--- title: Allowing Athletes to Create Their Own Programs description: Control whether athletes can create their own Volt programs or train only on coach-assigned programming, with org-level settings and publishable templates. --- [Skip to content](https://help.voltathletics.com/allowing-athletes-to-create-their-own-programs#main-content) [💬 Contact Us](https://help.voltathletics.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![lp-header-logo](https://help.voltathletics.com/hubfs/lp-header-logo.svg) - [\< Back to Volt Website](https://voltathletics.com/) - [Sign In](https://app3.voltathletics.com/login) - [Sign Up](https://voltathletics.com/sign-up/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [\< Back to Volt Website](https://voltathletics.com/) - [Sign In](https://app3.voltathletics.com/login) - [Sign Up](https://voltathletics.com/sign-up/) - [💬 Contact Us](https://help.voltathletics.com/kb-tickets/new) - [CONTACT US](https://help.voltathletics.com/kb-tickets/new) [CONTACT US](https://help.voltathletics.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Volt Help Center](https://help.voltathletics.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Coaches, Trainers, and Org Leaders](https://help.voltathletics.com/coaches-trainers-and-org-leaders?hsLang=en) 3. [Team Management](https://help.voltathletics.com/coaches-trainers-and-org-leaders?hsLang=en#team-management) # Allowing Athletes to Create Their Own Programs ## With Multiple Programs, athletes can now run and manage more than one program at a time. As a coach or admin, you decide whether the athletes in your organization can build their own programs — and you can publish program templates for them to choose from. 🗂️ ### Controlling whether athletes can create programs A new organization setting, **Allow athletes to create programs**, controls this behavior for everyone in your org. This feature is defaulted to **OFF**, but can be enabled. - **Turned ON:** Athletes can create their own programs from Volt's programming domains, in addition to anything you've assigned. - **Turned OFF:** Athletes train only with the programs you assign or publish for them. ![apm-org-settings](https://help.voltathletics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/apm-org-settings.png?width=670&height=369&name=apm-org-settings.png) ![Slideover modal](https://help.voltathletics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Slideover%20modal.png?width=351&height=406&name=Slideover%20modal.png) ### Publishing a program template for athletes When you publish a program template, your athletes can start from it directly in the app, after tapping “New Program” from their program switcher. This is a great way to offer structured choices — for example, a few sport- or goal-specific options — while keeping athletes on programming you trust. ![programSwitcher-phoneMock4](https://help.voltathletics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/programSwitcher-phoneMock4.png?width=287&height=587&name=programSwitcher-phoneMock4.png)![newProgramFlow-phoneMock](https://help.voltathletics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/newProgramFlow-phoneMock.png?width=286&height=585&name=newProgramFlow-phoneMock.png) To publish a program template in the Coach Platform, go to Content Library \> Program Templates \> **Publish to Athletes.** ![publishProgramTemplate](https://help.voltathletics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/publishProgramTemplate.png?width=670&height=369&name=publishProgramTemplate.png) ### What athletes can and can't do Athletes manage their own programs from the **Manage Programs** page (rename, adjust dates, restart, archive). To protect your programming: - Athletes **cannot archive or delete** programs that you created and manage for them. - Athletes **can** manage any program they created themselves (when allowed). ![myProgramsPage-phoneMock](https://help.voltathletics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/myProgramsPage-phoneMock.png?width=286&height=585&name=myProgramsPage-phoneMock.png)![mock-programActions-phone](https://help.voltathletics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mock-programActions-phone.png?width=286&height=585&name=mock-programActions-phone.png) ### Frequently Asked Questions #### Does this affect programs I've already assigned? No. Existing assigned programs continue to work as before. This setting only governs whether athletes can additionally create their own. #### Where do I find the setting? It lives in your organization settings in the Coach Platform. Tap your name in the bottom left corner \> Organization Settings \> Allow athletes to create programs. #### Can different athletes have different permissions? The setting applies at the organization level. ### Why it matters Every program model is different. 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