Ask the athlete
Address the participant directly, explain available help, wait for an answer, and accept no or a different method.
KNOW THE GAME · FIND YOUR PLACE
Inclusion is a working method
Athlete voice, meaningful choice, accessible environments, privacy, youth safeguards, and the right to stop.
Make choices real
Offer a meaningful role, pace, communication method, pause signal, and finish option rather than a decorative choice.
Change the environment
Clear routes, reduce clutter, adjust instruction, protect processing time, and build recovery space before expecting the participant to absorb a barrier.
Protect private context
Share only practical session information through approved processes. The app has no youth, health, disability, attendance, or incident record.
Keep youth safeguarded
Guardians and authorized organizations manage consent, transport, private communication, health plans, and observable adult-youth interaction.
Respect different endings
A participant can rest, change roles, decline contact, or finish. Return is optional and team pressure is never a safety plan.
COMMUNICATION IS ACCESS
Spoken, visual, tactile, demonstrated, interpreted, or AAC-supported.
The right channel is the one the athlete prefers in that setting. AccessCourt Compass promotes concise choices and processing time while leaving individualized communication planning to the participant and authorized support.