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# How do I get added to an athlete already at the club?

> Get added as a co-guardian of a child another family member already set up, so you can help manage them.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * If your child was already set up at the club by another family member, don't make a second copy — you get added to the **existing** athlete as a co-guardian.
  * The reliable way to be added is for that athlete's **primary guardian** to invite you as a co-guardian from their parent portal — only the primary guardian has the invite option.
  * If you try to register the child yourself and the details match someone already at that club, registration **won't let you create a duplicate** — reach out to the existing guardian (or the club) to be added.
</Note>

When a child is first set up by one parent, a second parent or caregiver doesn't start over with a new record — you join the athlete that already exists so you can both manage them.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Ask the primary guardian to invite you">
    The simplest path is to have the child's primary guardian open the athlete in their parent portal, go to the **Guardians** section, and choose **Invite a guardian** with your email address. See the related article on inviting a co-guardian for their side of it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Accept the invitation">
    If you're new to Uplifter, you set a password and enter a phone number when you open the emailed invitation; if you already have an account, you're added as a co-guardian right away and the email is just a heads-up.
  </Step>

  <Step title="If you try to register the child yourself">
    On a club's website you can start a registration and add an athlete, but if the name and date of birth match a child already at that club, it stops you from creating a duplicate. Don't add a second copy — contact the athlete's primary guardian or the club so they can add you to the real one.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Once you're added, the athlete appears in your parent portal and you can manage them like any other, subject to the sharing settings the primary guardian has chosen.

**Related:** [How do I invite a co-guardian for my athlete?](/families/families-getting-started/invite-a-co-guardian) · [What is a guardian, and who is the primary guardian?](/families/families-getting-started/what-is-a-guardian) · [How do I add my child as an athlete?](/families/families-getting-started/add-my-child-as-an-athlete)