holding you back the most. The reverse happens, too. Play more matches and new weaknesses can surface, maybe a dip in trade kills or a growing pile of unused utility, and those will start showing up in your sessions.

This is the real advantage over a static warmup. It evolves as you do, and it doesn’t train the player you were 6 months ago. A Coach Routine will always train the player you are at this moment, using real data that’s as up to date as possible.

How to get the most out of your Coach Routine

Give it matches to work with. Coach builds your profile from your Premier and FACEIT history, and the more match data it has, the more accurate your routine gets. Simply make sure your accounts are linked, then keep playing!

Try not to skip the tasks you hate. I’m guilty of this one. The drill you least want to do is usually in your routine for a reason. And, the reason it feels so uncomfortable and unfun is probably because it needs improvement.

Check Sessions on a weekly basis. Sessions will give you a good picture of if your training is working, but I wouldn’t check it every day. Daily trends can bounce around more, so checking weekly will give you a better picture of your training performance.

Coach Routines close the gap between knowing what’s wrong with your game and actually practicing it. Your matches tell Coach where you’re losing value, Coach turns that into a session, and your server runs it start to finish without you having to pick a single mode.

Refrag Coach is included with every Refrag subscription, and Coach Routines come with it. If you’ve just been picking and choosing modes piecemeal, it’s a great way to ensure you’re getting the most out of your subscription!