How to navigate the specific Softball Australia features on the Athlete Management System Application.

The  Home view is your default welcome screen on startup. The home view allows you quick access to add data or navigate the menu.

Favourites – a quick link to enter Wellness and Training activities. Typically this allows one wellness entry a day and multiple training entries. You can even determine what you will need to see here in the settings section. (Find more on this in the settings lesson)

Add Data - This takes you to a new data entry menu where you can select further entry forms on top of your favourited forms

Menu Items - The icons at the bottom of the screen allows you to access the other main views of the app including, my data in a calendar format, individualised dashboards from your sport or institute and app settings. 

My Data

Entering data is easy and can become a routine habit..

The AMS Athlete App is designed for fast entry of wellness and training records. Links have been setup to allow entry from each view. The big yellow (+) icon is the easiest and fastest way to enter a new record.

Calendar view - allows you to see an entire month on one screen. Selecting a day will show any recorded wellness and training entries in a list view under the calendar.

Yellow Dots – these indicate that there has been data entered for that day. 

Missing Entries – the calendar is the easiest spot for completing past or missing entries (although we highly recommend entries on the current day). Simply click on the day on the calendar and then select the big yellow (+) icon to enter a new wellness or training entry.

Data Entry Forms

Once you hit the big yellow plus button you can then select from the available list, what type of entry you would like to add. 

Calendar View

To see more days of the month press the small yellow arrow and the calendar will expand. 

The calendar lets you scroll month to month with a bright yellow circle on the selected day. You are not allowed to enter records for days into the future but you can add missing entries in the past.

Drill Through – to view or edit an entry, simply select it from the list view below the calendar and you will redirect to the specific wellness or training record. Select Edit to update the entry.

DAILY WELLNESS ENTRY

This is where you can capture how your over health and well being, how your body is feeling and how you slept. This form is filled out daily to ensure that the team can stay on top of any changes to your regular patterns. 

Time and Date

Today's date and time is automatically selected for you. This field is locked so you cannot edit or backdate your entry.

Motivation Causes

If unmotivated; a list of causes will appear to provide more context. It could be one or multiple. 

Injured or Sick

If injured or sick a comments section will appear to provide more detail.

Sleep and Wake Times

To edit the times to represent when you went to sleep and when you woke up, adjust the sliders. A total sleep hours will appear below. 

Body Soreness

How is your body feeling today overall?

1 = Low Soreness

10 = Very Sore

Body Map

Choose any specific sore body parts on the body map. Simply click the general area. 

You can also toggle between front and back on the body map to find the right area.

If you accidentally click the wrong area you can click it again to deselect or alternatively press clear all down the bottom right hand corner. 

Wellness Flags

If any of the following are bothering you check the box. 

TRAINING LOG

This is where you can capture your training, match play, s&c, speed or other sessions completed each day. Once you have entered your session the Injury, Objectives, Recovery and Comments Sections will be available to also fill out.

Below are some walk throughs on how to enter an example of each type. 

FULL TRAINING = Enter Session as explained below.

MODIFIED TRAINING = Enter Session as explained and include relevant injury/illness information that caused the modification

NO TRAINING = No session details sections will be available to populate. If you were meant to complete a session choose which 'session type' only. 

Time and Date

Today's date and time is automatically selected for you. To edit or backdate your entry press the pencil 'edit' button.

Duration

Ensure you enter this duration correctly, this is what creates your load.

Session Focus

Select the Focus of your session

Date & Time - Editing

To edit the date and time to represent when you want to enter the data for simply adjust the fields. 

Training Status

Enter your current training status (e.g. Full Training, Modified Training, Rehab).

Duration

Ensure you enter this duration correctly, this is what creates your load.

Match Play

Select the match play types you did today then enter the associated fields. 

Injury

Record your injury here if you sustained one during a session. 

Body Map

Choose any specific sore body parts on the body map. Simply click the general area. 

You can also toggle between front and back on the body map to find the right area.

If you accidentally click the wrong area you can click it again to deselect or alternatively press clear all down the bottom right hand corner. 

Injury Mechanism

How did you injure yourself? Be sure to record a little synopsis on what happened and make your coach or physiotherapist aware. 

Defensive

Enter the session type (e.g. skills, game, conditioning, weights).

Recovery

What activities are you going to do to help your body recover?

Finally

Add any comments from the session you are entering.  

BE SURE TO PRESS SUBMIT SO YOU DON'T LOOSE YOUR ENTRY. 

GAME LIKE vs NON-GAME LIKE

Drill Minutes

Dashboards

Dashboards bring your data to life and can provide you with some great insights to your training and wellness. 

Visualising your data in a meaningful way to tell a story about your current training and performance journey is key for both you and your coach to being able to make informed decisions.

Your Dashboard contains  number of training insights from the data you and your coach enter. These numbers can be investigated over different periods of time by altering the dates selected in the date filters. 

Training Status – see how many Full Training days or missed sessions you have accumulated. 

Training Time – view where your time is spent training and compare the time spent in different training types. These can also be compared over weekly tallies too. Monday to Sunday between the selected dates. 

AMS Engagement – double check your compliance to data entry over the time period.

Sport Specific - Blast data integration

Select from your available dashboard list..

When you first access the Dashboards section of the app you will be presented with a list of dashboards available to you from your NIN or Sport.

Settings

Update your account details and tailor your experience. Settings allow you to control how the app works for you..

The Settings view allows for a number of details to be updated.

Account – this allows you to update your AMS account details like your email address or mobile phone number.

Security  – alter your login preferences. 

App preferences – setup your favourite data collection forms and reminder notifications. 

Help and Support  – You are currently in the Get Help guide for the AMS application. You can always return here by clicking this button and it will link you back directly from the app. 

Terms of Service – information about data privacy

Log Out – to log out of AMS. Users will be required to log in again to continue using the AMS Athlete App.

ACCOUNT

MY ACCOUNT DETAILS- these basic details relate to your AMS account.

MY PROFILES (Athlete Details) - This is where you can enter further personal details to assist your NIN or sports administrators. The information that can be collected here include, contact details, address details,  state/training details, emergency contact details, passport details, medicare details, insurance details, ASADA details and travel details.

SECURITY

This is where you can toggle between your login experience. 

Choose to keep it as your Pin code you setup when you initially logged in, your AMS password or if your device is capable, utilise fingerprint or facial recognition features. 

You can update your PIN at any time.

APP PREFERENCES

Favourite Events -  simply toggle on or off which forms you which to see and what order they appear on your home page to make it quicker to enter your data on a regular basis. 

System Settings - a very handy reminder can be setup for Wellness and Training entries. If no entry exists at this time, a push notification will appear on your phone. Example below I have a wellness reminder at 930am or a training log reminder after dinner.

HELP & SUPPORT

Access to further help documentations here or to contact or send any feedback to the AMS team at ams@ausport.gov.au