UX/UI
Aikyam is a sports performance tracking platform designed to digitize athlete data and support data-driven coaching. The platform bridges on-field training and performance analysis through dedicated interfaces for athletes and coaches.
UI/UX Design Intern — Research to Interface
Led research and design efforts for Aikyam, including field interviews with athletes, flow definition, and interface design. Transformed real-world training insights into structured UX solutions for athletes and coaches.
Solo UX Designer · Founder Collaboration
Collaborated closely with the company founder throughout the project, contributing as the sole UX design intern. Involved in research, ideation, and interface decisions, with direct influence on shaping the product experience.
In many sports training environment athlete performance data is still recorded manually using paper based method or basic spreadsheet.This process is time-consuming, prone to errors, and lacks real-time accessibility, making it difficult for athletes and coaches to track progress and make informed decisions.
Enable structured performance tracking for athletes
Help coaches analyze progress through clear data views
Simplify complex sports metrics into understandable insights
Support both training-time and review-time use
This project followed a research-driven approach combining primary field research and secondary analysis.
Primary research involved face-to-face interviews with athletes at Udupi Stadium to understand real training routines, performance tracking methods, and pain points.
These findings were complemented with secondary research, including competitor analysis and review of sports performance platforms, to identify usability gaps and industry patterns.
Research Insights
Performance tracking is manual, fragmented, and spreadsheet-dependent
Excel files act as static references, not active training tools
Coach–athlete communication is unstructured and disconnected
Training updates lack real-time visibility and interaction
Missed activities often go unnoticed or unreported
Managing multiple athletes creates high operational overload
Task completion cannot be reliably verified
Performance tracking should empower action, not create additional work.
A unified sports performance ecosystem combining a mobile application for athletes and coaches with an admin interface for associations and trainers, enabling real-time performance tracking, structured training workflows, and centralized team management.
