Print this page (or save it as a PDF), have a parent or guardian check the boxes and sign, and give it to the coach.
Approach Strength: Volleyball Fitness
Parent/Guardian Consent for an Athlete Under 18 (Form v2)
Athlete name: Athlete's month/year of birth:
Team: Coach:
Parent/guardian name: Email or phone:
What Approach Strength is
Approach Strength is a free, early-version web app for volleyball strength training. The coach posts workouts, and your athlete logs them on a phone. It is in a small test ("soft launch") before a public release. There is nothing to buy.
This form covers only the team and coach named above. If your athlete is also on another team that uses Approach Strength (for example, a school team and a club team), that team's coach needs a separate signed form, and that coach sees only what your athlete does with that team.
What information is collected, and who sees it
| Information | Who sees it | Needs box |
|---|---|---|
| Name, email, volleyball position, birth year, team | Your athlete and their coach | 1 |
| Experience level (beginner, intermediate, or advanced), set by the coach, which decides which exercises and tests your athlete gets | Your athlete and their coach. Never shown to teammates or on any board. | 1 |
| Workouts logged (exercises, sets, reps, weights, notes) | Your athlete and their coach | 1 |
| Daily check-in: sleep, soreness, energy (1–5), pain yes/no | Your athlete; the coach only with box 3 | 2, 3 |
| Name ("Jordan M." or initials) and workout progress on the team boards: a live screen the coach may show in the weight room (grouped by rack), an effort leaderboard ranking sessions completed, consistency, and streaks, and the names of rack partners shown to teammates in their rack | Coach and teammates | 4 |
| Practices and matches attended and hours trained, shown on the effort leaderboard | Coach and teammates | 5 |
| Testing days: jump tests (approach touch, broad jump, med-ball throw) and strength checks (lifting the heaviest weight they can do with good form for 3–5 reps, under coach supervision), plus the estimated strength calculated from them | Your athlete and their coach. Jump-test improvement may appear on the effort leaderboard if box 4 is also checked. Lifting results are never shown to teammates or ranked. | 6 |
Stays on your athlete's phone only (never sent to us): body weight and personal notes.
Never collected: photos, video, location, contacts, medical or injury details. No advertising or tracking tools. Data is never sold and never used for ads. Nobody at Approach Strength monitors check-ins or notes.
Leaderboards rank effort, not bodies or strength. They never show weights lifted, strength-check results, body weight, nutrition, or check-in answers. Your athlete can switch to initials or hide from the leaderboard at any time.
Risks of physical training
Strength, power, and conditioning training, including jump tests and strength checks, carries a risk of injury, from muscle strains and sprains to more serious injury. Strength checks involve heavy lifting. In Approach Strength they are only for intermediate and advanced athletes on a coached team, only after the coach confirms in the app that they are supervising with safety bars or spotters, never as a true one-rep max, and never on a day the athlete reports pain or being run down. Approach Strength gives general training information. It is not medical advice and doesn't replace supervision by a qualified coach. Athletes should stop if something hurts and tell a coach, parent, or athletic trainer about any pain or injury in person.
Your choices
Check each box you agree to. Box 1 is required. Boxes 2–6 are optional; the app works without them, and each matching feature stays off for your athlete.
1. Participation (required). I am the parent or legal guardian of the athlete named above. I agree that they may use Approach Strength under the Approach Strength Terms and Privacy Notice. I understand the risks of physical training described above and accept them for my athlete.
2. Daily check-ins. My athlete may log the daily check-in (sleep, soreness, energy, pain yes/no).
3. Sharing check-ins with the coach (requires box 2). The coach named above may see my athlete's check-ins.
4. Team boards. My athlete's name ("Jordan M." or initials) and workout progress may appear on the coach's live board (including which rack group they're in), the team effort leaderboard, and teammates' "your rack" card in the app. Teammates can see all of these.
5. Attendance and hours. My athlete's practice and match attendance and hours trained may be recorded and shown on the effort leaderboard.
6. Testing days. My athlete may take part in jump tests and, if eligible, coach-supervised strength checks, and the results may be saved and used to set their training weights.
Changing your mind
You can withdraw any choice or ask us to delete your athlete's account and data at any time. Tell the coach, or email ryan@approachstrength.com. Your athlete can also delete their account in the app (Settings → Delete my account). Deleted data is removed within 30 days. We keep a short record of what you agreed to, and of coach supervision on testing days, for 5 years after the account closes, as proof. That record contains no workout, check-in, or test results.
Parent/guardian signature: Date:
Coach: keep the signed form, and send a copy (photo or scan) to ryan@approachstrength.com. Then record exactly the boxes checked in the app (Team → athlete → Record parent consent, form v2). Approach Strength keeps copies for 5 years after the account closes, as proof of consent. Before collecting forms, accept the Coach Terms in the app and get written approval from your school (athletic director or principal) or club director to use Approach Strength with your team. Email us a copy (Terms §4; for Ryan's team, the signed AD/principal approval).