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Athletes
How to Build an Athlete Profile Coaches Actually Read
A section-by-section guide to a SportNet athlete profile: photo, bio, experience, achievements, stats, highlights, visibility settings and the mistakes that lose a coach's attention.
Platform
What Is a Sports Networking App? SportNet vs LinkedIn, Instagram and Scouting Databases
A sports networking app connects athletes, coaches, scouts and teams with credible profiles, filtered discovery and direct messaging. How the category differs from LinkedIn, social media and club scouting tools.
Coaches & Scouts
How Coaches and Scouts Find Players in 2026 (and How to Be Found)
How coaches and scouts build a recruitment pipeline beyond word of mouth, what a searchable athlete database changes, and what athletes should do to be found.
Parents
A Parent's Guide to SportNet: How We Keep Under-18 Athletes Safe
What SportNet does to protect under-18 athletes: private-by-default profiles, verified coaches, message requests, reporting, and a checklist for parents.
Teams
Running a Team on SportNet: Trials, Rosters, Fixtures and Events
How clubs and academies use SportNet team pages: join requests and invites, posting as the team, shared fixtures with confirmed results, and events with capacity.
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