XP, AMC™ Provisional and the Athlete Development Record

The purpose of XP and AMC™ Provisional is to help an athlete turn repeated, documented work into evidence people can review. The numbers support the record; they do not replace the athlete, the evidence or the coach’s judgment.

XP documents activity; AMC™ Provisional summarizes documented development inputs

XP is one signal produced by documented activity such as training and other platform-recognized actions. AMC™ Provisional is a separate composite development score that uses documented inputs, including XP-related inputs, to make an athlete record easier to understand and audit. Neither is a salary, transfer price, contract value or promise of future earnings.

• XP rewards and summarizes recorded activity; verification quality still matters.
• AMC™ Provisional is not simply the athlete’s XP total and is not based only on social followers.
• The current AMC methodology is labeled Provisional because its weights have not yet completed independent audit/lock.
• Coaches, sponsors and organizations should review the underlying evidence, not treat one number as the athlete.

XP and AMC™ Provisional can improve visibility and explain documented development. They do not guarantee selection, sponsorship, a scholarship, a transfer, income or a professional contract.

• Read the XP & AMC guide
• Open the AMC™ methodology page

Compensation and control of athlete rights are separate questions

No. Payment alone does not determine who owns or may use an athlete’s identity, created content, performance, scouting or medical records, or future economic rights. A contract may separately license or assign particular rights where applicable law permits, so athletes and families must review the actual terms, consent scope, governing rules and jurisdiction before agreeing.

• Identify whether the payment is participation support, revenue sharing, sponsorship, prize money, wages, reimbursement or compensation for use of name, image and likeness (NIL).
• Ask exactly what is licensed or assigned, who may use it, for what purpose, in which places and for how long.
• Confirm whether the athlete can obtain portable copies, correct inaccurate records, withdraw consent where permitted and appeal a disputed decision.
• Ask what happens to identity, content, records and payment rights after a transfer, departure or termination.
• For a minor, record guardian permission and the athlete’s own age-appropriate acknowledgment; obtain jurisdiction-specific legal and tax advice before payment.

Comparative U.S. college-sports guidance only—not a statement of FIFA or FMF law. NCAA materials distinguish direct school benefits from third-party NIL arrangements and state that student-athletes must retain authority over the terms of NIL agreements. The controlling result in any case depends on applicable law, the contract, consent, the data or content involved and the governing sports rules.

• NCAA: Name, image and likeness guidance
• NCAA: Athletes retain authority over NIL agreement terms
• NCAA: Direct benefits and third-party NIL are separate

The HUGS ID framework is built around athlete-controlled, portable records

The HUGS ID framework treats the athlete’s verified development history as the athlete’s record, with scoped sharing rather than automatic access for every club, scout or sponsor. Public visibility and private access are separate decisions, and minors add guardian controls.

• Athletes can review the development information attached to their identity.
• Inaccurate information can be flagged for documented correction.
• Records are designed to remain portable across participating organizations.
• A sponsor or scout should not receive private records merely because they support or evaluate the athlete.

• Read the athlete data rights framework

• Open the current AMC™ methodology
• Start the TST athlete pathway
• Athlete data rights framework