Coach payroll · ₹599/mo add-on · Payslips · Salary tracking
Coach payroll · India

Pay your coaches.
Without the spreadsheet.

ArenaFlow's Coach Payroll add-on replaces the monthly Excel-based salary calculation most Indian academies still run. Configure salaries, generate payroll in one click, issue payslips, track salary history, handle multi-coach academies across centres — all from inside the same ArenaFlow dashboard you already use.

₹599/mo add-on Unlimited coaches Multi-centre support PDF payslips
PAYROLL · JUN 2026 5 coaches SK Sandeep K. HEAD COACH · CRICKET ₹38,500 RJ Rajesh J. ASSISTANT · CRICKET ₹24,000 PM Priya M. HEAD COACH · BADMINTON ₹32,000 AN Anita N. FITNESS COACH ₹18,500 TOTAL PAYROLL ₹1,32,000
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PAYROLL RUN
Generate monthly across all coaches
COACHES
No per-coach fee within the ₹599
PDF
AUTO PAYSLIPS
Branded with your academy logo
₹599/mo
ADD-ON PRICE
On top of your standard plan
Why coach payroll

Most academies still run
coach salaries in Excel.

Excel works fine when you have one coach. It starts breaking when you hit three. By five coaches across two centres, with different salary structures, mid-month bonuses, and irregular attendance affecting variable pay — Excel becomes a recurring source of errors, disputes, and wasted hours each month-end. Coach Payroll replaces that entire workflow.

Why salary mistakes cost you coaches

Indian academies that underpay or mis-pay coaches by even small amounts repeatedly are the academies that lose senior coaches fastest. A single late payment, a missed bonus, or an inconsistent payslip is what makes a coach update their resume — and good coaches have no shortage of options. Coach Payroll makes the monthly payroll cycle as boring as a calendar event. Pull up the dashboard on the 1st, hit run, payslips go out, coaches see the breakdown clearly, payment instructions land in your inbox. Done.

What it includes

Built for how Indian
academies actually pay.

Fixed salaries, per-batch pay, per-session pay, attendance-linked variable pay — Indian academies use all of these models, sometimes for the same coach. The payroll module supports all of them.

1 · Salary structures.
However you pay.

Configure each coach's salary structure once: fixed monthly, per-batch, per-session, hourly, or hybrid (e.g. base + per-batch bonus). The module computes accurately every month, accounting for actual attendance, sessions delivered, and any overrides you apply.

  • Fixed monthly salary
  • Per-batch pay (₹X per batch coached)
  • Per-session pay (₹X per hour or per session)
  • Hybrid: base + per-batch on top
  • Attendance-linked variable component
  • Centre-specific salary if coach works across centres
SALARY · SANDEEP K.
Base monthly
Fixed component
₹28,000
Per-batch
₹350 × 24 batches
₹8,400
Attendance bonus
96% present
₹2,100
Monthly total
₹38,500

2 · One-click payroll run.
Every 1st of the month.

Hit "Run payroll" on the 1st. ArenaFlow pulls the month's actual data — batches coached, sessions delivered, coach attendance — applies each coach's salary rules, and produces a complete payroll sheet ready to review.

  • Pulls actual batches and sessions from your dashboard
  • Auto-applies attendance-linked variables
  • Highlight rows needing manual review (e.g. coach on leave)
  • Add ad-hoc bonuses or deductions before finalising
  • Lock the run once approved — audit trail kept
  • Export to Excel / CSV for bank payment uploads
PAYROLL · JUNE 2026
5 coaches · 2 centres
RUN ✓
BASE SALARIES ₹95,500
BATCH BONUSES ₹26,400
ATTENDANCE BONUSES +₹7,100
DEDUCTIONS -₹3,000
TOTAL PAYROLL ₹1,26,000

3 · Payslips. Branded, downloadable, on time.

Every coach gets a PDF payslip the moment payroll is finalised. Their academy's logo, salary breakdown, attendance summary, and your signature. Coaches can download from the ArenaFlow app — no more chasing the owner for last month's payslip.

  • Auto-generated PDF per coach
  • Your academy logo and branding
  • Salary breakdown (base + variables) shown clearly
  • Attendance summary for the month
  • 12 months of payslip history accessible to the coach
  • Email + WhatsApp delivery if configured
ArenaFlow Academy
PAYSLIP · JUNE 2026
PAID
02 JULY 2026
EMPLOYEE
Sandeep Kumar — Head Coach (Cricket)
Base salary₹28,000
Per-batch bonus (24)₹8,400
Attendance bonus+₹2,100
Net pay ₹38,500

4 · Multi-coach, multi-centre.
Salary across the chain.

Larger academies have coaches who work across multiple centres. The payroll module handles this — Coach Sandeep might be paid ₹400/batch at the Pune centre and ₹500/batch at the Mumbai centre, with totals consolidated at month-end.

  • Per-coach, per-centre salary rules
  • Total payroll consolidated across all centres
  • Per-centre payroll breakdown for P&L tracking
  • Coach roles (head coach, assistant, fitness) tagged separately
  • Audit log of who approved each payroll run
  • Bank-payment-ready Excel export with IFSC and account numbers
PAYROLL BY CENTRE · JUN
Pune · Wakad
3 coaches
₹78,000
Mumbai · Andheri
2 coaches
₹54,000
Total across chain
₹1,32,000
Pricing

From ₹289/month.

Coach Payroll is a ₹599/mo add-on on top of your standard ArenaFlow plan. No per-coach fee. Configure as many coaches and salary structures as you need. Activate any month, deactivate the next — no annual lock-in.

₹289 → ₹3,999 / mo · scales fairly
See full pricing Enterprise pricing
Questions

Coach payroll · FAQ.

The questions Indian academy owners ask most before signing up.

How much does Coach Payroll cost?+
₹599/month flat, added on top of your standard ArenaFlow plan. There is no per-coach fee within that — pay for the module once and onboard as many coaches as you need. 18% GST applies. No annual lock-in; you can activate or deactivate any month.
Does it handle variable pay?+
Yes. You can configure rules like "₹X per batch coached", "₹Y attendance bonus if coach is present 95%+ of scheduled sessions", or "deduction if more than 2 batches missed". The module pulls actual data from ArenaFlow's attendance feature, applies the rules, and produces the variable component automatically.
Can a coach work across centres?+
Yes. A coach's profile can have multiple salary rules — one per centre. The payroll module computes each component separately and consolidates the total. The payslip shows the breakdown by centre. Useful for multi-location chains where coaches work part-time at different sites.
Does it handle TDS / PF / ESI?+
ArenaFlow handles freelance / consultant-style payouts well, which is how most Indian academies engage coaches today. We do not handle full statutory payroll (TDS deductions, PF/ESI compliance, Form 16 generation) at this time — that requires a separate HR/payroll product like RazorpayX Payroll or Zoho Payroll. If you need full compliance, export ArenaFlow's payroll Excel and import into one of those tools.
Can coaches see their own payslip?+
Yes. Each coach has access to their own payslip history in the ArenaFlow app under their profile. They can download PDFs of any past payslip, see the salary breakdown, and review their attendance for the month. This reduces "hey can you send me last month's payslip" requests by close to 100%.
What if a coach disputes their salary?+
The payslip shows every component — base salary, per-batch breakdown with actual batch count, attendance bonus criteria with the data used, any deductions with reasons. If there's still a dispute, you can open the payroll run, see the audit log, and adjust as needed. Most disputes resolve in under 5 minutes because the data is transparent.
Does it generate bank payment files?+
The module exports an Excel file with coach names, account numbers, IFSC codes, and amounts in the standard format most banks accept for bulk NEFT uploads. Upload this to your business banking portal to disburse all salaries in one batch. Each bank has slightly different format expectations — the export is customisable for HDFC, ICICI, SBI, Axis.
Can I roll back a payroll?+
Yes, until the payroll is locked. Once you click "Run payroll" the system computes amounts but doesn't lock the data — you can edit, adjust bonuses, fix typos, and re-compute. When you're satisfied, click "Lock & issue payslips" and the data freezes. Locked runs can still be voided with a reason logged in the audit trail.