Shooting diary and training log
The EklavyaOS Performance Diary is a shooting diary for athletes training in the ISSF events — 10m air rifle and air pistol through to 25m pistol and shotgun. A score records the result; the diary records the cause. It is the athlete-facing half of the coach and academy workspace.
One entry a day, written or spoken
An entry is the date, the discipline, whether the session was practice or a match (with the competition label for a match), the one thing you were working on, how it felt, and what you noticed. You can type it or record a voice note that the app keeps as audio for your coach to play back.
Mood and session context
Seven mood tags — Focused, Calm, Confident, Determined, Satisfied, Anxious and Tired — record the state you were in, so a bad week reads as a pattern rather than a mystery. Tag as many as applied; your diary is listed by date, newest first.
It works offline at the range
Most firing points have no usable signal. An entry written offline, voice note included, is held on the device and sent automatically the next time the diary is opened with a connection. Submitting an entry also marks you present for that date, so the attendance register reflects who actually trained. Android and any modern browser.
Your coach reads it and writes back
This is what a paper diary cannot do. Your coach reads every entry you write, marks it reviewed and can leave one written note on it, which appears on that entry in your own diary. A match-day entry sits attached to that match's score on the coach's side, and diary activity feeds the periodic report card alongside scores and attendance. Entries are visible to your coach and academy staff by default — this is a coaching log, not a private journal. Some academies switch on a per-entry sharing control, and where they have, an entry you keep back is not shown to your coach.
What to log after every session
Six fields, under a minute, in the same order every day: the date (filled in for you); the discipline, because a mixed log hides one event going backwards; practice or match, because they are not the same measurement; the session focus, the field most shooters skip and the one that shows whether a change worked; mood, because tired and anxious weeks look identical in a score column; and what you noticed — specifics such as "dropped low-left in the third series when my hold went past eight seconds", which is coachable, where "bad day" is not. The method works in a notebook too.
EklavyaOS is licensed to an academy and athletes get an account from their coach, so there is no public sign-up.
Frequently asked questions
What is a shooting diary, and why keep one?
A shooting diary is a dated record of what you shot and what happened while you shot it — discipline, session focus, how you felt, what you changed. Scores alone tell you the result; the diary tells you the cause, which is what makes a slump or a breakthrough explainable weeks later.
What should I write in a shooting diary after each session?
Six things: the date, the discipline, whether it was practice or a match, the one thing you were working on, how you felt, and what you noticed. EklavyaOS prompts for exactly those fields, so an entry takes under a minute and stays comparable across months.
Can I log a session by voice instead of typing?
Yes. You can record a voice note in the app instead of writing, which is faster straight off the line. Your coach plays the recording back on their side. The audio is stored as audio — EklavyaOS does not transcribe it into text.
Does the diary work without internet at the range?
Yes. If you are offline, the entry and the voice note are held on your device and sent automatically the next time you open your diary with a connection. Many ranges have no usable signal on the firing point, so logging cannot depend on one.
Who can read my diary entries?
By default your coach and your academy's staff can read every entry you write. The diary is a coaching log, not a private journal — it exists so your coach can respond to it. Some academies switch on a per-entry sharing control; if yours has, each entry carries a switch and anything you keep back is not shown to them. Your coach can leave one written note per shared entry, which you see on your own diary.
Is there a free shooting diary app I can just download?
Not from us. EklavyaOS is licensed to an academy, and athletes get an account from their coach — there is no public sign-up. If you train on your own, a paper or spreadsheet log kept consistently will serve you better than an app you cannot access.
Does logging a diary entry mark my attendance?
Yes. Submitting an entry marks you present for that date automatically, so the attendance register reflects who actually trained rather than who remembered to sign in. Submitting a target does the same.
Does the diary run on Android?
Yes, on Android and in any modern browser. There is no iOS app today. Match-day entries also appear attached to that match's score in your coach's view, so the result and your account of it sit together.