Building a Class Schedule
Set up your recurring weekly class calendar and get your instructors assigned, and by the end your schedule will be live, with classes running every week and a coach assigned to each one.
Prerequisites
- At least one instructor added to GRADR (see Instructors)
Step 1: Add Your Classes
Each class you add to the template repeats automatically, every week.
- Go to Schedule and switch to Template view.
- Click Add Class.
- Fill in:
- Name — what students see (e.g., "Adult Gi", "Kids Fundamentals", "Open Mat")
- Day(s) of Week — you can select more than one day to create the class on several days at once
- Start time and End time
- Class type — Kids, Adults, Intro Program, or Trial
- Tags — any custom labels for filtering (optional)
- Coach and assistants — you can assign them here, or later in Week view
- Click Create Class.
Repeat for every class in your weekly schedule.
Step 2: Assign Instructors
With your template set, it's time to assign a coach to each class for the current week.
- Switch to Week view.
- Click a class to open its detail panel.
- Pick the Coach from the dropdown (only coach-qualified instructors appear).
- Tick up to four Assistant Instructors from the checklist.
- Click Save.
Repeat for every class, since any class without a coach assigned will appear in the Dashboard's Uncovered Shifts widget as a reminder.
Step 3: Register Yourself as an Instructor (if you teach)
If you coach at your own gym, add yourself to the instructor roster so you can be assigned.
- Go to Instructors and click Add Instructor.
- Tick the This is me checkbox to link the record to your owner account.
- Set your belt rank and qualification, then submit.
You'll now appear in the Coach and assistant pickers on the Schedule.
Step 4: Handle Cancellations
When a class won't run on a specific date:
- In Week view, click the class.
- Click Cancel This Instance, complete the pay/reason form, and click Confirm Cancel.
This cancels that one occurrence only; the class continues on future weeks. If any students were booked, check Messages for the auto-drafted cancellation message and send it.
To close the gym for a full day, click Close Day next to the date instead.
Next Steps
- To attach curriculum content to your classes, see Creating a Curriculum Block.
- For reference on every Schedule feature, see Schedule.
Related
- Instructors — full reference for managing coaching staff
- Settings — Class Tags — programs and tags used to organize classes
- Tutorial: Managing a Shift Request