The steps for creating a sprint in JIRA are as follows:
Visit the Backlog page for the project.
Choose Create Sprintfrom the drop-down option.
Please give a name to your sprint.
Select the start and end dates for your sprint.
Choose Createfrom the menu.
Once a sprint has been established, issues from the backlog can be dropped into it. You may also create issues by choosing the desired issue type and pressing the create issue button.
To start a sprint, you must click the Start Sprint button. Every issue in the sprint will now have the status In Progress.