Customer story · BJJ · Madrid Less attendance admin, more time for BJJ
At Mathias Ribeiro Team, MatGoat turned attendance into a simple routine: students check in on the tablet, records stay centralized, and Mathias can review activity without personally handling every check-in.
Students record their own attendance, Mathias saves time, and academy activity remains visible from anywhere.
Qualitative result reported by the customer; MatGoat did not independently measure it.
The starting point
Every class creates an essential task: knowing who attended and keeping that history current. Mathias wanted a reliable way to do it without interrupting teaching, relying on separate lists, or personally supervising every record. His professional trip to Miami ultimately put that system to the test.
The implementation
The academy tablet turned check-in into a self-service action for students. Every attendance record was stored in MatGoat, creating one source of information that Mathias could review during the normal working day and while away.
A simpler routine for every class
1. Student self-service
Students checked in for class from the academy tablet.
2. Automatic records
Each check-in was stored automatically in MatGoat.
3. Less administration
Attendance stayed centralized instead of relying on separate lists.
4. Visibility from anywhere
Mathias could review activity in Madrid or while travelling.
Proposed quotes for Mathias
Drafts based on this story; pending Mathias Ribeiro’s review and approval before publication as testimonials.
“With attendance automated, I can spend less time on administration and more time teaching.”
“Students checking in on the tablet makes attendance a natural part of the academy routine.”
“Having activity centralized in MatGoat lets me see how the academy is doing wherever I am.”
The result
The benefit is not limited to travel: in every class, students take part in check-in, attendance stays organized, and Mathias spends less time on manual administration. When he travelled to Miami to work with Ilia Topuria’s team, that same routine showed it could keep working without costing him visibility into the Madrid academy.
How to read this result
This story describes an operating experience reported by Mathias Ribeiro. It is not presented as hours saved, a percentage reduction, or another metric measured by MatGoat.
“Since we started using MatGoat, attendance is automatic and students sign up for classes on the tablet. It saves me a lot of time!”
During that period, Mathias and Mani Tavanaei travelled to Miami to work on Ilia Topuria’s grappling, Jiu Jitsu, and transition training.
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