The AI Advantage in Modern Tennis Coaching
In the dynamic world of sports coaching, Outcoach is making waves with its innovative approach to enhancing the coaching experience.
Outcoach is an AI-enabled coaching management platform that helps tennis businesses save time on admin, strengthen parent engagement and increase student retention.
As part of AO StartUps, multiple coaching businesses across Australia will pilot the Outcoach platform across the upcoming summer of tennis and throughout early 2026.
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“We’re absolutely thrilled to be working with Tennis Australia through AO StartUps to help tennis clubs focus less on admin and more on what matters most - quality coaching and grassroots development,” said Arjun Karthik, co-founder of Outcoach.
“With the increasing adoption of ChatGPT and LLMs more broadly, there’s huge potential to transform tennis coaching by combining the power of AI with mobile technology and bringing it onto the court at the grassroots level.
“This collaboration is a chance to empower coaches to use Outcoach to automate admin, track student progress and foster meaningful parent engagement - keeping more young players in the sport.”
Built here in Australia, Outcoach brings together scheduling, invoicing, attendance marking, progress tracking, athlete development and communication all in the one integrated platform. It also offers a mobile app, allowing parents to see their child’s progress along with 'voice to text' features that coaches can use right from the court.
"We are thrilled to welcome Outcoach to the AO StartUps program. Their innovative approach to providing digital solutions for coaches and the development of players aligns perfectly with our mission to foster cutting-edge solutions in the world of tennis," said Tennis Australia Director of Coaching Adam Carey.
“We look forward to seeing the positive impact they will have on the sport and our community.”
Outcoach is transforming the way tennis clubs operate, helping coaches free up time to do what they love most - coaching and creating world class tennis players.
The full cohort of AO StartUp companies will be announced in the leadup to AO 2026.