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title: Choose a starting date
description: "1. Log into the Dashboard: [https://worldfitactivities.org](https://worldfitactivities.org) 2. Click Games from the main menu 3. Click Create New Game 4. Choose to create the game from a the template: World Fit Games *4. a. (You can create other games as well,…"
url: "https://worldfit.org/docs/choose-a-starting-date/"
updated: "2025-05-04"
category: Setup Guide
---

# Choose a starting date

1. Log into the Dashboard: [https://worldfitactivities.org](https://worldfitactivities.org)
2. Click Games from the main menu
3. Click Create New Game
4. Choose to create the game from a the template: World Fit Games
*4. a. (You can create other games as well, but only games created from the official World Fit Games template will be scored against other schools and awarded medals.)*
5. Choose the 6 week period you’d like to run your game
6. That’s it!

Don’t worry if you don’t have a solid date to start the games. You can change the dates later by:

1. Log into the Dashboard: https://worldfitactivities.org
2. Click Games from the main menu.
3. Find the Game and Click on it
4. Click [Edit] next to properties in the left hand menu
5. Choose a six week block of time (click twice on a date to have it set as the start, then once on the last day)