Manage training using the Pitchero Club app
This article provides information on using the Pitchero Club app to manage training sessions on Pitchero.
Quick links:
Create a training group
Step-by-step guide:
- Load the Pitchero Club app on your phone
- Tap 'Training' towards the top of the screen
- Tap '+' in the bottom corner of the screen
- Tap the Training Group dropdown and tap '+ Create New'

- Enter the group name and tap 'Create Group' at the bottom of the screen

You can then create training sessions within the training group. See the section below for creating training sessions.
Create a training session
Step-by-step guide:
- Load the Pitchero Club app on your phone
- Tap 'Training' towards the top of the screen
- Tap '+' in the bottom corner of the screen

- Select a training group from the dropdown (or create a new training by following the section above)
- Enter the session details; location, attending teams, organiser, date, start and end time, whether the session repeats

- Tap 'Add Training Session' at the bottom of the screen

Monitor player availability for the training session date
Step-by-step guide:
- Load the Pitchero Club app on your phone
- Tap 'Training' towards the top of the screen
- Tap on the training session

- See a summary of player availability for the upcoming date; Available, Maybe, Unavailable, Not Set

- Tap 'View all' to see which players have/haven't set their availability
Top Tips:
You can prompt players to set their availability for the upcoming date. On the training session screen:
- Tap 'View All'
- Tap 'Prompt these players'
- Tap 'Yes' to send the availability prompt

You can also prompt individual players to set their availability for the upcoming date. On the training session screen:
- Tap 'View all'
- Tap the player's name
- Tap 'Prompt for availability'

Mark attendance for the training session
Step-by-step guide:
- Load the Pitchero Club app on your phone
- Tap 'Training' towards the top of the screen
- Tap on the training session
- In the Attendance section of the screen, tap the slider next to each member to mark them as attended

The attendance summary will update automatically showing how many players attended the session.
Top Tip:
If the training session has multiple teams attending, a filter icon shows in the Attendance section for the admin to filter by the attending teams.

Excuse a player who did not attend the session
Step-by-step guide:
- Load the Pitchero Club app on your phone
- Tap 'Training' towards the top of the screen
- Tap on the training session
- In the Attendance section of the screen, tap the member's name
- Record the player's attendance; Attended, Absent, Excused

Cancel a training session
Step-by-step guide:
- Load the Pitchero Club app on your phone
- Tap 'Training' towards the top of the screen
- Tap on the training session
- Tap the menu icon (3 vertical dots towards the top right corner of the screen)

- Tap 'Cancel'
- In the overlay, tap 'Cancel session'

Please Note:
Once a training session has been cancelled, it cannot be changed back to active. The training session would need to be created again.
Past sessions cannot be cancelled, but can be deleted from Pitchero completely (i.e. if you no longer need the data).
Troubleshooting
This section covers common troubleshooting queries:
- Members cannot see the Training section on the app
- The training tab on the app homescreen is available to users with the Webmaster (with full access to Teams) or the Team Admin role of a team(s) only so they can manage training sessions.
- Players and their parents can view training sessions associated with their team(s) via the Schedule section of the app. View the related help links below:
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