# SkateCoach — XC Skiing Skate Technique App

> XC Skiing Skate Technique App (iPhone/iPad app by Timothy Kelley.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skatecoach/id1321798327 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Timothy Kelley](https://appshunter.io/developer/1107488020)
- Category: Sports, Health & Fitness
- Price: $3.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-01-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skatecoach/id1321798327/reviews.md

## What is SkateCoach?

SkateCoach helps cross country skiers improve their skate skiing technique.  The SkateCoach app is run on an iPhone that is carried by the skier (carried in a waist belt or inserted in a jacket and wedged under a waist band).

Here is a video about SkateCoach (cut and paste link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5dyzSVrcvU


The SkateCoach app records skate motion metrics and scores the quality of the skier's skate technique.  After the SkateCoach app is used to record data from a sample session, detailed information about one's skate technique can be reviewed.  Types of information that is presented for technique analysis are: weight shift, glide, ski angle, acceleration and velocity metrics.

Until now, coaching of cross country skiing technique has been mostly a subjective activity.  "You need to glide more".  "Get your arms closer to your body".

There is nothing quantitative about the old school approach to ski technique coaching.  A skier does not get feedback as to what percentage difference a technique change makes.

SkateCoach changes all of this.  Now a coach and skier can now exactly how technique changes improve glide and speed.  SkateCoach can show metrics that are not identifiable by humans.  Like what percentage of time is weight shift more on one side than the other.  Or what side has slightly longer or shorter glide time, and what the fractional seconds difference is.  Or what side has stronger acceleration, and by how much.

SkateCoach, making perfect technique possible.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.2 — 2025-02-08

Minor changes for compliance with iOS 18 coding guidelines.

### 5.1 — 2023-07-26

App meta data updates, no changes to code.

### 5.0 — 2022-12-18

App rebuilt to support iOS 16.x.

### 4.0 — 2020-02-07

Change to video link in App Store description.  No code changes.

Skate coach video (cut and paste link) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5dyzSVrcvU

### 3.0 — 2020-02-01

SkateCoach now has artificial intelligence (AI) that learns how you skate ski.  It then talks to you in real time to inform you if the time spent on your last skate and glide was too long or too short.  Choose AI Voice Setup in the menu to activate this feature.  The technique tolerance level you choose sets the parameters for this AI feedback.

There is now a video about SkateCoach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCysrd4lDIw

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