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# Why do I need to buy or register for something else first?

> How a program, ticket or store item can require something else first, what the register flow can add for you, and what you need to do yourself.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * **Some programs require something else first**: an earlier registration, booking, event ticket, store item or competition entry. The program page lists each one under **Before you get this program**.
  * **A required store item or event ticket can be added while you register**, on the **Also Required** step. A required program, booking or competition entry can't: register for it first.
  * **Your club decides how strict each condition is**: it can block you right away, stop you at payment, or only warn you.
</Note>

**What this is.** A program, event ticket or store item can require an earlier program enrollment, booking, event ticket, store purchase or competition entry, sometimes only within this season or a date range. The club chooses whether the athlete must have it or anyone in your family can. Something already in your cart counts too. Memberships and passes have [their own article](/families/families-memberships-passes/program-requires-pass-or-membership).

**Before you start.** A program card shows a **Purchase required** label when a missing purchase would stop you at checkout. The program page lists every condition under **Before you get this program**, even when you're signed out, for example *Requires enrolled in "Pre-Team" (this season)*, followed by what happens if you don't have it. Store items and tickets show the same panel.

**What the register flow adds for you.** A missing store item or event ticket gets its own **Also Required** step: "This program requires something else in your order. It is added alongside the program and stays with it." **Continue** stays disabled until it's ready. Your cart marks it **Required by** the program; removing the program removes it too.

**What you need to do first.** A missing program enrollment, booking or competition entry can't be bought here. Register for it, then come back.

**What the block looks like.** If your club blocks it before the cart (the default), the **Select Athlete** step lists the athlete under **Ineligible for this program**, with a link and a message such as *Signing up "Kia" for "Level 2" requires "Pre-Team", and no one in your family is enrolled in it. Please register for it first, or contact the organization.* A program the club hasn't listed reads "This requires a program the gym has not listed. Please contact the organization."

| What your club chose | What you see |
| - | - |
| Blocked before your cart (the default) | You can't add it to your cart until you have it. |
| Stopped at payment | It goes in your cart, but at checkout the **Order Summary** lists what's missing under **Before you can pay**, and you can't pay until you have it. |
| Warning only | You're told what's missing (at checkout, under **Heads up**), followed by "You can still buy this." |

**Signed out at checkout.** If checkout stops you, it asks you to sign in so the club can see what your family already has.

**Joining a waitlist.** The **Also Required** step doesn't appear on a waitlist join. If your club checks requirements when you join, a missing purchase stops the join: "Joining a waitlist cannot include that purchase, so please complete it first and then join."

**Related:** [Why does a program or purchase require a pass or membership?](/families/families-memberships-passes/program-requires-pass-or-membership) · [Why can't I register my athlete for a program?](/families/families-registering/why-cant-i-register-eligibility) · [What information do I need to complete registration?](/families/families-registering/information-needed-to-register)