> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://thecontentforge.gitbook.io/thecontentforge-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://thecontentforge.gitbook.io/thecontentforge-docs/students/verticals/athlete.md).

# Athlete / NIL

For student athletes building a personal brand around their sport. Pick this vertical during setup and Content Forge surfaces athlete-focused modes - a game-day post, a bio a sponsor could read, a sponsor-safe partnership post, or a full NIL positioning kit - all written to sound platform-native while staying inside NIL and NCAA-guideline-aware phrasing.

### Who it's for

You compete at the college or high-school level and you want to grow an audience, look credible to a future sponsor, and turn a name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunity into content you can actually post. You want copy that sounds like you on game day but is careful enough to sit alongside a paid deal, a code of conduct, and your school's NIL policy. These modes give you sponsor-safe drafts by default, so you spend your time posting rather than second-guessing what's allowed.

### Modes

Each mode costs a set number of credits. See [Plans & Credits](/thecontentforge-docs/students/plans-and-credits.md) for how credits work and what your monthly allowance covers.

| Mode                     | Credits | What you get                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------------ | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Game / Training Post** | 1       | A single sponsor-safe post about game day, training, or the off-season - Instagram and X variants plus a matching image prompt.                 |
| **Athlete Bio**          | 1       | Short bios sized for Instagram, TikTok, and X, plus a long-form personal narrative bio for sponsor or partner conversations.                    |
| **Sponsor-Safe Post**    | 1       | A NIL-aware sponsor post and a safer, more conservative fallback version - **both with an FTC disclosure embedded in the post text**.           |
| **NIL Announcement**     | 2       | A NIL deal announcement across Instagram, X, and LinkedIn with an image prompt - **each post carries its FTC disclosure embedded in the text**. |
| **NIL Positioning Kit**  | 10      | The full package: sponsor value propositions, a brand-voice description, sample posts a sponsor could expect, and pitch-deck copy.              |

### Sponsored and NIL posts are compliance-first

Any post tied to a paid partnership is disclosure-first by design, so you never have to remember to add the fine print yourself.

| What we do                              | Why it matters                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| --------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Embedded FTC disclosure**             | Sponsor-Safe Post and NIL Announcement build a clear disclosure - such as `#ad` or "Paid partnership with \[BRAND]" - directly into the post text, not as a separate line you might drop before posting. |
| **Generic, non-branded image prompts**  | Image prompts stay generic athletic imagery. They never depict real university, college, or team logos, crests, mascots, wordmarks, uniforms, jerseys, or helmets.                                       |
| **NIL / NCAA-guideline-aware phrasing** | Copy avoids implying school or team endorsement, guaranteed performance, betting outcomes, medical claims, or eligibility advice - so a draft could sit comfortably alongside a future deal.             |
| **Your facts stay exact**               | The school, team, conference, position, and stats you provide are used as given. The tool will not invent achievements, reach, or engagement numbers on your behalf.                                     |

### You're still in charge

These guardrails are a backstop, not a green light to publish blind. You are always responsible for following your school's NIL policy and code of conduct, disclosing paid partnerships correctly, and reading every AI draft before it goes live. Treat each draft as a starting point, add the real details only you know, and confirm any claim is accurate before you post. See [Compliance](/thecontentforge-docs/students/compliance.md) for what the guardrails catch and where your responsibility begins.

### Working with video

If you build your presence on video - a game-day recap, a training montage, an off-season cutdown - Video Forge includes athlete preset packs for student workspaces that turn longer footage into short, platform-ready clips. See [Verticals & Generation Types](/thecontentforge-docs/students/verticals.md) for how video presets fit alongside these Content Forge modes.

### Related

* [Verticals & Generation Types](/thecontentforge-docs/students/verticals.md) - the full picture of every student vertical and how generation works.
* [Compliance](/thecontentforge-docs/students/compliance.md) - what the student guardrails detect, disclosure rules, and your responsibilities.
* [Plans & Credits](/thecontentforge-docs/students/plans-and-credits.md) - tiers, monthly credit allowances, and what each mode costs.


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