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Memberships

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SportsKey offers two membership categories. A SportsKey member is free, while a paid membership elevates you to a SportsKey CLUB member.

What is a SportsKey member?

SportsKey members gain access to athletic performance data such as age group averages and the anonymised top-ranked performances of other athletes in the same age cohort as your child. The insights we provide can be used to conduct informal testing at home to gauge how athletes compare to their peers and how they might perform at a formal SportsKey testing event. It is important to note that SportsKey testing processes are highly standardised and use specialised equipment. Informal at-home tests should only be used as a guide.

What is a SportsKey CLUB member?

SportsKey CLUB members gain access to SportsKey's full offering, including attendance at limited capacity events. The CLUB member performance dashboard provides parents and athletes with verified data of their results over the entire testing battery.

As a CLUB member, you will be provided with 1) performance ratings based on comparable data of other athletes in the age cohort, and; 2) relative age comparison to athletes born six months prior and six months after your child's birth date.

As CLUB members build their data set over time, so too does SportsKey's ability to predict the sports most likely to fit your child's profile. By participating in standardised performance testing atone of our events, we may be able to facilitate talent identification opportunities with sporting bodies, schools and universities.

How many events can a SportsKey CLUB member attend?

SportsKey CLUB members can attend as many events as they wish. Additional fees apply after the first event attended per membership year. Each time your child attends a SportsKey event, their dashboard profile is updated with the latest data (and the data of their comparative peers) to track progress in their strengths and focus areas. We aim to make the events fun, engaging and a positive school holiday experience.

How long is my SportsKey CLUB membership valid for?

Your SportsKey CLUB member dashboard remains valid for 18 months after your child's last testing event. If an athlete has not attended another event after 18months, the dashboard reverts to a basic SportsKey membership.

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Events

How many athletes can attend each SportKey event?

Each event is designed to cater for 60 athletes, allowing adequate time to rotate each athlete through the testing stations and game-based activities.

How long before a testing event should athletes arrive?

Registrations open 45 minutes prior to each event. Numbered bibs are issued and recorded. Athletes will go through a series of warmup exercises before testing starts to ensure they are adequately prepared.

How long does a SportsKey testing event last?

The formal testing and game activities are specifically designed to run for three hours. If an event runs over time due to unforeseen circumstances, parents can choose to continue or finish testing at the scheduled completion time. A SportsKey staff member will remain at the event until the last athlete is picked up by their parent or guardian.

What happens if my child is sick or injured and can't attend their scheduled event?

If your child is sick, injured or unable to attend an event for other reasons, they can reschedule to attend a future event, as long as SportsKey are notified prior to the event start time. We request parents or guardians advise SportsKey of non-attendance via info@sportskey.com.au at least 24 hours prior to the event, to allow an athlete on the waiting list to attend.

Why are athletes required to wear black attire?

As much of the testing is automated, cameras are best able to capture vision if there is consistency in athlete's attire.

What is the difference between junior and youth events, as well as mixed junior and mixed youth?

Junior and youth events cater for specific age groups. Junior groups are for athletes aged u9 to u12; youth age groups are for athletes age u13 to u16. Junior mix and Youth mix events are for the same age groups but cater for both male and female athletes. Mixed events are clearly specified. If the event is not specified as mixed, then it is boys only or girls only. Mixed events allow for brothers and sisters to attend and provide flexibility and convenience for parents.

Are parents and family welcome to attend events?

Parents, guardians, family and friends are more than welcome to attend events as guests. A dedicated viewing area will be provided for guests. As in any competitive sports environment, guests will not be able to interact directly with athletes during the event.Only SportsKey staff and athletes can enter the testing and game stations.

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Service

What features are presented on a SportsKey member dashboard?

A SportsKey member dashboard displays anonymised top-rated performances of athletes from your child's cohort. The dashboard also displays testing averages and general advice relating to their age cohort.

What features are presented on my SportsKey CLUB member dashboard?

The SportsKey CLUB member dashboard activates all functions available to parents and athletes:
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• The athlete's raw testing scores.
• Age cohort averages
• Top-rated performances from the athlete's cohort
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Due to the recognised Relative Age Effect (athletes born earlier in the year typically perform better in their age cohort than those born later due to relative growth and development), we offer CLUB members the option to compare their child's data based on their relative age as well as their standard age cohort.

CLUB members can also review results from older age groups to help parents understand the benchmarks for future performances.

The athlete's Performance Ratings and overall SportsKey score is also displayed and regularly updated over time, as insights about your child's performance and their cohort evolve after attending your first SportsKey event.

How soon after an event is my child's data updated to the dashboard?

We aim to update all athlete dashboards within 72 hours of each event, though it is often earlier.

Variations in the athlete's performance and SportsKey scores will be updated after each school holiday period, reflecting the updated data set of athletes in their age cohort. A text will be sent to parents each time data is updated.

What are Performance ratings?

Performance Ratings reflect how the athlete performed in each test. An athlete will be allocated a zero Performance Rating if they do not complete a particular test.
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• A Performance Rating of 1 is allocated to athletes whose performance data places them in the 1-20 range
• A Performance Rating of 2 is allocated to athletes in the 21-40 range
• A Performance Rating of 3 tis allocated to athletes in the 41-60 range
• A Performance Rating of 4 is allocated to athletes in the 61-80range
• A Performance Rating of 5 is allocated to athletes in the 81-100 range

What is a SportsKey score?

The athlete's SportsKey score is a holistic score of each child's overall performance, compiled across all tests.

Athletes may have similar Performance Ratings on individual assessments, yet a higher overall SportsKey score, due to their consistent rankings across all tests.

The athlete's SportsKey score may fluctuate over time as data is updated, or when existing CLUB members test again, generating new comparisons and insights.

What is the difference between age cohort comparison and relative age comparison?

The dashboard provides parents with two options for evaluating their child's data:

Chronological Age Comparison
Compares your child's performance to others in the same age group. This is the most common method used to place athletes within teams or to assess and select athletes for representative programs.

Relative Age Comparison
Considers the child's relative age by comparing their performance to athletes born six months before, and six months after them at the time of testing. This comparison provides better context for your child's performance and takes into account systematic advantages or disadvantages when athletes are born early or late compared to others in their age group.

How often is data updated?

Dashboards will be updated after each school holiday period, reflecting the most up-to-date insights for your child's age group. Athletes who attended their first event or who attended to update their performance assessments will see data updated on their dashboard within 72 hours.

How do you determine an athlete's strength and focus areas?

SportsKey philosophy is to emphasise that each child should prioritise the development of their athletic strengths. The dashboard identifies the two areas where the athlete achieved their best rating, as well the two areas that were their lowest rating. Based on the identified strengths and weaknesses for each child, we provide ways and means to continue developing these skills in an informal training setting.

How often should my child attend events?

It depends on the child's availability, as well as their desire to evaluate their progression, especially if they have dedicated time working on strengths and focus areas. We believe that athletes who attend events regularly will learn how their various physical characteristics and skills respond to training and will develop the skills and confidence to perform better each time.

How do I determine what sports best suit my child's athletic profile?

SportsKey's philosophy is that young athletes benefit from playing a variety of sports that require different skill sets. However, as an athlete matures and their study and social commitments increase, the ability to fulfil multiple sporting commitments becomes challenging, and a degree of specialisation is advised.

SportsKey aims to advise parents and athletes about the sports that best suit their athletic profile once they physical mature to the point where their specific athletic attributes are more defined. We will not advise a specific sport that your child should play, but give an indication of the sports most suited to their athletic profile.

What other opportunities exist for SportsKey athletes?

Over time, SportsKey will provide talent identification opportunities for members, and the ability to apply for school sporting scholarships and placement in University elite sport programs.

There are also recruitment opportunities into sports that may not have been previously considered but align with the athlete's profile.

SportsKey also aims to facilitate introductions to development programs for sports aligned to the 2032 Olympics, which are actively recruiting talented athletes.

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