Ranks & Rosters

Ranks & Rosters – Studio Setup

In this article, we’ll walk through the Ranks & Rosters section located under the Studio Operations tab and explain how to build belt progressions and organize students into structured groups.

The Key Steps

1. Navigate to Ranks & Rosters

Click the Studio Operations tab in the left-hand navigation menu.
Click Ranks & Rosters.

You will see two main sections:

• Styles
• Rosters

2. Create & Manage Styles (Belt Rank Progressions)

The Styles section represents your martial arts program structure (e.g., Karate, BJJ, Taekwondo).

You can create separate styles if needed. For example:

• Kids Karate
• Adult Karate
• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Each style can have its own unique rank progression.

Create a Rank

Within a style, click to Create a Rank.

For each rank, you can:

• Enter the Rank Name
• Select a Belt Color
  • Solid color
  • Half-and-half color
• Choose stripe options:
  • Single stripe
  • Double stripe

Set Promotion Requirements

For each rank, you can define:

• Days required at current rank
• Classes required for promotion

Once a student reaches the defined thresholds, they will become eligible for promotion (promotion management is covered in a separate video).

Reorder & Edit Ranks

If you need to adjust rank order:

• Use the alignment/reordering options to move ranks into the correct progression order.
• Click Edit at any time to update rank details.

Once complete, you can return to view all created styles.

3. Create & Manage Rosters

Click into the Rosters section.

A roster is a way to group students together and assign them to specific classes.

For example:

• Kids Beginner Roster
• Advanced Teens
• Adult Fundamentals

Create a Roster

When creating or editing a roster, you can:

• Name the roster
• View all students assigned
• Export the roster as a CSV file

Assign Classes to a Roster

Within the roster, you can assign specific classes.

For example:

If this is a Kids Beginner Roster, you might assign:

• Kids Martial Arts
• Intro to Martial Arts
• Beginner Fundamentals

(Refer to the Class Management video to learn how to build classes.)

Once classes are assigned and saved:

• Students in the roster will appear properly in attendance tracking.
• Names will populate correctly for kiosk check-in.
• You can send group messaging.
• You can enroll the entire roster into workflows.

4. How Rosters Connect to Attendance & Automation

When students are grouped into a roster:

• Attendance tracking pulls from roster assignments.
• Messaging can be sent to the entire group.
• Workflows can be triggered for all students in that roster.
• Kiosk check-ins are streamlined.

This helps you organize your programs and automate communication efficiently.

If you have any questions about the Ranks & Rosters section under Studio Operations, please reach out to the Market Muscles Support Team.