Coach Getting Started Guide
Build Your Program on Athletix
Everything you need to go from sign-up to a fully operational program — step by step.
How to Sign Up
Follow these steps to get your coach account set up
Sign Up or Log In
Go to the Athletix homepage and click "Sign Up." You'll land on a role selection screen — choose "I'm a Coach / Scout" to begin.
If you already have an account, simply click "Login" and you'll be redirected to continue your profile setup.
Create Your Coach Profile
Fill in your full name, title (Head Coach, Assistant, Scout), sport, organization, contact info, and a brief bio. Add a profile photo so players recognize you.
Your coach type matters: College Coaches get full contact access to players. High School, Club, Youth, Trainers, and Administrators can browse profiles but won't see private contact details. Access is verified by our admin team.
Account Approved Instantly
Once you click "Create Profile," your coach account is active immediately. You'll be redirected to the Scout Search page where you can start browsing athletes right away.
No waiting period — start searching, favoriting, and evaluating players as soon as your profile is created.
Start Scouting Players
Use the Scout Search to find athletes by sport, position, graduation year, height, nationality, and more. Click any player card to view their full profile, stats, highlights, and evaluations.
Bookmark players to your favorites, add them to your roster, message them directly, or compare up to 4 athletes side-by-side.
Create Your Program (Optional)
Ready to manage your team? Navigate to the Program Dashboard and create a program. Enter your program name, school, sport, division, state, conference, and upload a logo.
Creating a program unlocks the full coaching toolkit — roster management, evaluations, practice planning, calendar, scouting reports, and more.
Building Your Program
Recommended tools to get your program running — in order of priority
Recommended Setup Order
Search & Discover Athletes
Use multi-filter search to find the exact recruit profile you need — filter by sport, position, grad year, height, nationality, and more. Layer multiple filters simultaneously to zero in on your target.
Build Your Roster
Add players to your program roster, assign positions, jersey numbers, and track status. Your roster is the foundation for evaluations, practice plans, and team management.
Run Evaluations
Use the Performance Center to create evaluation sessions, build custom templates by position or sport, and run live team-wide evaluation grids. Auto-calculate overall scores and track progress over time.
Coaching Center
Plan practices with structured blocks and activities from your drill library. Build and organize your playbook with diagrammed plays. Create scouting reports for opponents with key player analysis.
Team Management
Manage depth charts, position groups, team lineups, and rankings. Organize your coaching staff and assign roles. Track attendance and availability for every practice and game.
Calendar & Events
Schedule practices, games, meetings, workouts, study halls, and travel. Sync events to your personal Google Calendar. Send automated night-before reminders to your team.
Commitments & Recruiting
Track player commitments, manage join requests, and approve athletes who want to join your program. Keep a pulse on your recruiting pipeline.
Communication
Message players and their families directly through the platform. Coordinate with your coaching staff through internal messaging. Keep all recruiting communication in one place.
AI-Powered Tools
Leverage AI to generate practice plans, create weekly digests, get player briefings, and surface smart activity suggestions based on your coaching responsibilities.
Adding Coaches & Staff
Three ways to grow your coaching staff
At a Glance
All three methods end in the same place — the Coaching Staff panel on your Program Dashboard Overview tab. There, you can review pending requests, approve new coaches, and manage staff roles.
Add an Existing Coach
From your dashboard — instant
Invite a New Coach by Email
For coaches not yet on Athletix
A Coach Requests to Join You
Coach-initiated join request
Development Center Workflow
The complete end-to-end workflow for creating and delivering training programs to athletes
End-to-End Flow
Build Your Content Library
Phase 1 — Create reusable training building blocks
Start by building a library of drills, exercises, and activities. Each item is a reusable block you can drop into any program.
- Go to Development Center → Content Library
- Create a Content Library Item with title, category, sport, and position
- Add coaching points, common mistakes, success criteria, and equipment needed
- Attach media — images, videos, PDFs, and external links (YouTube, etc.)
- Set visibility: Private, Organization-wide, or Athletix Global
Build Development Programs
Phase 2 — Structure multi-week training plans
Programs organize your library items into a structured hierarchy: Phases → Weeks → Days → Sessions → Activities.
Assign Programs to Athletes
Phase 3 — Deliver training to your players
Assign programs to individual athletes, position groups, entire teams, or organizations with start and due dates.
Athletes Complete Daily Training
Phase 4 — Athletes log their work
Athletes navigate to their current week/day, complete activities with one-tap checkboxes, and upload photo/video evidence.
Review Athlete Submissions
Phase 5 — Coach review and feedback
Review every submission in the Session Review workspace. Approve, request redo, score quality, and deliver feedback.
Track Progress & Goals
Phase 6 — Monitor development over time
Set development goals, award badges, create challenges, and track milestones. Performance charts visualize progress against goal targets.
Automation & Oversight
Phase 7 — Rules engine and audit trail
The Rules Engine automates workflows — goal completions trigger passport records, workout completions update streaks, and assignments notify athletes.