Build structured workout plans using phases (Warm-Up, Main Set, and so on) and the individual sets inside them. You can build a plan by hand or have the AI Coaching Assistant draft one for you.

How practice plans are organized

Every plan follows a three-level hierarchy:

Level	What it is	Example
Practice	The activity itself, with date, time, location	"Monday AM Practice"
Phase	An ordered block within the practice	Warm-Up, Main Set
Set	A single swim or drill within a phase	4x100 Freestyle

A practice can have many phases, and each phase many sets. Phases are color-coded by type: blue (Warm-Up), purple (Pre-Set), red (Main Set), green (Cool-Down), and gray (Other).

Before you start

Sets pull from team-level Activity Types, Intensity Zones, and Equipment. CoachBrighter ships sensible defaults, but you can tailor them under Settings > Practice Settings to match your team's terminology.

Build a plan manually

Open a practice from Activities (or create one) and scroll to the Practice Plan section.
Click Add Phase, choose a phase type, and optionally add a label and note.
Click the + on a phase to add a set. Every field is optional — a set can be as simple as a distance and stroke, or include repeats, interval, intensity zone, effort, equipment, and notes.

To change a plan, click a set to edit it, use the three-dot menu to delete it, or use the pencil and trash icons on a phase header. Deleting a phase removes its sets.

Tip: Block out all your phases first, then fill in the sets — it's easier to see the shape of the practice that way.

Copy the shorthand

Once you've added sets, a Shorthand section appears below the plan — a compact text version of the whole practice. Click Copy to share it by email or text, or to print it.

Use the AI Coaching Assistant

When available, the AI Coaching Assistant panel sits beside the plan builder. Describe what you want — for example, "Create a 3000 yard practice focused on threshold work" — and it proposes phases and sets in a card you can Apply or Reject. It never changes your plan without approval, and it knows your team's activity types, intensity zones, and equipment. For the best results, be specific about yardage and focus, then iterate with follow-ups like "make the main set harder."

Note: The AI Coaching Assistant is rolling out gradually and may not be available for your team yet.

Recurring practices

Each occurrence of a recurring practice has its own plan — editing one does not affect the others.

Plan practices