---
title: "For Players & Parents: Claiming an Athlete Profile"
description: "How players and parents open a shared results link, save or claim the athlete's profile, get result updates, and fill out Check-Ins."
category: "Perform"
published: "2026-10-16 15:31:39"
updated: "2026-10-16 15:31:39"
url: "https://www.hockeyshare.com/support/kb/perform/claiming-an-athlete-profile"
---

# For Players & Parents: Claiming an Athlete Profile

Your coach can share your (or your child's) testing results with a private link. You can look at the results without an account. To keep them in one place and get updates, claim the profile with a free HockeyShare account.

## Step 1 — Open the Share Link

Open the link your coach sent. The page shows:

- the latest result for every test, with charts and recent history
- progress since the first test and the last test
- how the athlete compares with their group's average
- any notes or summary the coach chose to share

Click **View Leaderboard Rankings** to see where the athlete ranks. Other athletes are shown by first name and last initial only.

![Performance Reportcard on a shared athlete page showing progress for each test](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a12bd6-042f-7e2a-858e-5c232bfdf473/-/format/webp/)

## Step 2 — Claim the Profile

Click **Claim this athlete** at the top of the page.

- If you're not logged in, you're taken to the login page first. After you log in, the claim finishes on its own.
- If you're logged in, the profile is linked straight away.

You'll land on the athlete's **My Athlete** page. If you don't see **Claim this athlete**, your coach hasn't turned on claiming for this athlete. You can still click **Save to my account** to keep a bookmark to the link.

![Claim this athlete and Save to my account buttons at the top of a shared athlete page](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a12bd6-0bf6-7775-81e8-ad2e4442639c/-/format/webp/)

## Step 3 — Find Your Athletes

Go to **My Account → Dashboard**. Under **My Memberships**:

- **My Athletes** lists profiles you've claimed, with a count of any Check-Ins due.
- **Saved Athletes** lists profiles you've saved.

Click an athlete to open their page. Click **Remove** to unlink the athlete. You can claim the profile again later from its share link.

![My Athletes card on the account dashboard with a claimed athlete and one Check-In due](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a12bed-e672-7c5d-93af-d2edd0581b45/-/format/webp/)

## Step 4 — Result Updates by Email

On the **My Athlete** page, tick **Email me when new results are posted**. It's on when you first claim.

You'll get at most one email a day. A result is included once it's been recorded for at least an hour, which gives the coach time to fix typos from testing day.

## Step 5 — Fill Out Check-Ins

If your coach uses Check-Ins, a **Check-Ins** card appears on the My Athlete page. Click **View Check-Ins**. There are three tabs:

- **Pending** – Check-Ins that are due now (for example, a daily wellness check).
- **Available** – Check-Ins you can fill out any time.
- **History** – what you've already submitted.

Open a Check-In, answer the questions and click **Submit**. You can come back and **Update** your answers until the period ends.

![Athlete Check-Ins page with Pending, Available and History tabs and a Daily Wellness check-in due](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a12bed-f29b-7e76-8689-9a64daabc936/-/format/webp/)

![Daily Wellness check-in form filled in with a soreness rating, hours of sleep and a note](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a12bed-fabe-7320-a598-afc4930cc3e9/-/format/webp/)

## Good to Know

- A claimed profile stays linked even if the share link later expires or is revoked. A saved profile disappears when its link is revoked.
- Check-Ins are only available on claimed profiles, not saved ones.
- If the page says "This shared page is no longer available", the coach's account no longer includes sharing. Contact your coach.
- "This share link is invalid or has been revoked" means the link has expired or been turned off. Ask your coach for a new one.
- Each account can claim up to 100 athletes, and each athlete can be claimed by up to 10 accounts. That's enough for both parents and the player.

## Tips

- Both parents can claim the same athlete, each with their own account.
- Bookmark the My Athlete page on your phone for quick access on testing days.
- Fill out daily Check-Ins at the same time each day so the trends your coach sees are consistent.