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ATHLETES ONLY · PAID STUDIES

Get paid for your opinion. Not what you post on social.

Brands pay real athletes to try new gear before it launches and tell them the truth. Join the Locker, test new gear, answer quick surveys and get paid for your opinion.

  • No posting
  • No followers needed
  • No contracts
EXAMPLE STUDY INVITETry new gear before it launchesALL SPORTS · COLLEGE, PRO & RETIRED · TRY IT + RATE IT
$75–150target pay, confirmed before you accept
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Studies open as brands sign on. Locker members get the invites.
PAID STUDIESGear tests $75–150Quick surveys $50–100Product panels $100–150+You see the pay before you say yes

How the Locker works.

College, pro or retired. If you've played, your opinion is worth paying for.

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Join

Tell us your sport, level and school or team. It takes 60 seconds and it's free.

02

Get matched

When a brand wants athletes like you, you get an invite with the topic, the time and the pay up front.

03

Try it. Rate it. Get paid.

Train with new gear or answer a quick survey, tell the brand what you really think, and get paid. No posting, no contracts, and you only take the studies you want.

What a study looks like.

Every Locker member who fits a study gets the invite. Pay is a target, confirmed before you accept.

FIRST UP

Try new gear first

Brands send you new gear before it hits stores. Train with it like you normally would, then rate it honestly.
Use it for 1 to 2 weeks + quick ratings

TARGET PAY$75–150
STUDY TYPE

Rate new gear before it launches

Brands show you new designs, colors, packaging or prices. You tell them what you'd actually wear, use and buy.
Quick survey on your phone

TARGET PAY$50–100
STUDY TYPE

Help build new products

Join a paid athlete panel that helps a brand design its next product, through calls, small groups and early prototypes.
Interviews, groups or an ongoing advisor role

TARGET PAY$100–150+
WHY JOIN NOW

The Locker is just opening.

Brands book studies by sport and level. Every member who fits a study gets the invite, and every teammate who joins brings more studies to your sport.

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Every study that fits

If a study fits your sport and level, you get the invite. No waitlist, no ranking. Just get verified before your first paid study.

Your sport needs you

Brands book studies by sport. The more athletes from your sport in the Locker, the more studies we can land for it.

A title that's yours

Everyone in the Locker is an Athlete Advisor, LockerIndex. Add it to your LinkedIn.

Private by design

We pay you for finishing, not for what you say. Your answers are never sold with your name attached.

Independence pledge. Brands can commission a study. No one can buy a good review, an individual athlete's answer or a changed finding.

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Questions, answered.

What is the Locker?

The Locker is LockerIndex's network of verified college, pro and retired athletes who get paid for their opinion. Brands pay to put new gear in front of real athletes and hear what they honestly think. Locker members get the invites.

Does it cost anything? Do I have to post?

It's free to join. There's no posting, no follower minimum and no contract. You only take the studies you want.

Will a brand use my name, photo or social accounts?

No. This is paid feedback, not an endorsement or a sponsorship. Brands get your opinion, not your name, image or likeness. Nothing gets posted.

Can my ratings be used in a brand's marketing?

Only as combined, anonymous results, like "rated #1 for comfort by verified college and pro athletes." Never your name, photo, quote or team. A brand can't pay for a good result, and if the ratings don't support a claim, there's no claim.

If a brand sends me gear, do I have to post about it?

No. You train with it and rate it. That's the job. If you ever choose to post about gear you got for free, you need to say it was free, the same as anyone else.

Can this lead to more work with a brand?

It can. If a brand values your feedback, it may invite you to become a paid product advisor or ongoing tester. It's always your choice, always paid, and it's still product input, not promotion: no posting and no endorsements.

Why do brands pay athletes for feedback?

Because athletes decide what looks right in the locker room, and everyone else follows. Honest proof from real athletes is worth more to a brand than another influencer post.

How much do studies pay, and when?

Gear tests typically pay $75 to $150, quick surveys $50 to $100 and interviews or product panels $100 to $150 or more. Every invite shows the topic, the time and the pay before you say yes. Studies open as brands sign on, and every Locker member who fits a study gets the invite.

How do you verify athletes?

Before your first paid study we ask for one quick proof: a school email, a roster page or your LinkedIn. Verified athletes are what make studies worth paying for.

Is my information private?

Your Locker profile is only used to match and pay you. Answers are never sold with your name attached, and our anonymous public surveys are never linked to your profile.

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