NCSA Next College Student Athlete Teams Up With with IMG Academy to Deliver Its Innovative Team Edition™ Recruiting Platform

CHICAGO (March 13, 2018) Next College Student Athlete (NCSA), the largest and most successful athletic recruiting network, has teamed up with IMG Academy, an educational institution known as one of the most advanced schools for athletic, academic and personal development, to deploy NCSA Team Edition, a powerful new recruiting platform for club and high school teams.

“We share IMG’s genuine passion for sports and education and know NCSA Team Edition will be able to help IMG student-athletes prepare for and succeed when it comes to college recruiting,” said Lisa Strasman, president of NCSA.

Team Edition is specifically designed to help club and high school coaches and their athletes work better together when it comes to the college recruiting process. IMG Academy will also be utilizing Coach Packet, another NCSA software product, for events and tournaments held at its campus in Bradenton, Florida.

“We’re committed to staying ahead of the curve in the way we train and prepare student-athletes to compete at every phase - including the college recruiting game,” said Chris Locke, Vice President and Head of School at IMG Academy. “Team Edition is another tool we can use to help give them a competitive edge.”

About Next College Student Athlete NCSA

NCSA is the world's largest and most successful collegiate athletic recruiting network. A wholly owned subsidiary of Reigning Champs LLC (www.reigningchamps.com), NCSA's 700 teammates leverage exclusive data, proprietary matching algorithms and personal relationships built over nearly two decades as the industry leader to connect tens of thousands of college-bound student-athletes to more than 35,000 college coaches nationwide across 34 sports every year. You can learn more about NCSA at www.ncsasports.org.

About IMG Academy

IMG Academy is one of the world’s largest and most advanced multi-sport training and educational institutions. IMG Academy helps countless youth, adult, collegiate and professional athletes reach their full potential in and out of sport by providing world-class teaching and coaching, tailored programs and professional facilities. IMG Academy also serves as a training and competition venue for amateur and professional teams, a host site for a variety of events, and a hub for sports performance research and innovation.

You can learn more about IMG Academy at imgacademy.com