Whose picture is it?
The athlete’s. Everything we build starts from one rule: the young athlete — and their family — own their picture. Everyone else sees only what their role needs to make a good call.
Role-based visibility, by design
Better Athlete is built around strict, canon-locked boundaries. These aren’t settings someone can loosen — they’re how the product works.
Sees everything about themselves. Owns what private detail is shared, and with whom.
Sees the picture, engagement, and next steps. Never sees private health detail — cycle tracking, mental-health notes.
Sees the tier and training guidance. Never sees private health detail or clinical notes.
ATs, PTs, MDs see the clinical picture needed for care — nothing about other athletes they don't treat.
Sees de-identified rollups — distributions and trends, never an individual's private data.
Sees aggregate metrics only — never athlete-level records.
What we never do
We don’t sell data. We don’t advertise to young athletes or families. Private health signals are never shared upward or sideways to satisfy anyone’s curiosity.
Minors first
The service is for athletes 13 and older — we do not create accounts for anyone under 13. Every athlete under 18 is a minor, so a parent or guardian consents on their behalf, and consent and data-access controls are built for youth sport from the ground up, not adapted from an adult product.
This page summarizes our approach in plain language. The full legal privacy policy is maintained separately and governs in case of any conflict.