GenPlay Youth Sport Report

Research Participation Terms & Consent Statement

GenPlay Research is conducted by PlayerScout®

1. About the Research

The GenPlay Youth Sport Report is an independent global research initiative conducted by PlayerScout®, bringing together the experiences and perspectives of young athletes, parents, coaches, clubs, academies, schools and sport organisations.

Our aim is to better understand what helps young people thrive in sport, the challenges affecting their development and participation, and the factors that contribute to young people leaving sport.

The findings will help identify opportunities to improve youth sport development, accessibility, inclusion and long-term participation across different sports and countries.

2. Voluntary Participation

Participation in GenPlay is entirely voluntary.

By taking part, you agree to complete an online questionnaire about your experiences, opinions and involvement in youth sport.

You may skip optional questions or leave the survey at any time before submitting your responses, without penalty or disadvantage.

Some questions may involve personal experiences or challenges. You are not required to answer optional questions that make you uncomfortable.

Your decision to participate will not affect your relationship with PlayerScout® or your access to its publicly available resources.

3. Information We Collect

To conduct the research, PlayerScout® may collect:

• Your name and email address.

• Your country and sport.

• Your age or age category, where relevant.

• Your role within youth sport.

• Your responses to research questions.

• Information required to record your consent and, where applicable, parental or guardian authorisation.

This information enables us to understand the experiences of different participant groups and produce meaningful research findings.

We ask participants not to include unnecessary identifying information about other individuals in their answers.

Where survey questions involve sensitive personal information, additional processing protections or consent may be required under applicable law.

4. How Your Information Will Be Used

Information collected through GenPlay will support PlayerScout® research and reporting activities.

This includes:

• Analysing experiences, trends and challenges across youth sport.

• Identifying factors affecting participation, progression and retention.

• Comparing findings across sports, countries and participant groups.

• Producing the GenPlay Youth Sport Report and related research insights.

• Informing future youth sport research, educational resources and development initiatives.

Research findings may be shared publicly with players, parents, coaches, clubs, sport organisations and the wider sporting community.

Published findings will use aggregated statistics, anonymised insights and non-identifying summaries.

Your name, email address and other information that could reasonably identify you will not be published in research findings without your separate permission.

PlayerScout® will take reasonable measures to prevent individuals being identified indirectly through small reporting groups or detailed survey responses.

5. Privacy, Confidentiality & Data Protection

PlayerScout® is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of everyone contributing to GenPlay, with additional safeguards for children and young people.

Personal information will be:

• Collected and processed for clearly defined research and related administration purposes.

• Protected through appropriate technical and organisational security measures.

• Accessible only to authorised personnel and service providers where necessary.

• Retained only for as long as necessary for the stated purposes, subject to applicable legal requirements.

• Processed or transferred internationally using appropriate safeguards where required by law.

Personal information will not be sold to third parties.

Research participation and optional marketing subscriptions are managed as separate permissions.

Your information will be processed in accordance with our [Privacy Policy](INSERT PRIVACY POLICY URL) and applicable data protection requirements, including UK GDPR and relevant international privacy legislation.

Our Privacy Policy provides further information about the legal entity responsible for your information, lawful processing grounds, storage, retention, international transfers, service providers and your individual rights.

Although appropriate security measures will be maintained, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

6. Participation by Children & Young People

GenPlay welcomes the perspectives of young athletes while recognising that children require additional privacy protections.

Children Under 13

Children under 13 must not complete the research questionnaire independently.

A parent or legal guardian may complete the appropriate parent-led survey about their child's experiences, subject to applicable privacy requirements.

Young People Aged 13–17

Participants aged 13–17 must obtain parent or legal guardian authorisation through PlayerScout's parental consent process before completing the questionnaire.

Young participants must also understand the purpose of the research and freely agree to participate.

Participants Aged 18 and Over

Adults may independently agree to participate in the research.

Additional Safeguards

• Parental authorisation will be recorded and verified to the standard required by applicable law.

• Children's identifiable information will not be used for targeted advertising or marketing profiling.

• Participants under 18 will not be added to PlayerScout® marketing communications through this survey.

• Age-appropriate information will be provided to younger participants.

Where local legislation requires additional verification, restrictions or safeguards, these requirements must be satisfied before participation proceeds.

7. Your Rights & Withdrawal

You have the right to make an informed decision about participating and how your personal information is used.

You may stop completing the questionnaire before submitting your responses.

After submission, you may contact PlayerScout® to ask questions, withdraw consent for processing based on consent, or request access to, correction of or deletion of your personal information, subject to applicable legal requirements.

Withdrawing consent does not affect processing already undertaken lawfully.

Information that has been irreversibly anonymised or incorporated into published, non-identifiable research findings may no longer be traceable to an individual participant.

Where applicable, you may also raise concerns with the relevant data protection authority.

For research enquiries or privacy requests, please contact:

PlayerScout® Research Team

[INSERT CONTACT EMAIL]

Further information is available in our [Privacy Policy](INSERT PRIVACY POLICY URL).

Your Consent & Communication Preferences

Each participant is offered to agree to the following two data consent terms.

Checkbox 1 — Required

I have read and understood the GenPlay Research Participation Terms & Consent Statement and Privacy Policy. I voluntarily agree to participate and consent to PlayerScout® collecting, processing and analysing my submitted information for the research purposes described above. I understand how my information may be used, my rights as a participant and how to withdraw consent. Where required, appropriate parental or guardian authorisation has been obtained.

Checkbox 2 — Optional

I confirm that I am aged 18 or over and would like to receive the GenPlay Youth Sport Report findings, future youth sport research, development insights, news and relevant marketing communications about PlayerScout® programmes and services by email. I understand that this is optional and I can unsubscribe at any time.

Choosing not to receive marketing communications will not affect your participation in GenPlay.

BUTTON: I AGREE — START SURVEY

By continuing, you confirm your required research consent. Any optional marketing permission is recorded separately.

PlayerScout® | GenPlay Youth Sport Report

Consent Notice Version 1.0 — 25 October 2026