PROJECT OVERVIEW
The goal is to help Brazilain Jiu Jitsu Coaches share the correct information with their students so they can stay on the right path to the correct media. ​​​
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OUR GOAL
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to rebuild their folders system
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to allow coaches to have a more centralized location to plan their lessons and share resources with their students
DURATION
2 weeks
1 week of
interviewing
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ROLES
Team of 4
UX research
+ Designer ​
TOOLS
Figma​
Adobe Illustrator
Canva
Adobe Word
DISCOVER → DEFINE → DEVELOP → DELIVER
Coaches have no centralized way to organize their resources and lesson plans.
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Coaches have no centralized way to organize their resources and lesson plans.
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The amount of content online can be overwhelming and difficult to sort through.
Our first step was to interview.
We interviewed...
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2 students 2 coaches
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Our user base consisted of Jiu-Jitsu students and coaches.
Our research objective was to understand what their needs are and what their lives
are like both in the Ji Jitsu community and outside of it.
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The next step is to look at other BJJ sites for Competitive Research. Out team needed to see how other brands structured their content and learning systems so we decided to do some comparisons.
Checked out the largest Video/content-sharing platforms to see how they organize their content. Took note of how Instagram and Youtube allows users to save and organize content.
DISCOVER → DEFINE → DEVELOP → DELIVER
PERSONAS
Behaviors:
• They are passionate and wish to inspire that same passion in others.
• They frequently reference matches for training and teaching and use group chats to engage with the gym community and students.
• They prefer hands-on practice and repetition and organize their classes into segments.
• They save resources by technique and source and write things down to stay organized.
Needs/Goals:
• They want to be efficient in training and preparation.
• They need a centralized platform to showcase their lessons and resources
• Need curriculum to be inclusive and cater to different levels and backgrounds
COACH
Frustrations:
• They find it challenging to find time for organizing and preparing sessions.
• They feel overwhelmed by the vast amount of BJJ content and struggle to find quality resources.
• They are concerned about students learning incorrect techniques outside of class.
Behaviors:
• They are passionate and wish to inspire that same passion in others.
• They frequently reference matches for training and teaching and use group chats to engage with the gym community and students.
• They prefer hands-on practice and repetition and organize their classes into segments.
• They save resources by technique and source and write things down to stay organized.
Needs/Goals:
• They want to be efficient in training and preparation.
• They need a centralized platform to showcase their lessons and resources
• Need curriculum to be inclusive and cater to different levels and backgrounds
STUDENT
Frustrations:
• They find it challenging to find time for organizing and preparing sessions.
• They feel overwhelmed by the vast amount of BJJ content and struggle to find quality resources.
• They are concerned about students learning incorrect techniques outside of class.
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Buckling
Down
Casey does some synopsis reading and trailer watching, gets comfortable on her couch and starts sifting through titles.
She can’t help but ponder whether her search will be successful.
2.
.
Throwing in
the Towel
She considers texting in a group chat but feels that it has gottentoo late at night.
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Casey returns to her TV and turns on a series she has already seen. She watches a 20 minute episode before calling it a night.
3.
PICTURE THIS
I want to watch
something new!
Casey gets home from work and feels readyto watcha new series/movie. She is considering some potential options on Netflix from a coworker she is acquainted with.
1.
A COMMON NEED
Coaches need a way to guide their students outside of the gym
Students need a way to receive guidance, in order to keep improving
HOW MIGHT WE...
• Instill a strong sense of community in the design?
• Assist in making lesson planning more simplified?
• Make finding and sharing resources more intuitive
for coaches and students?
DISCOVER → DEFINE → DEVELOP → DELIVER
DESIGN
Training homepage - similar interface for students and coaches
Two Options:Class page (can be created by coaches) Folder (can
be created by coaches OR students)
Putting Our Solution to the Test
What I learned from our testing.
To assess the usability of the training section by determining how/if coaches and students can successfully create, organize, and interact with folders and class pages.
• Metrics: Time on task, error rate, user satisfaction
• 4 (2 coaches, 2 students) with the gym community and students.
RESULTS:
• T4/4 Users mentioned note and discussion sections are great for building engagement
• 4/4 Users experienced some difficulty when adding a resource to their folder
• 3/4 Users enjoyed the calendar feature and felt it would help them with organization
DISCOVER → DEFINE → DEVELOP → DELIVER
NEXT STEPS
• Continued User Research
• Onboarding process
• Map
• Collaboration Tools for Gyms
• Mobile Site Design
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS PROJECT
Better communication is the key to making a project come together. Making sure we stick to our design roles.