diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,13 @@
-# team58
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+# team58
+
+Sports Matcher is an application that allows users to connect with other athletes, schedule sports meets, and rent sports equipment!
+
+**Built Using**
+
+It is built using the React framework and the Material UI and React Bootstrap libraries.
+
+**Instructions**
+
+To use Sports Matcher, navigate to the sports-matcher directory in the repository and run the commands `npm i` and `npm start` in order. This should launch a localhost window in your browser which shows the homepage.
+
+From here you can Sign In to your account using the username "admin" and password "admin" OR using the username "user" and password "user" as specified in the handout.
diff --git a/sports-matcher/src/SignIn.js b/sports-matcher/src/SignIn.js
index 10b9625..0466472 100644
--- a/sports-matcher/src/SignIn.js
+++ b/sports-matcher/src/SignIn.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export default function SignIn() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const handleSubmit = (event) => {
     event.preventDefault();
+    // For Phase 1, we have hardcoded the usernames and passwords as specified in the handout
+    // For the upcoming phases, this will be changed to secure authentication
     const data = new FormData(event.currentTarget);
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     if (data.get('username') === "admin" && data.get('password') === "admin") {