Business & Clients
PT Manager's Programme Card Keeps Client Notes Beside The Session Plan
From the FASTER syllabus: this article is taught in full in PT Manager, free with any FASTER course →
In short: PT Manager's client programme page puts a notes thread directly under the programme card. The client writes what training felt like, up to 2,000 characters a note, and the trainer replies with what they saw on the day. A row on the card can also be left for the trainer to decide on the day, and the page says so to the client in plain words. Each side of the thread is checked against the programme's own client and trainer, so the notes stay between the two of them.
The short version
A programme card is a good guess made before the week happens. What a client felt in the last session, and what they bring to the next one, is the part that changes it. PT Manager puts a notes thread directly under the card, so the plan and the conversation about it sit on one page.
Key Takeaways
- The client writes what training felt like, and the trainer answers with what they saw on the day.
- A card row can be left for the trainer to decide on the day.
- Each thread belongs to one trainer and one client.
What the client sees
The client opens their programme page and sees the card, row by row: exercise, sets, reps or time, rest and effort. Where the trainer has left a row open, the page says so in plain words: your trainer decides this one on the day. Below the card is a box headed "Notes between you and" the trainer's name, with a place to write a note to them.
What the trainer gets
Every note lands in the same thread, in order, with the trainer's answers between them. A client who writes that the legs felt heavy after a big week gives the trainer something to read before the next session. The trainer can reply on the page, and the reply sits beside the card it is about. Notes can run to 2,000 characters, which is room for a proper sentence or two.
Where it helps with adapting and with outcomes
Our Level 3 course teaches that the client who walks in can differ from the one you planned for. A heavy week, a cold or a change of goal can all alter the session. The notes thread is where that information can arrive before the session starts, and an open row on the card is the place to use it.
The same thinking runs through the Stop Turn Accelerate course, where the outcome chooses how an athlete turns. A card with an open row and a note about the week gives a coach the outcome for that day, and the movement follows from it. The course itself is on the Stop Turn Accelerate page.
Private to the two of them
The notes service checks both ends before anything is saved or shown. A trainer is matched through the programme's membership, a client through the same membership, and anyone else gets nothing. That keeps the thread between the two people it belongs to.
Practise it before the first client
PT Manager opens the moment you sign up with FASTER, so you can build a programme card and see what your client would see. Adding real clients unlocks once you pass a course and join the register, and the full picture is on the PT Manager page.
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Also worth a look: Stop Turn Accelerate, where the outcome decides the movement.
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Frequently asked
Can a client write notes on a PT Manager programme card?
Yes. Under the card there is a notes thread where the client writes what training felt like and the trainer answers with what they saw on the day.
Can a card row be left open for the day?
Yes. A row with no exercise reads 'Your trainer decides this one on the day', so the plan can leave room to adapt.
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