Adding Athletes to my Coach Account

Adding an athlete to your Coach Account is the first step in getting the most out of your TrainingPeaks Coach Account. We highly encourage all coaches to add their personal athlete accounts so you can simplify your flow and take advantage of your 1 FREE Premium Athlete included in your subscription.

Below are detailed ways to attach an athlete to your coach roster.

Invite an athlete with your coaching link

The preferred method to add an athlete to your Coach Account is to invite them using an invitation link. When the athlete clicks this link, they will be prompted to either create a new athlete account or attach their existing account to you.

1. Open Calendar
2. Click on Athlete Library
3. Click + to Add Athlete
4. A window will open with the invitation link and 2 options
   • Choose Email Link to open your default email program with a pre-made message and a copy of the link in a new email message.  From there, all you have to do is enter the athlete's email address and edit the message if needed
   • Choose Copy Link to copy the invitation link so that you can paste it wherever needed to send to the athlete 

Once the athlete has accepted your invitation, you will receive a notification in your Notification Center, and there will be an indicator on your Athlete Library icon that you have a new athlete.

Create an Athlete Account for your athlete

If it's easier to create the account for your athlete, you can click the link at the bottom of the window to create an account for the athlete.

Attach your Athlete Account to your Coach Account

To easily access your Athlete Account, it is best to add your Athlete Account to your Coach Account. This will also allow you to take over the billing of your Athlete Account and, if you want, to utilize the free Coach Paid Premium Athlete spot that comes with your coach subscription. This is a great way to provide yourself with access to TrainingPeaks Virtual!

1. Log in to your Athlete Account
2. Open your Settings
3. Scroll to Coaches
4. Input the email address of your TrainingPeaks Coach Account and click Add
5. Save and Close
6. Now log in to your Coach Account (you must do this BEFORE accepting the athlete request)
7. Then navigate to your email to accept the new athlete (you)
8. You will now see your Athlete Account listed in your Coach Account

If your Athlete Account has a coach already, this isn't a problem. You can simply swap your Coach Account email into the Primary Coach field and place your current coach's email into the Shared Coach field. Your current coach will receive an email and need to accept you as an athlete at that time.

Upgrade my Athlete Account to Coach-Paid Premium

Once your Athlete Account is linked to your Coach account, you can now upgrade the account to Coach-Paid Premium. 

1. Navigate to Manage Athletes
2. Find your Athlete Account and click Upgrade

Note, the first athlete you upgrade will be free, and all others will begin incurring costs, which you will see listed on your next invoice.