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  • Changing the Game: Local Parents Launch New Scottsdale Recreational Soccer League

    Changing the Game: Local Parents Launch New Scottsdale Recreational Soccer League

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    Addressing the Need for a Non-Coed, Competitive and Affordable Experience for Scottsdale Youth


    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., August 6, 2024 (Newswire.com)
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    Nexus Youth Soccer League (NYSL), started by Scottsdale parents Kenna and RJ Watters, is thrilled to announce the launch of its new, non-coed, next-level recreational youth soccer league specifically designed for multi-sport girls and boys in grades 3-8. 

    Nexus Youth Soccer League aims to bridge the opportunity gap between recreational and club soccer programs, providing a competitive and enjoyable environment without the high costs and time commitments typically associated with club soccer. 

    League owners Kenna and RJ were inspired to start this league because of their experience with coaching multiple teams in another kids soccer league over the last couple years. “As our daughter approached the age of 10, we realized that there just weren’t many opportunities for her to continue playing soccer recreationally in our area, and almost nothing that is not co-ed. As coaches, we have seen how these co-ed teams with just one or two girls are such an intimidating environment for them. So they end up not playing to their full potential because they’re simply outnumbered. We wanted more for our daughter and we know there are so many more female athletes out there, too, who want to play and learn in a positive, encouraging environment, giving them the space to hone their skills, build relationships, and grow their love of the game,” says Kenna.

    The statistics back up their experience. According to a 2017 study by the Women’s Sports Foundation, girls drop out of sports at twice the rate of boys by age 14 and found that 38% of girls aged 7-17 who had left sports cited “I wasn’t having fun” as a key reason for quitting. The Watterses believe that their program will bring that fun back into youth soccer while also creating an environment that is competitive by encouraging the players to commit to learning the sport at a deeper level than traditional recreational soccer programs.

    With one practice per week and one game every Saturday, this Scottsdale youth soccer league ensures a balanced approach that fits into busy family schedules. “Kenna and I both were multi-sport athletes growing up. We know that every activity or sport a kid does throughout their childhood contributes to developing a multi-faceted character with all these different experiences and memories,” says RJ.

    Registration for the NYSL fall soccer league serving the Scottsdale, Arcadia, and Biltmore area is now open through Aug. 31, 2024. Parents and players interested in participating can visit www.nexusysl.com to register and get more information about Nexus Youth Soccer League.

    About Nexus Youth Soccer League:

    Nexus Youth Soccer League (NYSL) is a non-coed, competitive recreational soccer league in Scottsdale designed for boys and girls in grades 3-8 who are passionate about  playing soccer.

    Source: Nexus Youth Soccer League

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  • Third Annual Intel Inspires Adds In-Person Esports Educational Summit, Live Tournament and Esports Grants for Schools

    Third Annual Intel Inspires Adds In-Person Esports Educational Summit, Live Tournament and Esports Grants for Schools

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    Largest educational event in esports takes unprecedented opportunities off-line with live esports educational summit and Finals LAN event

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    Sep 19, 2022


    SAN MATEO, Calif., September 19, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    American Video Game League (AVGL), the leading scholastic esports platform and operator division of BoomTV, is proud to collaborate with Intel to launch its third series of Intel Inspires – the largest scholastic esports summit and competition event for high school and college student gamers.

    Entering its third consecutive year, Intel Inspires is the largest and most impactful scholastic event to date. Since its inception, Intel Inspires has attracted 18,000+ student gamers, 50MM+ impressions, and $500K in scholarships and prizing.

    This valuable initiative for schools and students will expand beyond online tournaments to also include an in-person educational esports summit, the opportunity to earn a grant towards developing an existing esports program or create a new one, and a LAN Championship in April 2023. 

    The Intel Inspires educational esports summit, to be held in April 2023, will feature some of the biggest leaders in scholastic esports and strive to unite educators from across North America. Intel Inspires will develop K-12 and collegiate level discussions, providing any educator the opportunity to learn best practices for growing esports and professional programs through keynote speakers, networking events, and group discussions.

    “Intel has proudly supported the esports community since the very beginning through gaming technology, partnerships, and world-class experiences,” said Marcus Kennedy, General Manager, Gaming, Creator, and Esports Segment. “Together with AVGL, we are thrilled to continue that tradition by empowering the gamers of tomorrow and schools of today with a powerful esports education initiative like no other.” 

    This October, high school and college students across the United States and Canada will have the additional opportunity to compete in Rocket League and Overwatch 2 tournaments, leading up to the LAN Championship in April 2023. Each tournament includes regional qualifiers, wild card qualifiers, national championship, and LAN. Only the top two teams from each tournament will compete at the live LAN Championship.

    “AVGL is beyond excited to build upon the success of our previous Intel Inspires programs,” said Michael Slandzicki, Scholastic Team Lead of AVGL. “With the addition of Overwatch 2 and in-person events, the program becomes more expansive and inclusive of any type of student gamer or school. Through this program, we will be able to witness some of the best student talent that scholastic esports has to offer.”

    For more information and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Natalie Clayton at natalie@boom.tv, or visit https://avgl.org/intel-inspires

    Source: American Video Game League

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  • rSchoolToday Awarded Contract with Maine Principals’ Association

    rSchoolToday Awarded Contract with Maine Principals’ Association

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    rSchoolToday was selected by the Maine Principals’ Association to provide its Sports Management Platform for Maine’s 148 high schools. This paperless platform will allow MPA to manage all aspects of governance, scheduling, approval, payment, reporting, statistics and publishing.

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    updated: Jan 8, 2020


    TAMPA, Fla., January 8, 2020 (Newswire.com)
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    rSchoolToday®, creators of the most widely used high school Athletic Scheduler in the U.S., was awarded the contract from the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) to provide its Athletics Management System and Enterprise Web Publishing solution.

    This will allow MPA to manage all aspects of governance, approval, scheduling, statistics, payment, reporting, and publishing for Maine’s 148 high schools using rSchoolToday’s cloud-hosted platform.

    The contract includes providing the rSchool Activity Scheduler, School Calendar, and Mobile app to each of the Maine high schools to manage their athletic/activity schedules, scores, rosters, student eligibility and coaches’ eligibility. It also includes Refview™, rSchoolToday’s integrated Officials assigning and payment platform.

    While each school manages its own activities and operations, the Sports Management Platform delivers real-time data throughout the whole chain, including coaches, school administrators, the school community, parents, players, the media, the MPA, official’s assigners, and officials. This paperless scheduling, assigning, notification, and payment workflow completely eliminates redundant data entry.

    The rollout will begin this winter for full utilization starting in the 2020-2021 school year.

    rSchoolToday® is based in Florida and currently serves over 8,700 U.S. schools with a suite of 21 software programs and mobile apps focused on creating more efficient communications and operations within the school community.

    The Maine Principals’ Association is the governing body for interscholastic sports and activities for Maine’s 148 high schools.

    “The Maine Principals’ Association is excited to be able to work with rSchoolToday as the provider for the comprehensive athletic management system used by the 150 member schools in Maine.  After looking at numerous providers, it became evident that rSchoolToday has done outstanding work in numerous states across the country and that they could provide a new and improved platform for our schools. This new system will allow schools to easily coordinate their own information systems with the new MPA site.”
    Michael Burnham
    Executive Director – Interscholastic Division
    Maine Principals’ Association

    “We are honored and excited to have been chosen by the MPA.  Their team has been excellent to work with, and we’re excited about the positive buzz from the Maine ADs we met with at the National ADs Conference in December.”
    Ray Dretske​​
    President and CEO of rSchoolToday

    CONTACT INFO:
    Lorena Harrington
    rSchoolToday
    952-960-4999
    lorena@rschooltoday.com

    Source: rSchoolToday

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