This differs per sport and is defined below:
- Football: the athlete is inactive if he/she plays zero snaps in the game (full or half). A kicker or punter that is designated as active will be considered active even if they don't attempt a kick or punt.
- Basketball: the athlete is inactive if he/she plays zero seconds in the game (full or half)
- Hockey: the athlete is inactive if he/she has zero time on the ice (full or half)
- Golf: the athlete is inactive if he/she does not complete all holes of a round. For contests on specific holes, the athlete is considered active if he/she completes the hole. If a round is not completed on the same day that it was started, all contest will still be considered valid if the round is completed on the day directly following the start day.
- eSports: the athlete is inactive if he/she does not participate in all relevant maps or if he/she does not complete all the relevant maps in the contest. When an athlete has technical problems during a map, this player will be designated as inactive.
- UFC/MMA: the athlete is inactive if he/she does not participate in a fight for at least 1 second.
- Baseball: a Pitcher is considered active if he pitched at least 1 full inning. A hitter needs to have at least 2 plate appearances to be determined active.
- Soccer: the athlete is considered active if he plays at least 45 minutes in the game.