Editorial policy

United Sports Compass aims to make recreational games easier to understand without overstating what a rule or suggestion can do. We distinguish explanation, opinion and optional adaptations, and make material created with partners clear to readers.

Accuracy and context

We check explanations for internal consistency and use reliable reference material where a claim calls for it. We describe the scope of an explanation and avoid implying that one informal version applies everywhere. Readers should treat suggested adaptations as options for a group to agree on, not as official rules.

Independence and partnerships

Editorial choices are made for reader relevance. A commercial relationship does not guarantee coverage or a favourable view. Any paid, supplied or otherwise partner-supported material is clearly labelled in the piece, and partner placements are identified as such so readers can distinguish them from editorial articles.

Corrections

If you spot an error, contact us with the article title and the point that needs checking. We review correction requests and update wording when a change is warranted. When a correction materially changes an explanation, we make that change clear in the article.

Illustrations and images

Some illustrations may be AI-generated. We do not present an illustrative image as documentary evidence of a real game, venue or person, and we aim to make generated imagery clear where its origin could affect how a reader understands it.