Knows The Drill

For coaches and coaching practice owners

Virtual assistants for coaches

Be ready for the conversation your client came for. Your coaching virtual assistant can coordinate enrollment, sessions and the follow-up around them. Knows The Drill recruits and prepares your assistant for your coaching niche and agreed responsibilities before handoff.

Find your assistant

Your next session starts with the details around it.

A new client needs the welcome information. Another wants to move a session. A group is waiting for the resource you promised. Each request is manageable on its own; together, they fill the spaces between your coaching conversations.

Give an assistant a clear role in that client journey. They can keep appointments, approved materials and open requests organized so you know what is ready for the next session and what still needs your attention.

The work to hand off

Keep the client experience organized between sessions.

01

Coordinate inquiry and enrollment details

An assistant can record inquiries, arrange discovery calls and send enrollment materials after you approve a client's place. They can track the forms or acknowledgments you request and prepare a list of outstanding items. Questions about fit, program terms or exceptions come back to you.

What you get back: An enrollment checklist showing confirmed clients and outstanding setup details

02

Manage session logistics

Provide your availability, time-zone rules and rescheduling policy. Your assistant can coordinate individual or group sessions, send approved reminders and check that meeting links and calendar details match. Cancellations and schedule conflicts stay visible alongside the action needed to resolve them.

What you get back: A session calendar with confirmed details and unresolved scheduling requests

03

Organize approved program resources

Your assistant can maintain the resource library, prepare the files you assign and send them at the point you specify in the program. They can track delivery and respond to access questions using your instructions. New exercises, recommendations and changes to the material come from you.

What you get back: A resource library and a record of materials sent

04

Keep administrative follow-up moving

An assistant can organize client messages, prepare routine replies and track the follow-up you assign after a session. That might include the next appointment, an approved resource or an invoice reminder. Requests needing coaching judgment reach you with the original message and relevant context.

What you get back: A follow-up list separating routine actions from questions for the coach

Illustrative workflow

Keep the next coaching session ready

Connect enrollment, scheduling and approved materials in one session logistics record. Include the information needed to coordinate the work, with clear instructions for questions only the coach can answer.

A client enrolls

Assistant preparesSend the approved welcome information and track the setup items you have requested.

You decideProgram fit, acceptance and any exception to the agreed terms.

The session is scheduled

Assistant preparesConfirm the date, time zone and meeting link, then send the agreed reminder.

You decideAvailability, rescheduling exceptions and the session format.

Preparation is assigned

Assistant preparesSend the resource you select and flag missing access or delivery problems.

You decideWhich material is appropriate and how the client should use it.

The session takes place

Assistant preparesUpdate the attendance or scheduling status from the information you provide.

You decideThe coaching work, its interpretation and what follow-up is appropriate.

The next step is agreed

Assistant preparesArrange the next session and send any approved follow-up, recording open questions.

You decideChanges to the program or advice needed between sessions.

Illustrative example — not a client record

A session resource with an outdated portal link

Use this preparation record to connect one upcoming session with the resource you assigned and the delivery issue still to resolve.

Session reference
Example entryCO-020: the client's second session, Wednesday at 10 a.m. Pacific.
What to provide or checkConnect the resource to the correct client-program record and appointment.
Assigned resource
Example entryThe coach assigned the reflection worksheet, Version 2, before this session.
What to provide or checkUse the coach's instruction as the source for the material.
Current portal link
Example entryThe resource link in the session page opens Version 1.
What to provide or checkIdentify the mismatch between the assigned material and the available file.
Delivery status
Example entryThe preparation reminder has not been sent; the resource link still needs correcting.
What to provide or checkKeep the delivery record accurate while the issue is open.
Next action and owner
Example entryThe assistant updates the link to the assigned Version 2, checks it in the portal preview and reports the delivery status to the coach.
What to provide or checkMake the administrative fix and its confirmation visible to the coach.

Ready to hand over when: The session page opens the coach-assigned version, the reminder uses that link and the coach can see whether the preparation message was sent.

Download the blank template (CSV)

No email required. The file includes field names and guidance, with blank spaces for your own inputs. Use it to describe the work during matching; keep private client information out of an initial inquiry.

Shape the role around the workload

Is session preparation spilling into your coaching time?

A useful fit when

  • Your client programs create recurring enrollment, scheduling and resource-delivery work.
  • You can assign the materials and follow-up while an assistant keeps the session logistics and administrative record current.

Discuss the setup first

  • You only need help around an occasional workshop; discuss the ongoing workload and hours before choosing a hiring arrangement.
  • The role would involve sensitive session information that is not needed for routine coordination; define the access and consent process first.

Managed support provides a dedicated, full-time assistant. Direct-hire responsibilities, hours and employment terms are agreed during matching.

You lead the coaching relationship.

Set the communication rules and the information your assistant needs for the agreed role. Administrative follow-up should help clients navigate your program and bring substantive questions back to you.

  • You determine client fit, coaching guidance, program content and recommendations.
  • Access to session notes or recordings requires an agreed purpose, permissions and your client-consent process.
  • Program changes, payment exceptions and promises about client outcomes require your decision.

Bring a typical client journey to matching.

  • 01Your enrollment steps, welcome materials and the schedule of a typical program.
  • 02The calendar, client portal and other tools the role needs to use.
  • 03Approved reminders, rescheduling rules and instructions for sensitive or substantive questions.
  • 04Your mix of individual and group sessions, client time zones and required working hours.

Recruit. Prepare. Hand over.

Recruited for you. Trained for your industry.

First, we discuss your niche and the work you want your assistant to own. Then we recruit and prepare them in depth for the industry and responsibilities agreed with you before handoff. The matching conversation defines the skills, tools and preparation time your role needs.

We assess English fluency, practical problem-solving and independent judgment, so your assistant can work through the next step and recognize when to bring you in.

Choose the support behind your hire.

Managed assistant

A dedicated, full-time assistant through our service, with ongoing support from our team. One monthly fee.

Explore managed support

Direct hire

We recruit and train an assistant for you to hire directly into your team. You manage the day-to-day. One placement fee.

Explore direct hiring

The examples on these pages are a starting point. Bring the broader range of work you want covered to the matching call. We agree responsibilities, preparation time, working hours, fees and terms before you start.

Before you bring someone on

Do you prepare assistants for coaching practices?
Yes. We recruit and prepare your assistant for your coaching niche and the responsibilities agreed before handoff. During matching, we discuss your client journey, required skills, tools, working hours and preparation time. Examples from your program help shape that preparation.
Can one assistant support both individual and group programs?
We can discuss both within the role. Bring the number of sessions, the enrollment cycle and the recurring work around each format. Group reminders, shared resources and individual rescheduling need clear instructions and a single set of priorities when work overlaps.
Can an assistant communicate directly with my clients?
Yes, routine messages such as scheduling, welcome information and resource delivery can be included. You approve the wording and decide when a message needs your attention. Coaching questions and requests to change program terms should be directed to you.
Does my assistant need access to session notes or recordings?
Scheduling and resource coordination can often be handled with attendance status and the next action you assign. If the role needs session material, discuss the purpose, access and your client-consent requirements before sharing it. Detailed notes do not need to be part of a basic scheduling workflow.
How can I hire an assistant for my coaching business?
Choose managed support for a dedicated, full-time assistant through our service, with a monthly fee and ongoing team support. Choose direct hire for recruitment and training before you hire the assistant into your own team, with a placement fee. We discuss your workload and agree the scope, price and terms before you start.

Give your client work room in the calendar.

Tell us what happens before and after a session, and which details keep landing back with you. We will help define the role and prepare an assistant around your programs, tools and working hours.

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