For coaches
An opinionated walkthrough of what Avelok looks like in a coaching week. Run sessions, write summaries faster, plan the next one in five minutes instead of forty-five.
Avelok was first designed with table-tennis coaches because that's where we have the deepest sport understanding. Most of what's written here generalises — the rhythm of a coaching week is similar across racquet and individual sports.
The week, end to end
Monday morning · skim what changed
Open Coach Studio. The dashboard shows three things: players whose memory has new player-side notes (something you haven't read yet), upcoming sessions this week, and any AI-flagged anomalies (sudden drop in attendance, a parent comment that needs a reply). 5 minutes.
Before each session · 60-second prep
Tap the player on tonight's roster. The right pane gives you: last 3 sessions in 1 line each, current focus area, and the AI's suggested 3 drills. Accept, swap, or write your own.
During the session · log on the phone
Open the Mini Program. Hit Quick log and dictate a session in 3 sentences. Voice-to-text supports all 4 languages. Tag the player(s) you worked with. Done.
After the session · let the AI draft
That night (or the next morning), Studio has a draft summary ready: what was tried, how it went, what's queued for next time. Edit anything you disagree with — the AI treats your edits as ground truth and won't fight back next session.
Friday · write nothing, send everything
Studio has prepared per-player weekly digests. Skim, hit send to player & parent. Each recipient sees the right slice (player gets the full thing; parent gets the read-only summary).
What stops sucking
A few common pains we built specifically against:
“I forget what we worked on last week”
The athlete memory always shows the last 5 sessions in plain language. You don't need to scroll a chat log or open a notebook — it's the first thing on the player's pane.
“Writing the parent update kills my Friday”
Studio drafts these. You're editing, not writing from scratch. Most coaches we onboarded ship the weekly digest in under 8 minutes for a 20-player roster.
“Players I share with my colleagues come back fragmented”
When you share a player with another coach, Avelok merges their notes into the same memory under that player's account. When the player comes back to you, the memory still has both threads.
What you have to bring yourself
The AI does not replace coaching judgment. Specifically:
- It will not write you a season plan from scratch. It will draft one, ask you 3 clarifying questions, and let you redraft.
- It will not assess technique from video. It will let you tag clips and pull them back when you're talking about a specific shot.
- It will not message your players directly without your approval. Every player- or parent-facing message goes through your send tap.
Tips that pay off in the first month
Pick one player from your roster each morning, spend 90 seconds editing their memory. After 3 weeks the AI's drafts are tuned to your voice and your roster.
Move parent comms into Avelok. The AI keeps the context (last session, current focus) attached, so your replies are 1 sentence instead of 5.
2-minute voice memo after a session captures more than a 15-minute write-up the next morning. Trust this.
Click Plan next session → run as shadow. The AI shows you what it would have suggested without committing it. Good for sanity-checking before you trust the suggestions on real players.