Consent and athlete voice
Parent or competent-person consent and age-appropriate athlete assent are part of onboarding. The young person should understand what is collected and why.
Athlete safety
Healthy development is the performance standard.
This is a youth programme first. Safeguarding, privacy, qualified care, age-appropriate loading and the athlete’s voice belong in the product—not in the small print.
Private by design
Health, body and performance information requires role-based access, careful retention and South African privacy-law review before launch.
Qualified care
Clinical assessment and treatment stay with appropriately registered practitioners. Coaches follow clear red-flag and referral pathways.
Development-aware loading
Plans consider age, experience, maturation, school demands, multiple sports, pain and wellbeing—not only competitive ambition.
Food first
Nutrition education and ordinary food come before products. Supplements are never treated as a shortcut or a retail perk for minors.
Progress without harm
We avoid public body comparisons, shame-based compliance, unsafe weight targets and messaging that ties self-worth to selection or results.
A safer nutrition position
Education before supplementation.
Any supplement discussion should be athlete-specific, professionally reviewed, compliant with South African requirements and alert to anti-doping risk. The initial programme will prioritise food, hydration, sleep and recovery habits.
Take the next step
Questions about the programme standard?
Parents, schools, clubs and professionals can register interest and help shape the pilot safeguards.