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Athlete Reference Scope and Evidence

Support the athlete with an account you can actually support.

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Companion to Write an Athlete Reference From What You Know, With Permission for Where It Is Going.

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Hypothetical example: an authorized reference describes an observed team duty and omits an unsupported prediction that the athlete will be selected.

01Confirm what the reference is actually for

Confirm the reference purpose and intended recipient.

Request and intended recipient

Actual permission or program requirement

Question the reference should answer

02Describe the role from which you can speak

State the coach’s actual observing role.

Real coaching role and time covered

Direct observations available

Subject outside the author’s knowledge

03Choose evidence relevant to the actual request

Choose supported permitted evidence.

Supported contribution to describe

Claim or private detail to remove

Factual item still needing verification

04Review permission and the final audience

Review and record authorized delivery.

Authorized final scope and channel

Names and recipient checked

Delivered or still-pending status