Below are some screen shots with tips on how to use the Spond app on your smartphone.
(Please note that these screenshots are taken on my iPhone with Spond v4.47.0. If you have a different brand of phone the screens might look a bit different, but I assume the same features are available to all operating systems.)
Step 1: If you haven’t already got the Spond app, you can download it here:
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/spond/id755596884
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spond.spond&hl=en_GB&gl=US&pli=1
Create an account and register as a new user.
Step 2: You will need to be invited to join the Macclesfield Harriers group on Spond. When you have paid your membership fees as a first time member, you will receive an email with a link to join our Spond group. This email might end up in your junk email folder, so please keep checking if you have just joined. If you can’t find this email, please speak to our Track & Field Manager (Dan) at training, who will help you set up Spond.
Step 3: Open the Spond app on your phone and you will see a screen like this:
NB: you might see other groups if you use Spond for different clubs.
Step 4: Select the Macclesfield Harriers group and you should see a screen like this, showing a list of upcoming events for your age group.
There are two types of events on this page:
i) ‘Recurring’ events – these include weekly training sessions on Tuesday and Thursday nights
ii) Non-recurring events – these include club competitions that we organise throughout the season, e.g. Sportshall (U11-U15), Youth Development League (U13, U15), Cheshire T&F Grand Prix (U11 to Senior), Northern T&F League (U17-Senior), etc.
You can scroll down and see all future events.
Tip No.1: How to tell us if you’re coming to training (or not)
Select a training event and you should see a screen like this:
At the bottom of this screen, click ‘Attending’ or ‘Decline’ under your child’s name.
NB: Doing this really helps us understand how many athletes will be attending training for each age group, so we can make sure we have enough coaches and coaching assistants.
If you would like to ask us a question about the session, scroll down to the bottom of this page and add a comment. (You will also be able to see any comments, questions and answers from other parents too).
To go back to the main list of events, click the white / blue arrow in the top left hand corner of this screen.
Tip No.2 How to see what competitions are coming up and tell us if you are competing
To filter the list of events to just show competitions and hide the training events, select the drop-down list where it says ‘Upcoming’ on the right hand side under the Macclesfield Harriers logo.
Toggle ‘Show recurring’ to off and click ‘Done’. You will now see a screen like this, with just the upcoming competitions listed.
Select a competition event and you will see a screen like this:
There is lots of useful information on this screen, e.g:
- You can click ‘Attending’ or ‘Decline’ under your child’s name to let us know if you can attend a particular competition
- If you scroll down you can see information about the location of the event and the start / finish time.
- If you click ‘Read more’ under the Description you will see more information about the event, e.g. there might be a hyperlink to the Roster Athletics portal if you need to register and pay for your child’s entry (Cheshire Track & Field Grand Prix and Cheshire Championships only). For league matches, we submit a team sheet, so you just need to let us know you are attending and what events you would like to do (e.g. 75m, Javelin, relay, etc).
- If you scroll down to ‘Comments’ you can ask us a question about the event or see what other people have asked. For a league event, we might ask you to give us your preferred events. This is where you would tell us.
Tip No.3 How to us send a message
If you would like to ask us a question or send us a message, you can click the ‘Messages’ bubble at the bottom of the home page. You should see a screen like this, showing your message history:
Click the ‘+’ sign in the top right hand corner of the screen. Select the Macclesfield Harriers group, then select ‘Main group’ on the next page. You should see a list of people that you are able to message with you access rights. (This might just be me and the Team Managers). Select a person and then click ‘Next’. Type your message and then click the up arrow to the right of the message to send it.