Explainer
Consent forms, explained.
What you are actually agreeing to when you sign something here, what makes a signature count, and how to take a permission back.
The idea
A signature should mean something specific.
A consent here isn’t a tickbox floating next to some words. Your signature is tied to the exact version you read, so there’s never a question about what you agreed to. When the club publishes a new version, it says whether everyone has to sign again. The app doesn’t guess. The club decides, and the app holds everyone to it.
How a signature is made real
Four things that make it count.
You have to reach the end
You can’t sign what you haven’t read to the end, and the app checks that itself. You can get to the end with the keyboard alone, so it works with a screen reader and with the text size turned right up, not just for someone who can flick a scrollbar.
Tied to one version
Your signature is attached to the exact version you read. When a club publishes a new one, it says whether everyone signs again. For a typo fix it doesn’t, and nobody is asked for anything.
Type it or draw it
Typing your name is the main way, and it works for everyone. You can draw one instead, and the page won’t scroll out from under your finger while you do.
Kept as proof
Who signed, which version, when. And if the club edits the wording while you are reading it, the app refuses your signature and shows you the new version to read again.
What you might be asked to consent to
Four common kinds.
Codes of conduct & agreements
The general code of conduct, signed again whenever the club publishes a version that asks for it. The concussion code of conduct is different. Rowan’s Law wants a fresh answer every season, even when the words haven’t changed.
Medical release
Permission for the club to hold your child’s medical and emergency details, so a coach can act if something happens. It’s encrypted, every look at it is written down, and no coach is ever asked to give medication.
Photo & media
One media choice per child, signed by a guardian and checked before any picture is used. “No photos” is enforced, not just noted. If something slips through, there’s a way to have it taken down.
How you’re contacted
You can ask that your child not be contacted electronically at all, or that certain information not be passed on, and the app routes around it. One safety notice required by law is the exception. See below.
Taking it back
Withdrawal that does what it says.
You can take back consent for anything optional. Take back medical consent and the app deletes the encrypted record itself, not a flag on it. Some withdrawals limit what a club can safely let your child do. The app tells you so at the time, rather than letting you find out at a game.