User:JoelleJay/Thoughts on notability

For contemporary sportspeople in English speaking countries, if the first page of Google results does not contain any independent, non-stats coverage, the subject is very unlikely to be notable through GNG.

Local sources with small catchment should not count towards GNG, even if they contain SIGCOV, as they do not demonstrate the subject has gained recognition sufficient for an encyclopedia. This would include all sources that highlight the subject's alma mater or hometown -- e.g. "Smith HS alum XX..." as those are clearly targeting a very narrow audience.