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vr.tr.athlete · thing-athlete

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.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.PER
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

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.

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.

  1. What evidence connects this person's training to intended or actual sporting competition? definition
  2. 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.

  1. Which sports, disciplines, events and team positions does the athlete train or compete in? definition
  2. 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.

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.

  1. Which competition, selection target or sport-specific capability is the athlete preparing for, and by when? definition
  2. 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.

  1. What training was completed during the stated period, and which units and methods describe its volume and intensity? measurement
  2. 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.

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.

  1. What result or capability was measured, using which metric, method, event format and conditions? measurement
  2. 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.

  1. Which observations are comparable after accounting for event rules, equipment, environment, opposition and measurement method? boundary
  2. For a team result, what evidence supports attributing a particular contribution to this athlete? provenance
  3. 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.

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.

  1. Which eligibility requirements apply to this athlete for the named event and category under the applicable rules? boundary
  2. 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.

  1. Is the athlete interested, nominated, selected, entered, confirmed, withdrawn or recorded as having competed? definition
  2. 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.

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.

  1. What current availability, recovery, accessibility or participation restrictions have been reported or formally specified? boundary
  2. Who supplied each restriction, which sporting activities does it cover, and when must it be reviewed? provenance
  3. 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.

  1. Which coaches, team staff, representatives or other support people have a current role, and who established its scope? provenance
  2. Which scheduling, entry and information-sharing actions has the athlete or applicable authorised decision-maker permitted? action
  3. Which decisions require renewed agreement because the proposed recipient, purpose or sporting commitment has changed? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
noun.person
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.PER
Facets: substance
social
Facets: origin
conceptual
Facets: agency
inert
Facets: mobility
not-applicable
Facets: scale
not-applicable
Facets: affordances
observable
Other names and narrower kinds
acrobat, aerialist, alpinist, jock, back, backstroker, balancer, ball carrier, runner, ball hawk, ballplayer, baseball player

What it is Filled

a person trained to compete in sports

In 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

Out of scope

  • 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

Why it exists Filled

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.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • 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.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Publish an athlete's health, injury or medical data without consent.
  • Accuse an athlete of doping before the anti-doping process has reached a decision.
  • Treat a child athlete like an adult when it comes to training load, contracts or publicity.
  • Harass athletes or spread abuse about their performance, body or identity.

Only with a human decision

  • Any decision on eligibility, selection or sanctions.
  • Sharing an athlete's data with clubs, sponsors or bettors.

May

  • Report an athlete's published results, rankings and eligibility from the governing body of the sport.
  • Help an athlete plan training or recovery when the athlete asks and a coach or clinician supervises.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Athletes, especially young ones, depend on coaches and federations who can exploit or abuse that power.
  • Online abuse after a loss harms athletes' mental health.

Who is affected

  • The athlete
  • Young athletes and their families
  • Teammates and opponents

Owners Filled

Steward

The athlete themselves; the sports federation holds registration and eligibility records.

Master systems

  • Sports federation registration and results records
  • Anti-doping administration systems

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • oewn-09636221-n - registry parent class

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.athlete
  • Open English WordNet: oewn-09839665-n

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • Sporting discipline and event: Named sport, discipline and event, with the applicable authority or local terminology
  • Competitive preparation evidence: Dated links to training history, coaching evidence, preparation plans or attributed athlete statements
  • Participation status: Preparing to debut, active, temporarily inactive, retired or unknown; qualified by sport and date
  • Competitive role: Individual event role, team position or other sport-specific role; multiple where applicable
  • Competitive objective: Athlete-endorsed target event, selection opportunity or performance objective with a target period
  • Training exposure: Sport-appropriate duration, distance, repetitions, sessions or other defined measures per stated period
  • Performance observation: Event-specific time, distance, score, placing or other defined metric, with date and conditions
  • Competition eligibility: Confirmed eligible, conditional, pending, ineligible or unknown for a named event or category and date
  • Current participation constraints: Reported or authorised restrictions on training or competition, with source, scope and review date
  • Sporting affiliation and support: Dated relationships to teams, clubs, coaches, representatives and relevant support professionals
  • Action and disclosure permissions: Allowed, denied, conditional or unspecified for a named action, recipient, purpose and period

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Team kit, bib numbers and accreditation passes identify an athlete at an event; outside competition only a name or registration confirms it.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • 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.

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Overtraining and injury, especially in young athletes.
  • Abuse by people in positions of trust in sport.

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • World Anti-Doping Code, World Anti-Doping Agency.
  • Olympic Charter, International Olympic Committee.

Context of use required Filled

  • Athletes participate in organized training and sporting competition across recreational, educational, amateur and professional settings.
  • The role is relevant to coaching, team selection, event participation and support for sporting preparation.

Sources Filled

  1. Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-09839665-n - sense and gloss of the concept
  2. Wiktionary: athlete - word senses and usage

Open questions

  • 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?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-athlete/spec.json