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# How do I split a program's athletes into teams?

> Create, rename and delete a program's teams on its Athletes tab, then let coaches place athletes on them from the session roster.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * **Where.** Teams are named groups inside one program, set up in the **Teams** section above the roster on the program's **Athletes** tab.
  * **Coaches place athletes.** They do it from the session roster in the coach portal, for every session or for this session only.
  * **Permission.** Managing teams and moving athletes needs **Manage Program Participants**.
  * **Deleting a team.** Its athletes become **Unassigned**. They stay in the program, and their attendance and evaluations are not affected.
</Note>

**Where to find it.** Go to **Registrations > Programs**, open the program and select the **Athletes** tab. The **Teams** section sits above the roster and lists each team with the number of athletes on it, and its coach if it has one. Until you add a team, it reads "No teams yet. Create one to start splitting this program's athletes."

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a team">
    Type a name into **New team name** and click **Add team**. Names must be unique in the program, ignoring capitals: a duplicate shows "That name is already used in this program."
  </Step>

  <Step title="Rename a team">
    Click **Rename** on the team's row, edit the name, then click **Save**, or **Cancel** to keep it. Only the name changes; nobody moves.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Delete a team">
    Click the trash icon on the team's row. Uplifter asks "Delete \[team name]?" and says how many athletes are on it and that they will become **Unassigned**. Confirm with **Delete team**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

**Who can change teams.** Adding, renaming and deleting teams, and moving athletes between them, all need the **Manage Program Participants** permission. Without it, staff still see the teams and their athlete counts, but not **Rename**, the trash icon or **Add team**, and coaches can't change an athlete's group.

**How coaches place athletes.** Athletes are placed from the session roster in the coach portal, where teams are called groups. A coach picks a group from the menu beside an athlete's name, and Uplifter asks "Move \[athlete] to \[team]?":

* **Move on every session** moves them on every session of this program, now and in future.
* **This session only** seats them with that group for the current session and leaves their usual team unchanged. The roster tags them **This session only**, with a **Back to \[group]** link to undo it.

Coaches with the permission can also add groups from the session roster, and those show up here as teams.

**Season rollover.** When a season rolls over, the new season's copy of the program gets the same teams, empty, so coaches place athletes again.

**Related:** [How do I split a class into groups and move an athlete?](/coaches/coach-your-day/class-groups-move-athlete) · [How do I set staff roles and permissions?](/club/staff-operations/staff-roles-and-permissions) · [How do I manage the athletes enrolled in a program?](/club/registration-enrollment/manage-athletes-enrolled-in-a-program) · [How do I take attendance for a class?](/coaches/coach-your-day/take-attendance-for-a-class)