Practical Guide - SportKompas

0. General information?

SportKompas is a fun and practical tool to:

• offer an objective method for sport orientation to children 6-12 years old
• monitor development of physical fitness from 6-16 years old

SportKompas consists of two modules. The ‘I LIKE’ module is an interactive survey that questions what kinds of activities the child likes or dislikes. The ‘I DO’ module uses various tests to assess physical fitness and motor competence. For a five minute introduction about SportKompas, click here.

0.1. Set up your account and log in

When you start using the Hylyght platform for the first time, We will set up an account for your organisation and we will add the contact person(s) as admin(s). Instructions on how to log in for the first time will be sent to the e-mail address you gave up when subscribing. If you did not get the login yet, but you want to start testing soon, contact

Log into the platform via https://app.hylyght.com, and use your temporary password to log in. You will be asked to create a new password immediately.

0.2. The main tabs in the platform

When using the SportKompas module there are 3 main actions in the platform (in the black ribbon on the left): plan/manage sessions, add/manage athletes, and view results.

A Session in the Hylyght platform is a testing moment. A session could include one or multiple athletes, and could include various tests.

In the tab Athletes you can view, edit, and add athletes to the platform. You need to create an athlete before you can add data (see next session).

In the tab Results you can compare the test results from athletes within one group.

On the bottom left, you will also find a tab Help & Support. Use these if you have any questions for which you cannot find the answer in this guide. Finally, under Settings you can manage your organisation, its users, your benchmarks, your Test sets, and your data.

1. Manage

1.1. Organisations and users

To manage general settings of your organisation, go to the tab 'Settings' and click on 'Global settings'. Here you can edit the name, default language, logo, and main contact person of your organisation.

If you wish to create sub-organisations, click on 'Organisations' and choose '+ Add organisation'. Sub-organisations can be used if you collaborate with multiple organisations who each collect data under your supervision, but should not have access to each others' data. Users who have access to a sub-organisation can only operate within that suborganisation. Users who have access to the 'parent' organisation have access to all sub-organisations.

To add more users to your organisation, go to ‘settings’, ‘Users’, and click on ‘+ Add user’. The moment you add this user, he/she will receive an email notification to login on the Hylyght platform. So make sure to inform these users before you add them.

We have two different user roles. Keep in mind that all users have full access to your organization's data and athletes, as well as all underlying sub-organization's data and athletes.

• Manage users (= Account admin)
• Subadmin

Every user has access to all data and can do everything with the athletes in your organization (depending on your subscription): sessions, medical, exercises etc.

An account admin (manage users) has a few extra options via the 'settings' menu:

• Users: add new users, edit, remove, reset passwords
• Your organization: add and edit details (logo, address, name ...)
• Sub-organizations: add, edit and remove sub-organizations (depending on your subscription)
• Benchmark: view, add, edit your your organization's benchmarks
• Test sets: view, add, edit your your organization's test sets

1.2. Athletes

Before you can start testing, you need to add athletes to the Hylyght platform and organise them in groups. You can add athletes one by one or import a list from an excel file.

1.2.1. Add a single athlete

To add a single athlete, go to Athletes⁽¹⁾, click on the athletes⁽²⁾ tab, and on + Create athlete⁽³⁾. Fill in the required information (marked with *) and save. Other information is optional. The athlete will be added to the list.

1.2.2. Add a list of athletes

To import a list of athletes, click on the 3 dots (= meatballs⁽³⁾) next to + Create athlete and select Import athletes from a spreadsheet⁽⁴⁾.

Download the Excel template, and fill in or copy-paste the information to this file. Do not change the columns of the file! If you are copy-pasting the information from another file, make sure all data is in the correct column and format (e.g. ‘Male’ or ‘Female’ in English only). Add groups to your athletes. We recommend make groups that indicate the season and the team. For example: U13 Season 2025-2026. Add email addresses of athletes or parents as contact information if available (optional).

If you are adding multiple groups in one Excel, you can immediately organise them in the tab ‘groups’. If the group already exists in the platform, the athletes will be added to it. Pay attention that name of the group has to be exactly the same. If the group does not exist in the platform yet, it will be created and the new athletes will be automatically added to it. We recommend to make groups that indicate the season/year and the team/class.

Height of both biological parents is only necessary for the Khamis-Roche method to estimate adult height. It can be added either via this Excel template, or later via a custom test session (see 'Add height of the parents manually').

Hint: If your original Excel file has names and birth dates in a single cell, you can easily separate these into separate columns using the ‘Text to Columns’ function (in the tab ‘data’). Alternatively, assuming that your date is in column A, you can also use the formulae “=DAY(A1)”, “=MONTH(A1)”, and “=YEAR(A1)” in columns B, C, and D. Furthermore, if you have a list with sex in your own language, you can replace all of them by the English term using the ‘replace all’ functionality (ctrl + f and choose 'replace').

Upload the Excel-file, and review the imported information. When you refresh, the athletes will be added. If used, the new groups will also be created according to the Excel-file. Note that you might need to wait a couple of minutes and/or reload the page before all athletes and groups are completely uploaded to the platform. The names of athletes are case sensitive, so if you would add an existing athlete but without capital letters, he/she will be added as a new athlete.

1.2.3. Organise athletes in groups

Analyses and reports are generated per group. If the athletes were added in bulk by uploading the Excel template, athletes should be assigned to a group already. To create a new group manually : go to the tab ‘Athletes’ ⁽¹⁾, click on ‘Groups’ ⁽²⁾, and select ‘Create group’ ⁽³⁾. Give your new group a name.

Add athletes to the group:

• Go to ‘Athletes’ ⁽¹⁾ & Select the athlete(s) you want to add to a group (checkbox appears when mouse hovers over the blue square next to the athlete’s name), or ‘select all’ ⁽²⁾
• Click on the ‘meatballs’ ⁽³⁾
• Click on ‘Add selected athletes to a group’ ⁽⁴⁾ & Select the required group
• Check in ‘groups’ if the athletes are added to the corresponding group

To move an athlete to another group:

• Go to ‘groups’ and select the group from which you want to move athletes ⁽¹⁾
• Select the athlete(s) in this group that you want to move ⁽²⁾
• Click on ‘move athletes to another group in the meatballs menu ⁽³⁾
• Select the group to which you want to move these athletes

Note: when you remove an athlete from a group, or remove a whole group, these athletes and their data will still be in the platform, just not connected to this group anymore. You can also move an athlete to another group.

1.2.4. Edit athletes

If you wish to edit the general information of an athlete:

• Select your athlete ⁽¹⁾
• In the right panel, select the tab ‘Global’ ⁽²⁾
• Click on the ‘edit’ icon ⁽³⁾
• You can now add or edit the information of this athlete.

1.3. Test sets

In the SportKompas module only a few predefined test sets are activated (I DO and I LIKE). Tests sets are therefore not editable in this module. If you use SportKompas in combination with the Talent Identification and Development module, you do have the option to edit test sets. In this case, check the practical guide of TID for further instructions on how to make and edit your own test sets.

1.4. Benchmarks

As is the case for test sets, in the SportKompas module the available benchmarks are restricted to the default SportKompas benchmarks. Check the practical guide of TID in case you have a subscription that also allows to adjust the benchmarks. Note that the SportKompas reports are generated using the default benchmarks. Contact Hylyght to update the default benchmarks to new local reference values.

2. Measure

2.1. Test instructions

It is important that tests are always carried out in a standardised manner. Check the protocol in the Hylyght platform and in case of doubt, contact your Hylyght contact.

2.2. Plan a new test session

I DO

• Go to the ‘Sessions’ screen and select ‘+ New Session’ You will get a pop-up in which you can add the details of the new test session.
• As ‘session name’, choose a clear name to recognise what and who was tested, for example ‘Class 3a I DO’. Hint : When making the organisations structure, also decide already how to name all sessions within the organisations. E.g. ‘Province’-‘city’-‘school’ as organisation structure, and as session name ‘class number’ + ‘test’ (for example: ‘2a I DO’)
• Indicate where (optional) and when the test will take place
• Choose the test set ‘I DO’. Note: Depending on the choice your organisation made, the I DO test set can consist of 9 tests, 14 tests, or a custom set of tests.
• The benchmark ‘ido’ will automatically be chosen, if this is not the case, manually select it. The other benchmarks can be ignored as they should not be used within SportKompas.
• Click ‘save’

Your I DO session is now created. However, don’t forget to add athletes to this session before you start testing (see next section).

I LIKE

SportKompas consists of both the I DO and the I LIKE module. The I LIKE session can be set up in the Hylyght platform in a similar way as the I DO session.

• Go to ‘Sessions’ and select ‘+ Add session’
• Fill in the session name and date
• Choose the Test set type ‘I like (v1)’
• Select the preferred language for the I LIKE questionnaire (currently Dutch, English, Spanish, German, and Malaysian are available).
• Add athletes in the same way as in the I DO session

Your I LIKE session is now created. However, don’t forget to add athletes to this session before you start testing (see next section).

I DO + I LIKE

In case your organisation chose to always carry out both the I LIKE and the I DO module, you can organise both sessions in one.

• Go to ‘Sessions’ and select ‘+ Add session’
• Fill in the session name and date
• Choose the Test set type ‘SportKompas: I do – I like (v0)’
• Add athletes in the same way as in the I DO session

Your I LIKE + I DO session is now created. However, don’t forget to add athletes to this session before you start testing (see next section).

2.3. Add athletes to a session

• Go to ‘Sessions’⁽¹⁾ and select the session for which you want to add athletes ⁽²⁾

• If no athletes were added yet, or new athletes need to be added:

  • Go to the tab ‘athletes’ ⁽⁴⁾, and click on the ‘meatballs’⁽⁴⁾
  • Select ‘+ Add athletes’

• A pop-up appears showing in the first tab the groups that are available, and in a second tab all the athletes that are available

• Select group or athletes that you want to add to this session

Now your test session should be ready to start: A session has been created, and the athletes that need to be tested were added to this session.

2.4. Collect I DO data via the test app

• In ‘Sessions’, select the session you want to start ⁽¹⁾
• On the right screen you will see ‘Start session’ or ‘Continue session’
• Clicking on ‘Start session’ ⁽²⁾ will open a new tab with the test app opened in your browser (See next section for more information on the test app).
• However, the test app is designed to be used on a smartphone instead of on a laptop. To send the test app to your phone (or to other test leaders who will be collecting the data), click on the little arrow next to ‘start session’ and select ‘copy URL’ ⁽³⁾. Copy the URL in the pop-up and send it to the test leaders, via WhatsApp, email, Messenger, or any other communication app that all test leaders use. Alternatively, make a QR-code of this URL to be scanned later.

Using the test app

The ‘Hylyght test app’ is designed to be used on a phone or tablet and allows multiple test leaders to simultaneously gather data. If one test leader is measuring height and another is testing weight, they can therefore use the same test app to simultaneously write down the results, which are then automatically saved on the online platform.

As the test app is also designed to be used for physical fitness tests, the test leaders can see the progress of the test session (which athletes were tested on which tests). A brief description of the test and a stopwatch is integrated for timed tests. Furthermore, the test app also allows only certain minimum or maximum values to avoid input errors.

Although it is called a ‘test app’ it runs on a browser and therefore does not require you to download an app or any software. It works on both iPhone and android phones (and on laptops and tablets), and works on most browsers (preferably use Firefox, Chrome, or Safari).

To share the test app with other test leaders, the coordinator needs to copy the url (see previous section) and send it to the test leaders. Opening this link will open the test app, which is unique for the session that has been made. The test leaders do not get access to the platform or any other data, only to the test app for this specific test session. The test leaders can see which tests have been completed by which athletes, but cannot see the results. They cannot delete any results, but they can overwrite older results if they administer the test again.

Opening the test app url will open a new page on your browser (see screenshots below). You can choose to view per athlete how many tests were already completed ⁽¹⁾, or select the second tab ‘tests’ ⁽²⁾ to see per test how many athletes completed it already. In both tabs you can see the number of athletes/tests that have already been tested. These squares ⁽³⁾ remains blue as long as 0 athletes/tests have been completed, turns orange when some are completed, and will be green when all tests/athletes are finished. Note that this will be updated throughout the testing session. When one test leader finishes his/her test, other test leaders will see this in their test app too. Hint: while navigating in the test app, only use the arrows and buttons in the app. Avoid using the system buttons to ‘return’ ⁽⁴⁾. This will result in the app refreshing and will take much more time than using the in-app arrows/buttons.

When clicking on a name (e.g. Athlete B), you will see which tests this athlete already completed. When in the ‘tests’ tab, clicking on a test (e.g. Height) will show which athletes already completed this test.

When an athlete and a test is selected, the app will open a new tab for this measurement ⁽¹⁾. The app will show name, gender, and age of the athlete ⁽²⁾, and a short explanation of the test protocol can be found below ⁽³⁾. Klicking ‘Start test’ will open a new screen in which the test value can be entered ⁽⁴⁾. For timed tests (not applicable for Growth Tracker), starting the test will immediately trigger a 3-2-1 countdown ⁽⁵⁾, and start the timer for this test. So make sure the athlete is ready before you click ‘Start test’ ! The timer will be specific for each test, so it will count down 30 seconds for knee push-ups, but only 15 seconds for jumping sideways. Note that you can ‘skip’ ⁽⁶⁾ the timer if necessary (e.g. the athlete did the test before and you only need to enter the score still).

When the test result is entered, click on the blue arrow ⁽⁷⁾. Click on ‘Save & close’ to save the measurement. This will close the measurement tab ⁽¹⁾, and return to the start screen of the app. You will see that the measurement has been recorded as the number has increased for this participant/test, and if you check this measurement, a green V-icon will be shown.

Notes and remarks when using the test app

When you open a measurement session, it is possible to click on ‘session’ in the upper tab ⁽¹⁾. This way you return to the start screen, but be aware that the tab with the measurement session is still open ⁽²⁾. When you or another test leader will try to open the same measurement session, a warning will appear that the athlete is already selected for this test ⁽³⁾. This is because as long as the measurement tab is open, the app sees this measurement as ‘in progress’. To close this measurement tab without entering a result, click on the ‘x’ ⁽⁴⁾. A warning will appear to indicate that you will close this test without saving the result.

In some cases it might be convenient to use multiple measurement tabs at once. For tests where multiple trials are necessary (e.g. eye-hand coordination), some participants prefer to take a short break between two trials. In this case, a second ‘tab’ ⁽¹⁾ can be opened to test another athlete during the first athlete’s pause. Always check if all data was saved, and no tabs are open after completing the measurements.

On some phones it might be difficult to select the bottom name or test, as it appears to be ‘behind’ a system button. Use the sorting function ⁽²⁾ to move this test/name to the top of the screen.

2.5. Enter I DO data via the platform

Instead of using the test app, you can also enter and change data directly in the online platform.

• Go to ‘session’⁽¹⁾ and select the session for which you want to add data⁽²⁾
• Click on ‘Athletes’⁽³⁾, and select the athlete for which you want to add results⁽⁴⁾
• Go to ‘Data’⁽⁵⁾, where you can see which tests have been completed
• Click on the ‘edit icon’⁽⁶⁾
• You can now enter the test results for this child
• Don’t forget to click ‘Save’ and ‘Finish’ before closing the screen or selecting another child !

2.6. Collect I LIKE data

The I LIKE is an interactive questionnaire that should be filled in by the child on a tablet, phone or computer. To send the link to the participants, click on the I LIKE session you want to share, and click on the arrow next to ‘continue session’. Copy the url (3) and send it to the teacher, or participants via email, WhatsApp, or any other communication platform. It is advisable to carry out this questionnaire in the school context. If sufficient computers or tablets are available in the school, it is best to complete this questionnaire in the classroom. This limits the influence of the parents on the child’s decisions.

When opening the link, the participant will be redirected to a website where he/she can choose the correct name (as added in the session as athletes), and is then instructed to complete the I LIKE questionnaire. When finishing, the results are automatically saved on the Hylyght platform. Repeating the questionnaire will result in overwriting the previous results.

3. Assess

Output of the SportKompas testing: 1) I DO orientation report with suggestions of sports that fit the physical profile 2) I LIKE orientation report with suggestions of sports that fit the interests 3) I DO fitness report with the individual results compared to benchmarks 4) Results page to compare children within the group/class

Note that the I DO and I LIKE orientation report are only available if the child completed 100% of the tests. Other reports are also available even if the child only completed few tests.

3.1. I DO orientation report

To download an individual I DO orientation report:

• Go to ‘sessions’ ⁽¹⁾, select the I DO session you want to see ⁽²⁾, go to ‘athletes’ ⁽³⁾, and select the athlete you want to assess ⁽⁴⁾
• In the meatballs menu ⁽⁵⁾, Click on ‘Download individual orientation report’ ⁽⁶⁾

To download I DO orientation reports of a whole session:

• Go to ‘sessions’, select the I DO session you want to download the reports from
• Click on the meatball
• Select ‘Download all orientation reports (zip file)’ ⁽¹⁾
• Clicking ‘Download all orientation reports’ will result in an email being sent to your contact details in the platform, with a link where all reports can be accessed.

3.2. I LIKE orientation report

I LIKE reports can be accessed in a similar way as the I DO reports.

To download or mail an individual I LIKE orientation report:

• Go to ‘sessions’, select the I LIKE session you want to see, select the athlete you want to inspect in the right panel
• In the right panel you can now see the ranking of all sports based on the I LIKE questionnaire. The SportKompas I LIKE report will only show the first 7 sports of this list.
• To download the report, open the meatballs menu (upper right corner) and click on ‘download individual orientation report’
• To mail the the report to the athlete, via the same meatballs menu, click on 'Mail individual orientation report'. This will only work if there is an email address coupled to the athlete. The athlete wil receive an email from Hylyght with a link to download the orientation report. The link is only active for 7 days, so let your athletes know they should open it.

To download or mail I LIKE reports of a whole session

• Go to ‘sessions’, select the I LIKE session you want to download the reports from (without selecting an individual athlete)
• Click on the meatballs on the right panel
• Clicking ‘Download all orientation reports (zip file)’ will result in an email being sent to your own contact details in the platform, with a link where all reports can be accessed.
• Clicking ‘Mail all orientation reports’ will result in an email being sent to each athlete with contact information, with a link to download their own individual orientation report.

3.3. I DO fitness report

These reports are not part of the Sport Kompas orientation tool, but provide insights in the performance of the children, compared to the applied benchmark. Teachers can use this data to provide different exercises to those scoring poor on certain tests, while giving more challenging exercises to those scoring well above average.

View the performance report in the platform:

• Go to ‘sessions’, select the session you want to see, go to ‘athletes’, and select the athlete you want to assess
• You can now see the results of this participant
• Percentages indicate percentile scores matched to the age and gender of the participant
• In case the athlete already conducted the test multiple times, you can see the progress by clicking on the 'graph' icon.

Download an individual performance report:

• Go to ‘sessions’, select the session you want to see, go to ‘athletes’, and select the athlete you want to assess
• Click on the meatballs and select ‘download individual report’

• The report will be opened in a new tab in your browser

  

Download or send performance reports of a group:

• Go to ‘sessions’, select the session, and Click on the ‘meatballs’
• You now have the option to ‘Download all individual reports (zip file)’ or ‘Mail all individual reports’
• If you click ‘download’, all reports are sent to your own e-mail address with which you use the Hylyght platform

• If you click ‘email’ then all participants with an e-mail address added as contact will receive their personal report

   

  3.4. Results page for group comparisons

  The Hylyght platform also allows users to compare the data of athletes within one group. For this, go to the ‘Results’ page in the black ribbon on the left, and select the group you want to analyse.

In this results page you can select up to 4 tests for which you want to compare the results of the athletes in this group.

• Click on ‘select test’ and choose one of the tests in the drop-down menu ⁽¹⁾
• Using the arrows, you can sort the results to show best-worst performance ⁽²⁾
• The percentages are percentile scores specific for each participant’s age and gender group. If you want to compare raw scores to the average of the group, select ‘average’ under ‘compare’ ⁽³⁾

• If multiple test session would have been carried out with the same group (e.g. every year), you can see the progress by clicking on the test result

  

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