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
Select Messaging from the App Menu
Click on the New Conversation icon from the top-right
Search for the recipient by typing their name into the Search bar
Tap on the Student-Athlete's name to select them as a recipient
Type the new message
Tap Send
Figure 1: Select from a list of individual contacts
Update an Existing Conversation
Select Messaging from the App Menu
Select the conversation from the My Conversations tab
Tap on the Conversation associated with the Student-Athlete
Tap on the Enter Message area
Type the new message
Tap Send
Figure 2: The My Conversations Screen
Figure 3: An Existing Conversation
Send a Message Directly from the Student-Athlete Profile
Open the Student-Athlete's profile
Tap the Message icon from the Action Bar
Tap on the Enter Message area
Type the new message
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:
Tap the Create Announcement card
Search for Recipients or Groups in the search bar
Tap the Next > button in the upper-right hand corner
Type the new message
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
Open the Roster
Tap on the Action Menu icon in the top-right
Tap on the Send Announcement option
Tap on the Next > button in the top right
Type the new message
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
Open Roster Groups
Tap on a specific group
Tap on the Action Menu icon in the top-right
Tap on the Send Announcement option
Tap on the Next > button in the top right
Type the new message
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:
Long press on a Student-Athlete within the list
Select additional Student-Athletes
Tap on the Action Menu icon in the top-right
Tap on the Send Announcement option
Type the new message
Tap Send
Figure 8: Select Multiple Student-Athletes from any List