athlete
a person trained to compete in sports
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Codex
Purpose and description
Enable an AI agent to recognise an athlete, assess their sporting participation and preparation, and identify actions supported by evidence, eligibility and the athlete's authority.
a person trained to compete in sports
It can be Recognise and update the athlete role using attributed evidence of competitive preparation and participation.; Compare performance observations when event definitions, measurement methods and conditions support comparison.; Review preparation against athlete-endorsed goals and flag missing evidence or conflicting constraints.; Check documented eligibility against a specific proposed competition entry and identify unresolved requirements.; Coordinate training or competition logistics within recorded availability, restrictions and permissions.; Prepare an authorised athlete profile or entry submission using information permitted for the intended recipient..
Distinguishing features
There is evidence of preparation directed toward sporting competition; recreational exercise alone does not establish this role.
The person is the intended sporting competitor; coaching, officiating or supporting competitors alone does not establish athlete status.
Athlete status does not require payment or professional employment; competitive preparation must be distinguishable from employment status.
Current inactivity does not by itself erase athlete history; active, paused and retired participation must be distinguished.
The record concerns an individual competitor, including a member of a team, rather than the team as a collective entrant.
Scope
+ Evidence that the person trains or has trained to compete in identified sports
+ Sport, discipline, event and competitive role
+ Training objectives, preparation history and current participation capacity
+ Performance evidence interpreted within its sporting context
+ Competition participation, eligibility and sporting affiliations
+ Athlete preferences, permissions and support relationships
- General personal identity and biography beyond athlete-role identification
- Sport rules and competition formats as independent models
- Team, club, federation and governing-body operations
- Clinical diagnosis, treatment and medical records
- Competition scheduling, venue operations and event administration
- Employment, sponsorship and financial contract administration
Characteristics
- Sporting discipline and event
- Named sport, discipline and event, with the applicable authority or local terminology Determines which preparation, performance measures and participation rules are relevant.
- Competitive preparation evidence
- Dated links to training history, coaching evidence, preparation plans or attributed athlete statements Supports recognition of the athlete role without requiring a professional contract or prior competition result.
- Participation status
- Preparing to debut, active, temporarily inactive, retired or unknown; qualified by sport and date Separates athlete identity from current competitive activity.
- Competitive role
- Individual event role, team position or other sport-specific role; multiple where applicable Makes performance expectations and participation opportunities specific to the athlete.
- Competitive objective
- Athlete-endorsed target event, selection opportunity or performance objective with a target period Connects preparation and proposed actions to the athlete's intended outcome.
- Training exposure
- Sport-appropriate duration, distance, repetitions, sessions or other defined measures per stated period Shows what preparation occurred while preserving differences between incompatible measures.
- Performance observation
- Event-specific time, distance, score, placing or other defined metric, with date and conditions Provides evidence of demonstrated capability without treating unlike events or conditions as equivalent.
- Competition eligibility
- Confirmed eligible, conditional, pending, ineligible or unknown for a named event or category and date Constrains whether an entry or selection action can proceed.
- Current participation constraints
- Reported or authorised restrictions on training or competition, with source, scope and review date Prevents a participation plan from overlooking known limits without turning the athlete model into a clinical assessment.
- Sporting affiliation and support
- Dated relationships to teams, clubs, coaches, representatives and relevant support professionals Identifies sporting context and the people who may advise, select or act for the athlete.
- Action and disclosure permissions
- Allowed, denied, conditional or unspecified for a named action, recipient, purpose and period Distinguishes access to athlete information from authority to share it or make commitments.
Analytical facets
- substance
- social
- origin
- conceptual
- agency
- inert
- mobility
- not-applicable
- scale
- not-applicable
- affordances
- observable
Also called
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Where this came from
oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 5 bundles · 10 layers · 10 findings · 23 questions.
Athlete role and sporting context Establishes why the person is recognised as an athlete and which sporting contexts that recognition covers.
Athlete identity depends on competitive preparation and sporting context, rather than fitness, payment or a generic person record.
Competitive preparation basis
Records the evidence connecting the person's training to sporting competition.
Basis for athlete recognition
An attributed account of the training and competitive intent or history supporting the athlete role.
- What evidence connects this person's training to intended or actual sporting competition? definition
- Who supplied that evidence, when, and is it self-reported or independently documented? provenance
Discipline and role history
Locates the athlete within sports, events and competitive roles over time.
Sport-specific athlete status
The athlete's disciplines, event roles and participation status, including transitions between them.
- Which sports, disciplines, events and team positions does the athlete train or compete in? definition
- For each sport, is the athlete preparing to debut, active, paused or retired, and from what date? boundary
Training and competitive preparation Connects sporting objectives with planned and completed preparation.
An agent needs to distinguish intended preparation from completed training and understand what competition or capability each serves.
Objectives and preparation plan
Captures the athlete's competitive aims and the preparation agreed for them.
Athlete-endorsed preparation
Goals and preparation commitments with their origin, ownership and revision authority.
- Which competition, selection target or sport-specific capability is the athlete preparing for, and by when? definition
- Who agreed the preparation plan, and what changes may the agent make without further authorisation? action
Completed training exposure
Records actual training in measures appropriate to the athlete's sport and session type.
Training completion and deviation
Observed preparation, its measurement basis and departures from the agreed plan.
- What training was completed during the stated period, and which units and methods describe its volume and intensity? measurement
- Which planned sessions were changed or missed, and what reasons were reported by the athlete or responsible coach? provenance
Demonstrated sporting performance Organises results and assessments as contextual evidence of sporting capability.
A result is useful for judging an athlete only when its event, conditions, attribution and comparability are understood.
Results and observation context
Preserves what was observed and the conditions under which it occurred.
Attributed performance evidence
Competition results or training assessments linked to their recording source and sporting conditions.
- What result or capability was measured, using which metric, method, event format and conditions? measurement
- Who recorded or validated the observation, and was it an official result, coach assessment or athlete report? provenance
Comparison and capability limits
Identifies which observations support comparisons and where conclusions remain limited.
Defensible performance comparison
A bounded basis for judging progress or suitability for a sporting task.
- Which observations are comparable after accounting for event rules, equipment, environment, opposition and measurement method? boundary
- For a team result, what evidence supports attributing a particular contribution to this athlete? provenance
- What additional evidence is needed before using these observations to support a selection or preparation decision? action
Competition access and participation Tracks the athlete's route from interest in an event to eligibility, selection, entry and participation.
Being an athlete or meeting a performance target does not alone establish permission or commitment to compete in a particular event.
Event-specific eligibility
Links eligibility determinations to the competition, category, rules and authority concerned.
Eligibility evidence and validity
The documented basis and validity period for participation in a specified event or category.
- Which eligibility requirements apply to this athlete for the named event and category under the applicable rules? boundary
- Which authority or document establishes the current determination, and what remains pending or subject to expiry? provenance
Selection, entry and appearance
Separates eligibility from selection, registration and actual competition participation.
Competition commitment status
The athlete's event-specific participation stage and authority for changes to it.
- Is the athlete interested, nominated, selected, entered, confirmed, withdrawn or recorded as having competed? definition
- Who may submit, confirm or withdraw the athlete's entry, and what athlete agreement or other authorisation is recorded? action
Participation capacity and athlete agency Records practical participation constraints, relevant support and the athlete's control over decisions and disclosures.
Eligibility and past performance do not establish present availability, readiness or authority to act on the athlete's behalf.
Current capacity and restrictions
Captures reported availability and restrictions without independently diagnosing fitness to participate.
Supported participation boundaries
Current limits affecting training or competition, with attribution and review conditions.
- What current availability, recovery, accessibility or participation restrictions have been reported or formally specified? boundary
- Who supplied each restriction, which sporting activities does it cover, and when must it be reviewed? provenance
- Who must resolve an unclear or conflicting restriction before the proposed activity proceeds? action
Support, authority and disclosure
Identifies support relationships and permissions for athlete-related actions and information sharing.
Athlete-directed agent actions
The preferences and delegated authority governing coordination, commitments and disclosure.
- Which coaches, team staff, representatives or other support people have a current role, and who established its scope? provenance
- Which scheduling, entry and information-sharing actions has the athlete or applicable authorised decision-maker permitted? action
- Which decisions require renewed agreement because the proposed recipient, purpose or sporting commitment has changed? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- What minimum evidence should establish that a person is trained to compete, especially before their first event or when preparation is self-directed?
- Which neighbouring registry entries govern disputed boundaries of sport, including esports and other competitive activities?
- How should athlete status persist through prolonged inactivity, retirement and return to competition across multiple sports?
- Which sport-specific measures and contextual requirements are sufficient for defensible performance and training comparisons?
- How should jurisdiction-specific representation, safeguarding and sensitive-data permissions be linked without duplicating person, legal or clinical models?