# Programs (WODs) (/en/businesses/crossfit/programs)



A program is an ordered set of sections, for example a warm-up, a strength lift, and a conditioning piece. This is the WOD as it will appear on a class. Build programs from the **Programs** tab under **Programming**.

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## Creating a program [#creating-a-program]

Click **Create program** to open the two-step wizard.

### Step 1: Name & description [#step-1-name--description]

* **Program name**: required
* **Description**: shown to athletes on the class page
* **Coach notes**: internal notes visible to coaches only, never shown to athletes

### Step 2: Sections [#step-2-sections]

Search the section library and add published sections to the program, a section can be added more than once. Reorder, duplicate, or remove sections using the composition list's controls. Click **Add custom section** to build a one-off section inline instead of picking from the library.

Editing a section inline while composing the program offers two switches:

* **Save as a new section template**: adds this section to your library so it can be reused elsewhere
* **Set as benchmark section**: makes it a tracked benchmark, so athletes get PR tracking for it

If the section you're editing is locked, shared with other programs, or already a library section, your edits are saved as a new, forked section instead of changing the original. A warning explains this before you save. The benchmark flag is never carried over to a fork.

Finish with **Save as draft** while you're still working on it, or **Save and publish** once it's ready to attach to a class.

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## Program detail view [#program-detail-view]

Open a saved program to see its description, coach notes, the ordered list of sections (click a section to see its full detail), and every class it's linked to. From here you can assign it to classes, and **Edit**, **Publish** (if still a draft), **Copy program**, or **Delete** it. Deleting isn't available for a locked program.

Read more: [Assigning WODs to classes and courses](/businesses/crossfit/assigning-wods)

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## Locking and duplicating [#locking-and-duplicating]

Once any athlete logs a result against one of a program's sections, the program locks: only its name, description, and coach notes can still be edited. Its section composition is frozen and it can no longer be deleted, which keeps the logged results comparable.

Use **Copy program** from the **Actions** menu to duplicate it, composition and metadata included, into a new, editable program.

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## ✅ Best practices [#-best-practices]

* Build your section library first, programs go together faster when the pieces already exist
* Use coach notes for scaling guidance or coaching cues you don't want visible to athletes
* Copy a locked program instead of trying to edit it, so the original's logged history stays intact
* Publish a program before assigning it to a class, athletes only see published programs