[2] On 17 December 2015 Gailītis took over the head coaching duties, after Carlos Frade was fired.

[3] With Gailītis at the helm, VEF has won five Latvian championships and reached VTB United League quarterfinals twice.

German Bundesliga side Mitteldeutscher BC announced on June 3rd, 2024 that Gailītis has agreed to become the new head coach of the team.

In 2014, Gailītis was the head coach for Latvian U16 team, which won a silver medal at the FIBA Europe U16 Championship.

Since 2021, Gailītis is an assistant coach for Luca Banchi in the Men's National Team.