--- title: "Check-Ins" description: "Build Check-Ins that your athletes fill out themselves, like a daily wellness log, and review their answers and trends." category: "Perform" published: "2026-10-16 15:31:30" updated: "2026-10-16 15:31:30" url: "https://www.hockeyshare.com/support/kb/perform/check-ins" --- # Check-Ins Check-Ins are short forms your athletes fill out themselves, such as a daily wellness log, a weekly sleep check or an intake form. They're kept separate from the test results you record. Check-Ins are a Premium feature. Athletes only see Check-Ins after they've claimed their profile. See [Claiming an Athlete Profile](/support/kb/perform/claiming-an-athlete-profile). ## Step 1 — Create a Check-In Go to **Athletes → Check-Ins**, then click **New Check-In**. - **Title** and **Description** – what athletes see at the top of the form. - **Frequency** – how often an athlete can submit: **Daily**, **Weekly**, **Monthly**, **One-time** or **Anytime**. - **Audience** – **All athletes**, or **Specific classifications** (pick one or more). - **Starts On** / **Ends On** – optional dates for when the Check-In is open. Click **Create Check-In**. New Check-Ins start as **Draft**, so athletes don't see them yet. ![New Check-In window for a Daily Wellness check-in sent to all athletes](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a12bd6-1423-77f8-be3a-adced21a0049/-/format/webp/) ## Step 2 — Add questions and content The builder opens. Click **Add block** and choose a question type: - **Scale question** – pick a number on a scale (for example 1–5 or 0–10), with optional labels for the low and high ends. - **Number question** – a number with an optional unit (such as "hrs") and optional min and max. - **Time question** – athletes enter mm:ss (for example 7:52). - **Text question** – a written answer. Every question has a **Question label**, optional **Help text**, a **Required** box and a **Show trend on athlete profile** box. Text answers can't be shown as a trend. You can also add headings, text, callouts, dividers, images, files, links, YouTube videos and items from your Vault. Use **Upload** to add an image or file from your computer. Click **Save** when you're done. ![Check-In builder with a 1 to 5 scale question and a number question in hours](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a12bd6-1c15-74df-92d4-edbc32b4c9ac/-/format/webp/) ## Step 3 — Preview and publish Click **Preview** to see the form exactly as athletes will. The inputs are disabled in preview. When it looks right, go back to **Check-Ins**, click the gear icon (**Edit settings**) and set **Status** to **Published**. HockeyShare doesn't notify athletes when a Check-In opens, so let your team know it's there. Athletes find it on their profile under **View Check-Ins**. ## Step 4 — Review responses On the **Check-Ins** list, click the table icon (**View responses**) next to a Check-In, or click **Responses** at the top of the builder. You can also open an athlete's profile: the **Check-Ins** card lists their recent responses, and **View all responses** opens the responses page. The responses page shows a **Compliance Matrix**: each athlete in the audience, with the last 7 days, weeks or months. A One-time or Anytime Check-In shows a single **Submitted** column. Click any submitted cell to read that response. Click **Download CSV** to export every response. ![Check-In Compliance Matrix showing which athletes submitted on each of the last 7 days, with Download CSV](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a12bee-03a9-7602-b4bf-c2f711b5d328/-/format/webp/) ## Step 5 — Watch trends For questions marked **Show trend on athlete profile**, the athlete's profile shows a **Check-In Trends** card with: - the last answer - the 7-day average - the 30-day average and the number of entries - an arrow showing whether it's trending up or down compared with the prior 30 days Athletes see the same card on their own dashboard. ![Check-In Trends card with last answer, 7-day average and 30-day average for soreness and sleep](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a12bee-0c33-7d56-a5cb-1ae1184fd165/-/format/webp/) ## Good to Know - Athletes can submit once per period (day, week or month) and can update their answer until that period ends. **Anytime** Check-Ins can be submitted as often as they like. - A Check-In with responses can't be deleted. Archive it instead; its responses are kept. - Editors, admins and owners can build Check-Ins and see responses. Viewers can see the list but can't edit. - If the coach account that owns the athlete drops below Premium, athletes can no longer open their Check-Ins until it's upgraded again. ## Tips - Keep it short. Three or four questions a day gets far better compliance than ten. - Use a **Scale question** with clear end labels (for example "Exhausted" and "Fully rested") so every athlete reads the scale the same way. - Turn on **Show trend on athlete profile** for the one or two numbers you actually want to watch. - Use classifications as the audience to send a goalie-only or team-specific Check-In.