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# Setting Due Dates and Deadlines

> Set and edit deadlines on individual assignments and team sprints.

## Overview

Due dates drive the ordering of a learner's to-do list and tell you, as their **Coach**, whether your team is on schedule. You set one whenever you assign content: both the [1:1 assignment wizard](/external/coach/user-documentation/assigning-tracks) and the [sprint wizard](/external/coach/user-documentation/assigning-sprints) end with a calendar step. JAM recommends deadlines 1-2 weeks out - long enough to finish, short enough to keep momentum.

## Setting the date during assignment

There's nothing extra to do - the final wizard step won't let you finish without a date. Past dates are disabled in the calendar, and the suggested selection sits about two weeks ahead. The same recommendation applies to both assignment types.

## Changing a sprint's deadline

Already running a sprint that needs more time? On the **Coaching** page's **Team sprints** tab, use the sprint row's **Edit** action. The **Update sprint** dialog lets you change the title and pick a new due date, then **Save**.

<Warning>
  1:1 assignments work differently - their due date can't be edited after
  creation. The **Individual Assignments** table has no edit action, so set the
  date carefully when you create the assignment.
</Warning>

## What happens next

* The deadline appears on the learner's [My To Dos](/external/coach/user-documentation/my-todos), and assignments are ordered by what's due first.
* Your **Team sprints** table shows each sprint's due date next to its live progress counts.
* When a sprint's due date passes, the sprint ends - learners keep access to the track via the [Course Library](/external/coach/user-documentation/course-library), but the shared deadline is gone.
* Extending a sprint deadline takes effect for the whole team at once; there are no per-member sprint deadlines.

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="The deadline shown differs from the date I picked">
    Deadlines run to the end of the day, so the table can show the cutoff as one
    calendar day after the day you clicked. You and your learners always see the
    same stored deadline, so nobody is working against a different date.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I need to change a 1:1 assignment's due date">
    That isn't supported yet - and re-assigning the same track doesn't update
    the existing assignment either. If the deadline matters for a group, run the
    content as a [sprint](/external/coach/user-documentation/assigning-sprints)
    instead: sprint deadlines stay editable for as long as the sprint runs.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related articles

* [Assigning a Track to a Learner](/external/coach/user-documentation/assigning-tracks) - the 1:1 wizard where the date is first set
* [Assigning a Sprint to Your Team](/external/coach/user-documentation/assigning-sprints) - the team wizard and sprint lifecycle
* [Monitoring Your Team's Progress](/external/coach/user-documentation/monitoring-team-progress) - spotting overdue learners
* [Tracking Your To Dos and Progress](/external/coach/user-documentation/my-todos) - where learners see the deadline

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*Last updated: June 2026*