Become a coach
There are two doors into coaching. Both end in exactly the same state: a coach account with portal access, your own athlete subscription intact, an empty roster, and a short activation checklist to get you going.The two entry paths
From the Saturday app
Already a Saturday athlete? Open Settings → Become a Coach (or tap the prompt on the home screen). Your existing account becomes a coach account — nothing about your own training changes.
From the coach portal
No Saturday account yet? Sign up at coach.saturday.fit. We provision an athlete account for you automatically so your coach identity and athlete identity are one account from day one.
Both paths converge. Whichever door you use, you land at the same end state:
is_coach on your account, app and portal access, your own athlete subscription, an empty roster, and an activation checklist. No second account to manage.Every coach is also an athlete
This is an invariant, not a quirk: every coach has a Saturday athlete account and completes athlete onboarding. Why — because you coach fueling best when you’ve felt it yourself, and because the persona toggle lets you flip between coaching and your own training without logging out.- Portal-first sign-up: we auto-create your athlete account and subscription; you can finish athlete onboarding in-app whenever you like.
- Already have an app account: we keep it. Same login, now with coaching powers.
- Signed up twice (app identity ≠ portal identity): we detect the mismatch and guide you to link/merge the two into one account. This is the steered default — you almost never want two.
- Genuinely want them separate? That’s supported for power users, but the merge path is the recommended one.
Your activation checklist
Your empty dashboard shows a dismissible checklist so you’re never staring at a blank screen:- Invite your first athlete — see Invite your first athlete.
- Set your billing — choose your plan and decide who pays. See Who pays.
- Explore the coaching guide — the nutrition curriculum (these docs). Start at the dials.
Choosing a plan
You don’t have to pay to start. The plans:| Plan | Price | Included athletes | Assistants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 | — |
| Pro Coach | $12.99/mo | 2 | +1 |
| Head Coach | $49.99/mo | 5 | +5 |
| Business | $149/mo flat | fair-use | unlimited |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom |