Client check-in tracker for coaches in Excel
One row per client: programme, coach, check-in day, last check-in, last message, next call and renewal. A client silent for five days or a missed call turns red.
What the file looks like
The heading row and the five example rows, as they open in Excel. Under them the file has empty rows that are ready: the lists, the formulas and the colours are already set.
| Client | Programme | Coach | Start date | End date | Check-in day | Last check-in | Last message | Days silent | Next call | Days to end | Renewal talk | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priya S. | 12-week plan | Megha | 7 Sept 2026 | 30 Nov 2026 | Monday | 13 Oct 2026 | 16 Oct 2026 | fills itself | 19 Oct 2026 | fills itself | Not due | Doing well, asked for travel-day meal ideas |
| Rahul K. | 12-week plan | Megha | 22 Sept 2026 | 15 Dec 2026 | Thursday | 2 Oct 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 | fills itself | 14 Oct 2026 | fills itself | Not due | Last said work was busy. Call, do not only message |
| Anjali M. | 8-week plan | Tanvi | 12 Sept 2026 | 7 Nov 2026 | Saturday | 11 Oct 2026 | 15 Oct 2026 | fills itself | 18 Oct 2026 | fills itself | To do | Ask about continuing after the plan ends |
| Vikram T. | 24-week plan | Tanvi | 18 Aug 2026 | 2 Feb 2027 | Wednesday | 15 Oct 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 | fills itself | 22 Oct 2026 | fills itself | Not due | Monthly review due next week |
| Sneha R. | 12-week plan | Megha | 8 Aug 2026 | 31 Oct 2026 | Friday | 7 Oct 2026 | 14 Oct 2026 | fills itself | 17 Oct 2026 | fills itself | Done | Wants to decide after the last review |
- Red row: No message from the client for five days or more, or a follow-up call was missed.
- Amber row: The weekly check-in is late, or the programme ends within 30 days and the renewal talk is not done.
- Green row: In touch, and the next call is on time.
The columns, and what to write in each
- Client
The client, by the name the team uses.
- Programme
The programme and its length, for example 12-week plan.
- Coach
One coach responsible for this client.
- Start date
The first day of the programme.
- End date
The last day of the programme.
- Check-in day
The day of the week the client sends the check-in.
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday - Last check-in
The date the last check-in came.
- Last message
The date of the last message or reply from the client, of any kind.
- Days silent
Fills itself: days since the client last wrote.
- Next call
The date of the next follow-up call. Never empty while the programme runs.
- Days to end
Fills itself: days left in the programme.
- Renewal talk
Where the renewal conversation is. Pick from the list.
Not dueTo doDoneRenewedNot renewing - Notes
What the coach last said or agreed, in one line.
How to keep it
- Every paying client gets a row on the day they start: programme, coach, start and end date, and the day of the week their check-in is due.
- Each day, the coach writes the date of the last check-in and the last message from each of their clients. "Days silent" and "Days to end" fill themselves.
- After every call, write the date of the next one. A client without a next call date is a client nobody is looking after.
- Morning: each coach reads the red rows first (silent for five days, or a call missed), then the amber ones (check-in late, or the programme ends within 30 days).
- When a programme is 30 days from its end, set "Renewal talk" to "To do", and to the outcome once the talk is done.
Also in the file: messages
Hi (name), it is check-in day. Please send this week's update when you get a minute. If the week was hard, tell me that too: that is what the check-in is for.
Hi (name), I have not heard from you this week and wanted to check in. No pressure, a one-line reply is enough. Shall I call you on (day) at (time)?
Hi (name), you have (weeks) weeks left in your (programme). I would like to take 15 minutes to look back at what changed and plan what comes next. Does (day) at (time) work?
WEEK (date): (number) clients. Check-ins received: (number) of (number). Silent five days or more: (names). Renewal talks due: (names). Renewed this week: (names).
Free to use and to change. No macros, nothing to install.
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