Why trust SSTracker
What we never do, and the rules we keep
SSTracker is built to keep a child playing, not to sell to them or about them. Here is what we never do, the safety rules we keep and the research behind the drills.
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What we never do
- No ads or sponsor placements on any screen a child sees.
- Player data is never sold, by anyone, to anyone.
- No screen ranks one child against another, and no leaderboards for children.
- Coach-logged mistakes are never shown to the child.
- No cash or cash-like prizes for children.
- Nothing a family pays for gives a child a head start in training or progress.
No surprise charges
- Club plans and Trainer Pro start with 30 free days and no card. The family plan starts with 30 free days and no card.
- A trial with no card on file ends on its own. Nothing is charged and nothing renews.
- If a card was added, we email the paying adult 3 days before the trial ends, with the end date and the price that follows.
- Cancel from the Payments page any time. Club management stays free either way.
The safety rules we keep
- Children under 13 collect no data until a parent gives verifiable consent (COPPA).
- A coach is cleared only after a verified background check or a club-confirmed association clearance.
- Staff cannot send one-to-one direct messages to a minor (SafeSport): team and parent messages only, with a copy to parents.
- A child’s game stats stay hidden for 15 minutes after a session ends.
The research behind the drills
- 29% of former players: Feeling “I’m not good enough” was the part of sport former players liked least, ahead of bad coaching. Aspen Institute Project Play, national survey of youth and sports (2025 survey)
- 25% of girls who quit: said their parents compared them to other players, against 9% of boys who quit. Aspen Institute Project Play, national survey of youth and sports (2025 survey)
- 86% of players still playing: had parents who attend their games or practices, against 58% of players who had stopped. It is a link, not a cause: the survey cannot say which comes first, and some families cannot always come. Aspen Institute Project Play, national survey of youth and sports (2025 survey)
- 138 randomised studies: Keeping track of progress helped people reach their goals, and it helped more when progress was written down and shared. Harkin et al. 2016, Psychological Bulletin
- 128 experiments: Rewards people expected just for doing a task lowered their own motivation for it; rewards that came as a surprise did not. Deci, Koestner and Ryan 1999, Psychological Bulletin
- 7,769 youth soccer players: Across five European countries, players whose coaches supported their own choices enjoyed soccer more, and players who enjoyed it more were less likely to plan to quit. Quested et al. 2013, International Journal of Sport Psychology
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