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Messaging Your Student-Athletes (iOS)
Messaging Your Student-Athletes (iOS)
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Written by Carlton Goff
Updated over a week ago

Messages to Student-Athletes can be sent from various areas of the ARMS Mobile app, either in the form of a Conversation with an individual or as a bulk Announcement to a group of Student-Athletes. As messages are sent, they are updated within the User's list of Conversations.

NOTE: All announcements and messages to student-athletes are sent out as one-to-one communication between the coach or administrator sending the announcement and each student-athlete receiving the message (similar to how emails are sent to recruits).

Individually Message a Student-Athlete

Start a New Conversation

  1. Select Messaging from the App Menu

  2. Click on the New Conversation icon from the top-right

  3. Search for the recipient by typing their name into the Search bar

  4. Tap on the Student-Athlete's name to select them as a recipient

  5. Type the new message

  6. Tap Send

Figure 1: Select from a list of individual contacts

Update an Existing Conversation

  1. Select Messaging from the App Menu

  2. Select the conversation from the My Conversations tab

  3. Tap on the Conversation associated with the Student-Athlete

  4. Tap on the Enter Message area

  5. Type the new message

  6. Tap Send

Figure 2: The My Conversations Screen

Figure 3: An Existing Conversation

Send a Message Directly from the Student-Athlete Profile

  1. Open the Student-Athlete's profile

  2. Tap the Message icon from the Action Bar

  3. Tap on the Enter Message area

  4. Type the new message

  5. Tap Send

Tip: You can also send a Message to a Student-Athlete by sliding right on the row from any list of Student-Athletes and selecting the Message option.

Figure 4: The Student-Athlete Profile Action Menu

Figure 5: Pull Right to Quickly Message a Student-Athlete from any List

Send an Announcement to Multiple Student-Athletes

Send a Team Announcement from the Dashboard

From the Dashboard:

  1. Tap the Create Announcement card

  2. Search for Recipients or Groups in the search bar

  3. Tap the Next > button in the upper-right hand corner

  4. Type the new message

  5. Tap Send

NOTE: For multi-sport Users, the Dashboard option is associated with your current sport

Figure 6: The Dashboard's "Send Team Announcement" Card

Send a Team Announcement from the Roster

  1. Open the Roster

  2. Tap on the Action Menu icon in the top-right

  3. Tap on the Send Announcement option

  4. Tap on the Next > button in the top right

  5. Type the new message

  6. Tap on the Next > button in the top right

The next screen will allow you to schedule the message to be sent at a later time, save as a draft or send it immediately.

Figure 7: Send Announcements from the Roster Action Menu

Send a Team Announcement to a Group

  1. Open Roster Groups

  2. Tap on a specific group

  3. Tap on the Action Menu icon in the top-right

  4. Tap on the Send Announcement option

  5. Tap on the Next > button in the top right

  6. Type the new message

  7. Tap on the Next > button in the top right

Tip: You can also send an Announcement to a Roster Group by sliding right from the Groups page and selecting the Message option.

Send a Team Announcement to a Selected Group of Student-Athletes

From any list of Student-Athletes:

  1. Long press on a Student-Athlete within the list

  2. Select additional Student-Athletes

  3. Tap on the Action Menu icon in the top-right

  4. Tap on the Send Announcement option

  5. Type the new message

  6. Tap Send

Figure 8: Select Multiple Student-Athletes from any List

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