They want to keep playing.
You want to know they're doing the right things.

Yes. I Beat Osgood is designed for young athletes who have been diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter, and it can't diagnose knee pain. Before starting, have a GP, physiotherapist or sports doctor confirm the diagnosis and advise whether the activities are suitable for your child. If symptoms are significant, unusual or getting worse, see them again before continuing.

Yes. Osgood-Schlatter can be frustrating, particularly when symptoms persist for months or repeatedly interrupt sport. But having symptoms for a long time doesn't mean your child will never enjoy sport again.

Many young athletes improve over time, although recovery can vary considerably.

Ethan's story is one example of a young athlete who continued with modified activities, monitored his symptoms and gradually returned to playing basketball and cricket.

I Beat Osgood shares his experience, exercises and tracking approach to help families understand what he did. It isn't a promise of recovery within eight weeks, and persistent symptoms should be assessed by a qualified health professional.

We can't promise that, and we won't. Ethan played a modified cricket match in Week 4, his first full basketball game at the start of Week 7 and his first full cricket game later that week, but that was Ethan's experience. Every athlete's recovery is different. Reaching Week 7 doesn't clear an athlete to play games — return-to-sport decisions need individual assessment and appropriate professional guidance.

Ethan didn't stop all activity. In Weeks 1–2 he kept his sport light and modified — dribbling, shooting and batting practice, no full games — and built up gradually from there. The program tracks sport alongside the routine, and separate Workouts are skipped on full training or game days. Every athlete is different, so talk to a health professional about what's right for your child.

Before and after each day, the athlete rates their knee from 0–10. 0–3 is the Green Zone. 4–10 is the Red Zone: skip that day's Workout and tell a parent or supervising adult. The Daily Routine can still be done gently, stopping any exercise that makes the knee worse — that's what Ethan did on his harder days. This reflects Ethan's pain-monitoring approach. A Green Zone score is not medical clearance to exercise or progress.

In the Red Zone (4 or more), skip the Workout and tell a parent, and stop any exercise that makes the knee worse. If pain is persistent, getting worse, unusual or worrying you, seek advice from a GP, physiotherapist or sports doctor. The app records how the knee feels, but it never makes medical decisions.

Yes — on your athlete's device. Open Parent View from their Progress screen. It shows the current week and stage, routines and Workouts completed, sport sessions, knee checks and any Red Zone days. It shows what's been logged — it doesn't draw medical conclusions. Progress is saved on the device your athlete uses, so for now it won't show up on a different phone.

Yes. Inside the program there's a printable A4 guide with every exercise, the left-and-right photos and a weekly tracker for knee scores, sport and notes. Print it at home or save it as a PDF — open the Program tab and choose Printable guide. Ethan's videos stay in the app.

No. I Beat Osgood shares Ethan's experience with general exercise information. It doesn't diagnose, cure or treat Osgood-Schlatter, and it isn't a substitute for advice from a health professional.