Where our data comes from
We only automate collection from sources that permit it. This page lists every source, what its robots.txt and terms of service allow, and when a human last checked.
| Source | Status | robots.txt | Terms | Checked | Last run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCA calendar (published iCal feed) The school's own published iCal subscribe feed, consumed as designed. Not a crawl: it is a tokenised text/calendar feed that advertises REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1D and s-maxage=60 for automated clients. Authoritative for times, venues and cancellations. | In use permitted | n/a | permits | 2026-08-20 | Thu, Aug 20, 9:31 AM 317 items · 0 changes |
| CHSAA (feed.chsaa.co) robots.txt allows all user agents and publishes a sitemap. Uses CHSAA's public JSON API rather than scraping. CHSAA is the state governing body and republishes the MaxPreps rankings it uses for postseason seeding. | In use permitted | allowed | permits | 2026-08-20 | Thu, Aug 20, 10:56 AM 0 items · 0 changes |
| NFHS Network robots.txt permits crawling of school pages and publishes a school-sports sitemap index. Used only to attach broadcast links to events we already have — we link to NFHS rather than reproducing anything from it. | In use permitted | allowed | permits | 2026-08-20 | Thu, Aug 20, 10:57 AM 20 items · 0 changes |
| Licensed data feed A commercial or otherwise licensed JSON feed. Permitted by the provider's own terms, recorded in LICENSED_FEED_AUTHORIZATION. Cached into D1 so provider downtime degrades to stale data rather than empty pages. Requires: An active licence or subscription permitting programmatic access to this data. (Whichever provider you're paying (parse.bot, PlayOn/MaxPreps Advantage, etc.)) | Off not authorized | n/a | permits | 2026-08-19 | — |
| MaxPreps robots.txt disallows /school/, /team/, /contest/ and /scores/, and the Terms of Use prohibit scraping. Runs only with recorded written permission. Without it, deep-link and attribute instead. Requires: Written permission to retrieve TCA schedule and result data programmatically. (MaxPreps support / PlayOn Sports partnerships (MaxPreps Advantage)) | Off not authorized | disallowed | prohibits | 2026-08-19 | — |
| Bound (GoBound) gobound.com serves HTTP 403 for its own robots.txt, indicating automated access is refused. chsaanow.com is crawlable and covers similar ground. Link out instead. | Off disabled by policy | blocked | unclear | 2026-08-19 | — |
Our rules
- We identify ourselves honestly with a descriptive User-Agent and a link back here.
- We respect robots.txt, including published crawl-delay.
- We don't collect from any source whose terms prohibit it, unless we have written permission on file — and if we do, it's recorded above.
- We link to and credit other outlets rather than reproducing their reporting.
- We re-check every source's terms at least once a year.
Spot something wrong here, or run one of these sites and want us to stop? Email privacy@tcatitansathletics.com and we'll turn it off the same day.