See for a full overview the ‘What is new ‘ PDF on the download page of Coach 7.
Some important improvements are: a new data table that makes working with multiple runs easier, using drag-and-drop to make graphs, automatic interface and sensor recognition, many graphical updates and usability improvements. The software has seen a large update of its code base to make it future proof.
Whenever new functionality is added to Coach, or when enough bugs are fixed, a new minor version of Coach will be released. You can expect two or three updates per year, one of which will be likely prior to the start of the academic year.
Coach 7 works on computers with Windows 7 or newer and Apple computers with OS X 10.11 El Capitan or newer.
The Coach 7 app can be used on Chromebooks, but only if the Chromebook supports the use of Android and Android-apps. An extensive list of Chromebooks that (will) support Android is available here.
Coach and other CMA products are distributed to a wide international audience. The initiative to translate the software and support materials comes from our international dealers. When a version in a different language is completed, these versions becomes available online. As of version 7.7 Coach is available in Dutch, English, Chinese, Czech, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Slovak, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
You can find instructions to reset the Author key in the online Coach help (search for ‘Author Key’).
The default key is 0000 (four times zero), but this may have been changed by any other user with Author access.
Yes, OS X (10.10 or newer) is supported starting from Coach 7. Note that while the Windows and OS X versions are almost identical, with just a few minor differences.