Plan practices

Build structured workout plans using phases (Warm-Up, Main Set, and so on) and the individual sets inside them.

How practice plans are organized

Every plan follows a three-level hierarchy:

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

1. Open a practice from Activities (or create one) and scroll to the Practice Plan section.
2. Click Add Phase, choose a phase type, and optionally add a label and note.
3. 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.

Recurring practices

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