How does chat work?

Athletes chat with their coach under Chat, coaches with every athlete under Chats; messages are private and you can send images.

Chat and notifications2 min readWith 2 screenshots from the app

Chat is a private conversation between an athlete and their coach.

Where to find it

  • Athletes: Chat in the menu, or Message on your coach's card on the dashboard.
  • Coaches: Chats lists every conversation with its unread messages. You can also open an athlete and use the Chat tab.
An athlete's chat with their coach: Report and Block at the top, and at the bottom the message box with the paper clip for attaching an image and a typed message.
In the appThe chat with your coach. The paper clip attaches an image.

Sending

  • Type your message. On a computer, Enter sends and Shift+Enter starts a new line.
  • Attach image sends a photo.
  • Coaches can tap Draft a reply with Ava to get a suggested answer they can edit before sending.
A coach's Chats page listing the conversations with their athletes.
In the appAs a coach, Chats lists all your conversations with your athletes.

When chat opens

As an athlete you can chat once you train with a coach, have asked a coach to take you on, or have a booking with them. Without a coach, the page offers Find a coach.

Emails and push notifications

  • The first message of a conversation is emailed right away.
  • After that, there is only a reminder when messages stay unread for 12 hours: at most once a day, between 8 am and 9 pm in the reader's time zone, and never during their quiet hours.
  • Switch these emails off in Settings under Email notifications: Coach messages for athletes, Athlete messages for coaches.
  • Push notifications are switched on on the Notifications page.

Several coaches? The Chat page shows one coach. To write to another one, ask Ava.

Problems in a chat? See How do I block or report someone?

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