diff --git a/api/apiFunctions.interface.ts b/api/apiFunctions.interface.ts
index ed8352ba..e5d1f6fb 100644
--- a/api/apiFunctions.interface.ts
+++ b/api/apiFunctions.interface.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ export interface IAccountData {
 }
 export interface IUser {
   documentId: string;
+  // for the appwrite auth collection
+  id: string;
+  email: string;
+  leagues: string[];
+  labels: string[];
+}
+
+export interface ICollectionUser {
+  documentId: string;
+  // for the custom user collection
   id: string;
   email: string;
   leagues: string[];
diff --git a/api/apiFunctions.ts b/api/apiFunctions.ts
index 93041dd3..2f3b072d 100644
--- a/api/apiFunctions.ts
+++ b/api/apiFunctions.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   ILeague,
   IGameWeek,
   IUser,
+  ICollectionUser,
   IWeeklyPicks,
   INFLTeam,
   IRecoveryToken,
@@ -149,7 +150,9 @@ export async function updateUserEmail({
  * @param userId - The user ID
  * @returns {Models.DocumentList<Models.Document> | Error} - The user object or an error
  */
-export async function getCurrentUser(userId: IUser['id']): Promise<IUser> {
+export async function getCurrentUser(
+  userId: IUser['id'],
+): Promise<ICollectionUser> {
   try {
     const user = await databases.listDocuments(
       appwriteConfig.databaseId,
diff --git a/app/(main)/league/[leagueId]/entry/[entryId]/week/Week.test.tsx b/app/(main)/league/[leagueId]/entry/[entryId]/week/Week.test.tsx
index 78b69c1d..516631f6 100644
--- a/app/(main)/league/[leagueId]/entry/[entryId]/week/Week.test.tsx
+++ b/app/(main)/league/[leagueId]/entry/[entryId]/week/Week.test.tsx
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ describe('League Week Picks', () => {
     // Wait for the main content to be displayed
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(screen.getByTestId('weekly-picks')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('week__week-number')).toHaveTextContent('Week 1');
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('week__entry-name')).toHaveTextContent('Entry 1');
     });
 
     expect(screen.queryByTestId('global-spinner')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/app/(main)/league/[leagueId]/entry/[entryId]/week/Week.tsx b/app/(main)/league/[leagueId]/entry/[entryId]/week/Week.tsx
index db581d42..6edab010 100644
--- a/app/(main)/league/[leagueId]/entry/[entryId]/week/Week.tsx
+++ b/app/(main)/league/[leagueId]/entry/[entryId]/week/Week.tsx
@@ -277,12 +277,14 @@ const Week = ({ entry, league, NFLTeams, week }: IWeekProps): JSX.Element => {
             <Heading 
               as='h1'
               className='pb-8'
+              data-testid='week__week-number'
             >{`Week ${week} pick`}
             </Heading>
             <Heading
               as='h2'
-              className='pb-8'
-            >{`Entry ${entryName}`}
+              className='pb-8 text-muted-foreground'
+              data-testid='week__entry-name'
+            >{entryName}
             </Heading>
             {pickHistory.length > 0 && (
               <section
diff --git a/app/(main)/league/all/page.test.tsx b/app/(main)/league/all/page.test.tsx
index b1a783c8..8625ee47 100644
--- a/app/(main)/league/all/page.test.tsx
+++ b/app/(main)/league/all/page.test.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jest.mock('@/store/dataStore', () => ({
       id: '1234',
       email: 'test@test.com',
       leagues: ['league1'],
+      labels: [],
     },
     allLeagues: [
       {
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ describe('Leagues Component', () => {
         leagues: [],
       },
       allLeagues: [],
+      labels: [],
     });
 
     render(<Leagues />);
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ describe('Leagues Component', () => {
         leagues: [],
       },
       allLeagues: [],
+      labels: [],
     });
 
     render(<Leagues />);
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ describe('Leagues Component', () => {
         email: 'test@test.com',
         id: '123',
         leagues: [],
+        labels: [],
       },
       allLeagues: [
         {
@@ -150,6 +154,7 @@ describe('Leagues Component', () => {
       email: 'test@test.com',
       id: '123',
       leagues: [],
+      labels: [],
     };
 
     const league = {
@@ -202,6 +207,7 @@ describe('Leagues Component', () => {
         user.id,
         user.email,
         [...user.leagues, league.leagueId],
+        user.labels,
       );
       expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         <Alert
@@ -220,6 +226,7 @@ describe('Leagues Component', () => {
       email: 'test@test.com',
       id: '123',
       leagues: [],
+      labels: [],
     };
 
     const league = {
diff --git a/app/(main)/league/all/page.tsx b/app/(main)/league/all/page.tsx
index 56c04323..8e8a77de 100644
--- a/app/(main)/league/all/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(main)/league/all/page.tsx
@@ -100,10 +100,13 @@ const Leagues = (): JSX.Element => {
       });
 
       setLeagues([...leagues, league]);
-      updateUser(user.documentId, user.id, user.email, [
-        ...user.leagues,
-        league.leagueId,
-      ]);
+      updateUser(
+        user.documentId,
+        user.id,
+        user.email,
+        [...user.leagues, league.leagueId],
+        user.labels,
+      );
       toast.custom(
         <Alert
           variant={AlertVariants.Success}
diff --git a/components/UpdateEmailForm/UpdateEmailForm.tsx b/components/UpdateEmailForm/UpdateEmailForm.tsx
index 9348519c..c1316d89 100644
--- a/components/UpdateEmailForm/UpdateEmailForm.tsx
+++ b/components/UpdateEmailForm/UpdateEmailForm.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const UpdateEmailForm = (): JSX.Element => {
         />,
       );
 
-      updateUser(user.documentId, user.id, email, user.leagues);
+      updateUser(user.documentId, user.id, email, user.leagues, user.labels);
       form.reset({ email: email || '', password: '' });
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Email Update Failed', error);
diff --git a/context/AuthContextProvider.tsx b/context/AuthContextProvider.tsx
index d607d6b0..eb1adb9b 100644
--- a/context/AuthContextProvider.tsx
+++ b/context/AuthContextProvider.tsx
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ import { account } from '@/api/config';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
 import { useDataStore } from '@/store/dataStore';
 import type { DataStore } from '@/store/dataStore';
-import { IUser } from '@/api/apiFunctions.interface';
+import { ICollectionUser, IUser } from '@/api/apiFunctions.interface';
 import { getCurrentUser } from '@/api/apiFunctions';
 import { loginAccount, logoutHandler } from './AuthHelper';
 import { usePathname } from 'next/navigation';
+import { isAuthRequiredPath } from '@/utils/utils';
 
 type UserCredentials = {
   email: string;
@@ -50,8 +51,12 @@ export const AuthContextProvider = ({
       getUser();
       return;
     }
+
     setIsSignedIn(true);
-  }, [user]);
+    if (pathname.startsWith('/admin')) {
+      !user.labels.includes('admin') && router.push('/');
+    }
+  }, [user, pathname]);
 
   /**
    * Authenticate and set session state
@@ -81,11 +86,7 @@ export const AuthContextProvider = ({
    */
   const getUser = async (): Promise<IUser | undefined> => {
     if (!isSessionInLocalStorage()) {
-      if (
-        pathname !== '/register' &&
-        pathname !== '/account/recovery' &&
-        pathname !== '/recover-password'
-      ) {
+      if (isAuthRequiredPath(pathname)) {
         router.push('/login');
       }
       return;
@@ -93,14 +94,25 @@ export const AuthContextProvider = ({
 
     try {
       const user = await account.get();
-      const userData: IUser = await getCurrentUser(user.$id);
+      const userData: ICollectionUser = await getCurrentUser(user.$id);
+
+      const currentUser: IUser = {
+        documentId: userData.documentId,
+        id: userData.id,
+        email: userData.email,
+        leagues: userData.leagues,
+        labels: user.labels,
+      };
+
       updateUser(
-        userData.documentId,
-        userData.id,
-        userData.email,
-        userData.leagues,
+        currentUser.documentId,
+        currentUser.id,
+        currentUser.email,
+        currentUser.leagues,
+        user.labels,
       );
-      return userData;
+
+      return currentUser;
     } catch (error) {
       resetUser();
       setIsSignedIn(false);
diff --git a/store/dataStore.test.ts b/store/dataStore.test.ts
index ab4f9acf..d3012f1f 100644
--- a/store/dataStore.test.ts
+++ b/store/dataStore.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const userData = {
   id: '123',
   email: 'test@email.com',
   leagues: ['123456'],
+  labels: ['admin'],
 };
 
 const NFLTeams = [
@@ -61,11 +62,14 @@ describe('Data Store', () => {
           userData.userId,
           userData.userEmail,
           userData.leagues,
+          userData.labels,
         );
       });
 
       expect(result.current.user.id).toBe(userData.userId);
       expect(result.current.user.email).toBe(userData.userEmail);
+      expect(result.current.user.labels).toStrictEqual(userData.labels);
+      expect(result.current.user.leagues).toStrictEqual(userData.leagues);
     });
     it('Checks the reset user state matches default', () => {
       const { result } = renderHook(() => useDataStore());
@@ -76,12 +80,15 @@ describe('Data Store', () => {
           userData.userId,
           userData.userEmail,
           userData.leagues,
+          userData.labels,
         );
         result.current.resetUser();
       });
 
       expect(result.current.user.id).toBe('');
       expect(result.current.user.email).toBe('');
+      expect(result.current.user.labels).toStrictEqual([]);
+      expect(result.current.user.leagues).toStrictEqual([]);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/store/dataStore.ts b/store/dataStore.ts
index 1acc84e5..e0cef710 100644
--- a/store/dataStore.ts
+++ b/store/dataStore.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ interface IDataStoreAction {
     id: IUser['id'],
     email: IUser['email'],
     leagues: IUser['leagues'],
+    labels: IUser['labels'],
   ) => void;
   updateWeeklyPicks: ({
     leagueId,
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ const initialState: IDataStoreState = {
     id: '',
     email: '',
     leagues: [],
+    labels: [],
   },
   weeklyPicks: {
     leagueId: '',
@@ -111,13 +113,14 @@ export const useDataStore = create<DataStore>((set) => ({
    * @param selectedLeagues - The user selected league
    * @returns {void}
    */
-  updateUser: (documentId, id, email, leagues): void =>
+  updateUser: (documentId, id, email, leagues, labels): void =>
     set(
       produce((state: IDataStoreState) => {
         state.user.documentId = documentId;
         state.user.id = id;
         state.user.email = email;
         state.user.leagues = [...leagues];
+        state.user.labels = [...labels];
       }),
     ),
   /**
diff --git a/utils/utils.test.ts b/utils/utils.test.ts
index 408a3b89..1c471924 100644
--- a/utils/utils.test.ts
+++ b/utils/utils.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   getUserPick,
   parseUserPick,
   getUserLeagues,
+  isAuthRequiredPath,
 } from './utils';
 import { getCurrentLeague, getAllWeeklyPicks } from '@/api/apiFunctions';
 
@@ -179,6 +180,33 @@ describe('utils', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+  describe('isAuthRequiredPath', () => {
+    it('should return false for non-auth paths', () => {
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('/register')).toBe(false);
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('/account/recovery')).toBe(false);
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('/recover-password')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should return true for auth-required paths', () => {
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('/')).toBe(true);
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('/dashboard')).toBe(true);
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('/profile')).toBe(true);
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('/settings')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle edge cases', () => {
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('')).toBe(true);
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('/register/')).toBe(true); // Trailing slash
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('/REGISTER')).toBe(true); // Case sensitivity
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('/register/subpage')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle unusual inputs', () => {
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('   /register   ')).toBe(true); // Spaces
+      expect(isAuthRequiredPath('/account/recovery?param=value')).toBe(true); // Query parameters
+    });
+  });
+
   xdescribe('getUserLeagues', () => {
     it('should return the list of leagues the user is a part of', async () => {
       (getCurrentLeague as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(mockLeague);
diff --git a/utils/utils.ts b/utils/utils.ts
index 51aee08e..ca28a1da 100644
--- a/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/utils/utils.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ export const getUserEntries = async (userId: IUser['id'], leagueId: ILeague['lea
   return await getCurrentUserEntries(userId, leagueId);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check if the route is an /admin route
+ * @param path - The path to check
+ * @returns {boolean} - Whether the route is an /admin route
+ */
+export const isAdminRoute = (path: string): boolean => {
+  return path.startsWith('/admin');
+};
+
 /**
  * Returns if the team has already been picked by the user
  * @param teamName - The team name
@@ -167,3 +176,13 @@ export const hasTeamBeenPicked = (teamName: string, selectedTeams: string[]): bo
 export const getNFLTeamLogo = (NFLTeams: INFLTeam[], teamName: string): string => {
   return NFLTeams.find((teams) => teams.teamName === teamName)?.teamLogo as string;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the current path requires authentication
+ * @param pathname - The current path
+ * @returns {boolean} - Whether the current path requires authentication
+ */
+export const isAuthRequiredPath = (pathname: string): boolean => {
+  const nonAuthPaths = ['/register', '/account/recovery', '/recover-password'];
+  return !nonAuthPaths.includes(pathname);
+};