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Insights from the AI coaching frontier

Sport science, AI engineering, and coaching intelligence — from the team building Matter.

Coaching5 min read

Shouldn't Coaches Be Coachable Too?

When does a coach's skepticism about AI protect athletes, and when does it keep them from help? A former D1 swimmer on blind spots and staying coachable.

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Henry Newhall

Founder & CEO

Science5 min read

What Your Athletes Say Matters More Than What Their Watch Says

Athletes' self-reported wellness often tracks training stress better than objective markers. Why coaches should treat check-ins as data, and stop losing them.

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Henry Newhall

Founder & CEO

Product7 min read

Building the AI Coach Workspace: What We Shipped Over the Last Few Weeks

A product update: a stronger coach dashboard, AI-led workflows, deeper program generation, cleaner calendars and a more useful athlete experience.

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Henry Newhall

Founder & CEO

Coaching8 min read

How AI Is Transforming Strength and Conditioning in 2026

Readiness monitoring, automated load management, and morning briefings are changing how S&C coaches train athletes. Here is what that looks like in practice.

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Henry Newhall

Founder & CEO

Coaching10 min read

The Best Sports Coaching Software in 2026: A Coach's Guide

An honest comparison of the top 2026 sports coaching platforms: TeamBuildr, TrainHeroic, CoachMePlus, Bridge Athletic, Final Surge, Volt Athletics and Matter.

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Henry Newhall

Founder & CEO

Science8 min read

Athlete Readiness Monitoring: What Every Coach Needs to Know

A practical guide to athlete readiness monitoring — HRV, sleep, ACWR, RPE, and how modern AI platforms turn raw data into daily training decisions.

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Henry Newhall

Founder & CEO

Engineering6 min read

AI in Sports Coaching: Beyond Chatbots

Most "AI" in sports is a chatbot wrapper. Here’s what real AI coaching intelligence looks like — proactive, research-grounded, and automated.

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Henry Newhall

Founder & CEO

Science7 min read

HRV-Guided Training: What Coaches Need to Know in 2026

Heart rate variability is the gold standard for recovery monitoring. Here’s how to actually use it to make daily training decisions.

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Henry Newhall

Founder & CEO

Product5 min read

Why We Built Matter

Coaches rely on gut instinct. Athletes wear $500 wearables with no way to act on the data. We built Matter to close that gap.

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Henry Newhall

Founder & CEO

ACAC Main Line

The week, with Coach chat beside it

ACAC Main Line, the published demo roster. Ask about a session. The reply is already filled, and nothing is written from this page.

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Week of Oct 19

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Sprint Set — 12x50 Max Effort. 80 min, 2,286 m.

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Why does Tyler Brooks need me?

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Readiness 52 against his usual 79. Sleep last night was 5.4 h, and HRV is 64 ms against 78 ms. He wrote “Slept 5 hrs. Bio exam tomorrow.” Last Thursday he faded from 25.4 to 27.6. The draft above turns the 55 min sprint into an easy swim. Nothing is written until you Approve.

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