Coach workspace
What coaches actually need from athlete-performance data
More measurements do not automatically create a better coaching decision.
This article provides general performance-education information. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or clearance to train or compete.
The dashboard problem
Monitoring systems can produce more data than a coach can interpret between sessions. The useful dashboard is not the one with the most charts. It reflects the coach’s workflow, identifies the athlete in context, and makes attention priorities clear.
Decision support
A coach view should answer a small set of questions: Who needs attention? What appears stable? Which source changed? How recent is the information? What action is available to the coach? Research on co-designed dashboards supports building around real coaching requirements.
Keep the human channel open
A dashboard should improve the next conversation, not eliminate it. When a signal conflicts with what the athlete or coach observes, the disagreement is information—a reason to investigate rather than blindly follow the interface.
Key takeaways
- Prioritize decisions over dashboard density.
- Show recency, context, and data quality.
- Use software to improve coach–athlete conversations.