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# How do I run an invite-only (Application Required) program?

> What the Application Required enrollment mode does, and how families reach you and land on the roster — by a Contact gym form or a reviewable application, depending on your plan.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * Every program uses one of two enrollment modes: **Open Enrollment**, where athletes are enrolled and charged automatically as soon as they finish registering, or **Application Required**, for invite-only or vetted rosters you build by hand.
  * Choosing **Application Required** simplifies the program builder — it hides the **Requirements** and **Waitlist** steps, since you're deciding who's in yourself rather than leaning on automatic eligibility checks or a waitlist.
  * How applicants reach you depends on your plan. By default, an Application Required program shows families a **Contact gym** form and you place each athlete yourself — there's no review queue. If your plan has **Program Applications** turned on, families instead submit a fuller application that's recorded for you — you still enroll each athlete yourself.
  * Set the mode when you build the program — see [Set up an application-based program](/club/programs-classes/application-approval-program).
</Note>

Application Required (rather than Open Enrollment) is meant for competitive teams, invite-only groups, or anything where you want to decide who gets a spot by hand instead of enrolling everyone automatically.

**What choosing it does.** Application Required marks the program as one you'll manage yourself and streamlines its setup: the Requirements and Waitlist steps drop out of the builder, because you're not relying on automatic per-athlete eligibility rules or a waitlist to fill spots.

**How families reach you (default).** On your public site, an Application Required program doesn't let families sign up and pay on their own. Its page shows a **Contact gym** button that opens a short form for their contact details and the athlete's name and emails it to you. Follow up however you like, then place the athlete yourself.

**When Program Applications is enabled.** If your plan turns this feature on, the program accepts applications instead: a family completes the required forms and saves a payment method but isn't charged, which creates a pending application for you to review. Approving it charges the saved card and enrolls the athlete; families can withdraw before you decide.

**Building the roster.** To place an athlete yourself, open their record and choose **Enroll in Program**. From then on they appear on the program's **Athletes** tab like any other enrollment, where you can review their status and compliance — or cancel them if plans change. See [Manage the athletes enrolled in a program](/club/registration-enrollment/manage-athletes-enrolled-in-a-program).

**Related:** [Set up an application-based program](/club/programs-classes/application-approval-program) · [Manage the athletes enrolled in a program](/club/registration-enrollment/manage-athletes-enrolled-in-a-program)