How to find and connect with coaches

You find practice partners on Robin in three steps. Browse the Coaches directory, send a coach a practice request, then start a conversation and book your first session once they accept. Three tabs cover the lifecycle: browsing, responding to requests, and managing your current partners.

Browse

Open Coaches → Browse to see every coach who has signed up to Robin. Each card shows a coach's name, their timezone overlap with yours, their coaching focus, and how recently they have been active. Robin dims a card and groups it at the end when that coach has not visited for about a month. See Why a card looks dimmed in the directory.

You can filter by association, years of coaching, language, and session length. Sort by timezone overlap for the easiest scheduling, or by newest to meet someone who has just joined.

Tap any card to open a coach's full profile: their coaching focus, style, training, and anything else they have chosen to share.

Send a practice request

When you find a coach you would like to practise with, tap Request to practise on their profile. Robin asks you to add a short note. A sentence or two that introduces you and says what you are looking for is enough.

They get an in-app notification and an email. Nothing else happens on your side until they respond.

Respond to incoming requests

When another coach sends you a request, it lands in Coaches → Requests. A badge stays on the Coaches icon until you have reviewed it.

Open Requests to see the note, their profile, and the Accept and Decline buttons. Accept, and Robin opens a new conversation between the two of you. Decline, and Robin dismisses the request quietly.

Start a conversation

Once either of you accepts a request, you are partners. The coach appears in Coaches → Your partners, and you have a dedicated conversation.

From the conversation, open the call menu (the video button at the top). Choose Meet now for an instant call, or Schedule a call for a set time. You can also tap Book on the coach's profile at any time. For the full flow, see Booking a call with a coach and Starting and joining a call.

Tips

• Reply to requests quickly. A fast response to a fresh request is how partnerships start. Requests that sit for days tend to go cold.
• Keep your profile up to date. Your availability and coaching focus drive who matches with you in the directory.
• Decline is fine. You do not have to practise with everyone who requests you. A declined request goes away, and nothing else is needed.