IPSC coaching — coaches, stages and ranking by division

The coach publishes stages with briefing, setup, drawing and videos; the shooter enrolls in a division, logs every run with a BLE timer and both follow the progress.

Browse training stages

Coaching puts coach and shooter in the same place: the coach prescribes the work — conditioning, stage strategy and the detail of every transition — and the shooter runs it, logs the run and sees where they gained and where they lost. Scoring is the same as Athlete Training, so hit factor and projected all-A time compare across both tools.

For the coach

Stage with briefing, setup details, a drawing linked from Stage Designer and its own cover
Unlisted YouTube videos and Google Drive files, without the address showing on the page
Drills written inside the stage: what to run, what to watch and what to fix
Your own page with bio, links and all your stages — open or restricted to subscribers
Enrolled list with runs, best hit factor and each shooter last activity

For the shooter

Enrollment by division, major or minor power factor — and more than one division on the same stage
Run entry on the same grid as Athlete Training: A/C/D/M/NS, PROC, hit factor and projected all-A time
Special Pie SP M1A2 and Shooters Global SG Timer over BLE: time and splits filled in automatically, with the model recognized on connect
Ranking by division with each shooter best run, and the option to train off the ranking
Run-by-run history with a progress chart and the best hit factor so far

How it works

The coach builds the stage
Briefing, setup, drawing and videos; picks the accepted divisions and whether the stage is open or part of the subscriber library.
Stage Designer
The shooter enrolls
Picks the division and power factor, then gets the full briefing, the videos and the drills.
Logs the run
Tap grid on the phone, BLE timer filling time and splits, and the summary with hit factor before saving.
Both follow along
Ranking by division and progress history; the coach sees the whole group and each shooter.
Athlete training

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to be a registered coach to publish stages?

Yes. In this version the coach profile is created by the platform administration; the shooter uses a regular account to enroll and log runs.

Which timers are supported?

Special Pie SP M1A2 and Shooters Global (SG Timer, Sport, 2 and GO), over Bluetooth. The model is recognized on its own when it connects — the device name decides nothing. Web Bluetooth works on Chrome, on Android and desktop; on iPhone the time is typed on the keypad.

Is the Coaching hit factor the same as an official match?

The calculation is the same as Athlete Training: points over time, A/C/D by power factor and the M, NS and PROC penalties. It is meant to compare runs with each other, not to replace official match certification.

Are the coach videos public?

The video address does not appear on the page: it is resolved only when you open it, and only for whoever has access to the stage. That protects the video from being found from the outside — someone who already has access can still copy the link.