What triggers a parent push

Parents who’ve enabled phone notifications on their family page get a buzz on certain coach actions. Knowing what triggers them helps you avoid accidentally spamming.

Screenshot: family side notification on iPhone

Fires push to all affected families

Coach action	When
Cancel an event	≤48h to start
Un-cancel an event	≤48h to start
Change time	≤48h to start
Change location	≤48h to start
Change discipline / hill / meeting time-or-location (race-day)	≤48h to start
Save a coach note 📌	≤48h to start
Create a new event in their group	≤48h to start
Post to the channel chat	Always
New admin (non-bot) post in the Telegram channel	Always

Does NOT fire push

Coach action	Why not
Edit equipment list, event notes, race notes, registration URL, eligible categories	”Minor” — surfaces on the family page banner, doesn’t blast
Any event >48h out	Goes into the next 6pm daily digest email
Mark attendance for a family’s athlete	Coach-only data; family sees on next page load
A family’s own quick-message (“Out sick”) to other families	Suppressed — only the coaches in that event get pushed

Volume controls

Each family controls per-contact which email addresses get the daily digest. They also control whether they’ve enabled push at all and on which devices.

Coaches don’t directly control parent push volume — but the per-event RSVP deadline and the “minor change” exemption (equipment-only edits don’t push) keep the noise floor low.