RowingChat this week is with the founder of the FitClub app. Expat Kiwi, Athene McGregor Macdonald started the app when she couldn’t find a decent availability management crew management software programme for her club. Today it’s the most straightforward interface for a rowing coach and club.
The FitClub app
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Timestamps to the show
00:00 Introduction and background in rowing
01:00 FitClub is a simple app for clubs and athletes to do availability tracking
04:00 As Captain of HSBC Rowing Club I found chasing people up for availability was a pain. Crew lists are needed. Coaches get an overview.
06:00 Attendance Screen view
10:00 Crew lineups can be set. USA Users have port and starboard and UK have bowside and strokeside.
13:00 Results – athletes view gives erg scores in time and also weight-adjusted.
19:00 Weight adjusted scored come from Concept2 website algorithm. You can change weight into Lbs or KGs.
22:00 Data protection and privacy, FitClub is GDPR compliant. You can delete your data and you can also download it for export.
25:00 What’s next? FitClub will never be finished. Boat Booking and results logging is next.
28:00 Get started and sign up by creating a club name.
31:00 It’s easy to use is my last bit of advice. Save time, get FitClub.
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