BowlUp Tracker v1.10 is ready
I've been working on something I've wanted for a long time as a coach: a tool built specifically for bowling trainers. BowlUp Tracker is a web application that lets certified bowling coaches manage their entire coaching practice โ from lessons and scores to lesson plans, finances, and direct communication with students.
Everything a bowling coach needs
Version 1.10 brings ten releases of functionality into one complete coaching environment.
- Student management: Profiles with player cards, ball inventory (12 slots), contact details, parent contact, clubs and tags. With photo upload and club coach assignment.
- Lessons & Clinics: Calendar and list view, group lesson support, recurring lessons, per-lesson notes and direct link to lesson plans.
- Scores & Statistics: Log games per game type. Averages, personal bests, 6-month trend chart and personal records with trophy display.
- Focus points & Goals: Four categories (Technique, Tactics, Mental, Equipment) plus Homework โ visible directly in the student portal. Goals with status tracking.
- Lesson plans & Exercise blocks: Build reusable exercise blocks into full lesson plans. Link to clinics or individual lessons. PDF export.
- Financials & Invoicing: Purchase/sale prices per lesson, VAT breakdown, manual expenses, CSV export and an invoicing module for self-employed coaches.
- Student portal: Secure portal per student. Lessons, scores, homework, goals, PR page and built-in messaging โ no financial data visible.
- Trainer branding: The student portal automatically inherits your color scheme and logo. Your identity as a trainer, consistent for all students.
- Personal Records v1.10: Automatic PR detection per game type. Trophies per category, leaderboard and PR tab in the student portal. Supports multiple 300-games.
- Messaging: Direct communication between trainer and student via the portal. Notifications, read status and message history.
- Admin & Security: Block users, manage trial periods, full audit log, per-trainer storage overview and platform statistics.
- Responsive & Cloud: Works on desktop, tablet and mobile. Runs in the cloud, no installation needed. JWT authentication, secure API.
Everything about your student in one place
Each student profile contains a digital player card with handedness, release style and player type. Register all balls (up to 12 per student), including weight, core, coverstock and reaction profile.
- Profile photo & contact details
- Parent contact for junior students
- Club memberships & leagues
- Ball inventory with 12 slots
- Tags for quick filtering
Track your students' progress
Log every game with game type (House league, Tournament, Practice), view averages per category and monitor the 6-month trend. Personal records are detected automatically.
- 6-month trend chart
- Averages per game type
- Automatic PR detection
- Trainer overview of all student PRs
Build reusable lesson plans
Compose exercise blocks โ each with objective, execution and materials needed โ and combine them into complete lesson plans. Link a plan directly to a clinic or individual lesson and export as PDF.
- Reuse exercise blocks across multiple lessons
- Link to clinic or individual lesson
- PDF export per lesson plan
- Categories: warm-up, technique, drill, cool-down
A dedicated portal for every student
Every student logs into a secure portal styled with your colors and logo. They see their own lessons, scores, homework, goals and personal records โ and can message you directly.
- Login with own email & password
- Homework visible directly on dashboard
- PR tab with trophies and leaderboard v1.10
- Messaging โ trainer & student
- Add and track personal goals
Complete financial overview
As a self-employed coach you get an overview of income per lesson, VAT breakdown, manual expense entries and an invoicing module. Export your administration as CSV.
- Set purchase & sale price per lesson
- Automatic VAT calculation (high/low rate)
- Generate and send invoices
- CSV export for accounting
Full platform management
The admin portal gives a complete overview of all trainers on the platform: statistics, subscription management, user blocking, full audit log and storage usage per trainer.
- Real-time platform statistics
- Tier management (Starter / Pro / Elite)
- Block users with reason & end date
- Audit log of all actions
- Set trial periods
Personal Records โ now with trophies
The biggest addition in v1.10: automatic PR tracking per game type, a leaderboard for the trainer and a full PR tab in the student portal. Including correct support for multiple 300-games per student.
Automatic detection
When entering a score, the system automatically checks if it's a new PR โ per game type (House league, Tournament, Practice).
Leaderboard for trainer
Overview of the highest scores from all your students, sorted per game type. See at a glance who your top performers are.
PR tab in portal
Students see all their trophies in their own portal, including date and location. Multiple 300-games are all tracked and displayed.
Want to know more or try it yourself? Have a look at the pricing or get in touch via bowlupcoaching@ziggo.nl.
Keep reading
What is new in BowlUp Tracker 2.5?
Importing and following Specto measurements, the trainer app on your phone and tablet, and handy improvements for your daily work: this is what is new since the previous release.
Specto scores explained: accuracy, power and the trend
What do the numbers in your Specto report mean, which ones say something about your development, and how do you follow them over several sessions?
