Cinderpoint Sports Research

Sportsworks Research

Governance frameworks, structural diagnostics, and applied research on how sport systems concentrate power, restrict access, and resist correction. Home of the DASHFRAME platform and the American Soccer Cartel filter concepts by Waydell D. Carvalho.

Platform
Platform · 4 modules
DASHFRAME
Governance platform for sport. Houses DASH I, DASH II, FIRM, and FIRMSET. The sport-side counterpart to SAFEMACHINE in AI.
American Soccer Cartel · 15 Filter Concepts

The 15 structural filters that shape American soccer selection before ability is measured. Each is a canonical concept page drawn from American Soccer Cartel: The System Rigged America's World Cup Chances.

Filter 1
Pre-Selection Gate
Talent is filtered out before evaluation begins.
Filter 2
Selection Without Correction
Choices made without feedback or revision.
Filter 3
Label Permanence
Early labels stick and shape every later opportunity.
Filter 4
Path Dependency
Outcomes locked in by the route a player started on.
Filter 5
Physicality Bias
Selection rewards body type over skill development.
Filter 6
Relative Age Bias
Birth-month effects compound across age groups.
Filter 7
Visibility Gate
Only players placed in front of evaluators get seen.
Filter 8
Access-Driven Exposure
Exposure follows access, not ability.
Filter 9
Timing Constraint
Narrow windows decide who advances.
Filter 10
Structural Closure
Closed leagues and pyramids that reject lateral talent.
Filter 11
Parallel System Exclusion
Players in non-sanctioned ecosystems are not counted.
Filter 12
Stability Preference
Selectors favor familiar profiles to reduce risk.
Filter 13
Incentive Misalignment
Club, league, and federation incentives pull apart.
Filter 14
Pool Constriction
Each filter narrows the pool further at every stage.
Filter 15
Outcome Ceiling
The system caps how high its own output can go.
Articles
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Sportsworks Articles
Substack pieces, IEEE publications, and short-form analysis. Index page is a placeholder while pieces are migrated in.
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