Legal
Parental consent
Before we assess a child we need the informed, explicit consent of a parent or guardian — and the child's own agreement. This page explains exactly what is being agreed to, and contains the consent record itself.
Last updated: [DATE]
Consent must be a real choice
You can refuse, and your child will simply not be tested. You can change your mind afterwards, at any time, without giving a reason — and we will stop processing and delete the record if you ask. Consent is not a condition of your child's place in any squad, and no club may tell you otherwise.
1. What the assessment involves
- Body measurements: standing height, sitting height, body mass and foot length.
- A short questionnaire about training history, and the height of both parents.
- Physical tests appropriate to the child's age and sport, which may include jumping, sprinting, change of direction, endurance and strength measures.
- Tests involve maximal effort. They are supervised, and a child may stop at any point.
Approximate duration: [DURATION]. Location: [WHERE TESTING TAKES PLACE]. Supervising practitioner: [NAME AND QUALIFICATION].
2. Why this needs explicit consent
Body measurements and the maturity estimate derived from them are data concerning health under Article 9 of the GDPR. That category may not be processed without a specific legal exception. The one we rely on is your explicit consent, which is why it is recorded separately here rather than buried in a booking form.
The maturity estimate indicates how close your child is to their adolescent growth spurt. Its purpose is protective: it allows results to be read against biological rather than chronological age, so a late-developing child is not judged as though they were behind.
3. Risks, and telling us about health conditions
Physical testing carries the ordinary risks of vigorous exercise, including muscle soreness and, uncommonly, strain or injury. Before testing you must tell us of any medical condition, injury, medication or symptom that could make exertion unsafe.
This assessment is not a medical examination. It does not screen for illness and it cannot predict injury. If you have any concern about your child's fitness to take part, get medical clearance first.
4. Who will see the results
- You, and your child.
- Coaching and performance staff at your child's own club, if the club arranged the testing.
- Our practitioners, and our infrastructure providers, as set out in the Privacy Policy.
Results are never published, sold, or shared with anyone else without asking you first. A coach decides what a result means — the system never decides anything about your child on its own.
5. Withdrawing consent
Email privacy@h-praxis.com and say you are withdrawing consent. We stop processing immediately. You may also ask us to erase the records, which we will do unless we are legally required to keep something (an invoice, for example). Withdrawing does not undo processing that already happened lawfully.
Full detail on your rights, retention periods and how to complain is in the Privacy Policy.
6. Consent record
Complete one record per child. Keep a copy — we will give you one, and we retain the signed original as evidence that consent was obtained.
Athlete
Child's full name
Date of birth
Club / team (if any)
Sport
I confirm that
- I am the parent or legal guardian of the child named above.
- I have read and understood what the assessment involves, including that it requires maximal physical effort.
- I have told H-PRAXIS of any medical condition, injury or medication relevant to my child taking part.
- I give my explicit consent to the processing of my child's health data — body measurements, maturity estimate and test results — for the purposes described above and in the Privacy Policy.
- I consent to the height of both parents being recorded as an input to maturity estimation.
- I understand I may withdraw this consent at any time, without giving a reason.
- My child has had this explained to them and is willing to take part.
Parent / guardian name
Relationship to child
Signature
Date
Email address (for your copy and for exercising your rights)
Child's agreement
I have had the tests explained to me. I know I can stop at any time, and I want to take part.
Child's signature (where old enough)
Date