TAKKLE partners with NCSA

TAKKLE PARTNERS WITH NCSA

TAKKLE PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL COLLEGIATE SCOUTING ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE RECRUITING SERVICES AND CONTENT TO TAKKLE USERS



NEW YORK, NY and CHICAGO, IL – 08/14/08 – TAKKLE (www.takkle.com), the leading social media site for high school sports, today announced a partnership with the National Collegiate Scouting Association (www.ncsasports.org), the nation’s leading College Scouting and Recruiting service.

Through this partnership, TAKKLE will provide its community of high school athletes with expert advice and content from the NCSA. In addition to showcasing their athletic skills, connecting with teammates and rivals through the TAKKLE forums, throwdowns and community engine, athletes will have the opportunity to receive a free video evaluation from the NCSA experts. NCSA experts include Bob Chmiel, former Recruiting Coordinator at the University of Michigan and Notre Dame with over 25 years experience in collegiate recruiting and Randy Taylor former Director of Football Operations at the University of Illinois, University of Minnesota and UCLA.

Prospective college athletes can have their recruiting related questions answered by NCSA scouts, read training blogs, and watch professionally produced content on the do’s and don’ts of the recruiting process. Finally, TAKKLE athletes will have the opportunity to register for the NCSA scouting program, to further increase their chance of playing at the collegiate level. The NCSA scouting program currently supports thousands of athletes in meeting their recruiting goals and is relied upon by over 35,000 coaches every season.

“We are very excited to announce this partnership,” said David Birnbaum, President and CEO of TAKKLE. “NCSA’s services and content provide real value to our users, many of whom have aspirations of continuing their athletic careers in college.

Chris Krause, Founder and President of NCSA, echoed those sentiments. “We are thrilled to have TAKKLE as our exclusive online platform. TAKKLE’s market leadership, robust social media platform, and pre-eminent set of strategic partners will allow the NCSA to better educate student-athletes. By leveraging TAKKLE’s reach and technology, we can better engage and communicate with high school students interested in college athletics.”




About TAKKLE:

TAKKLE is the leading social media site for high school sports. On TAKKLE, high school athletes can showcase their athletic ability, track and compare their stats, connect with teammates, scout rivals, and share videos and photos with their teammates and opponents.

TAKKLE offers advertisers and marketers the ability to strategically target an engaged audience of high school athletes and fans. TAKKLE’s investors include Wasserman Media Group LLC, Greycroft Partners LLC, Jack Schneider, Managing Director at Allen & Company, Inc., Sports Illustrated, IJ Smith Enterprises LLC and the New York City Investment Fund.

About NCSA:

The National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA) was founded in 2000 by Chris Krause with a two-pronged mission: To provide a means for college coaches at every level to find the recruits best suited for their programs and to educate high school student athletes and their families about the college recruiting process in order to assist student athletes in maximizing their Collegiate Recruiting Potential.

Since 2000, NCSA has grown quickly to be the leading collegiate recruiting source for more than 35,000 college coaches across the country. NCSA's experienced scouting team helps student athletes gain acceptance to the collegiate program that best fits their needs.

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