Huge news to kick off 2018! Verdasco Taracido Sports Management has reached an agreement with Registro Profesional de Tenis [RPT], the Spanish branch of the International Coaches Institute, in order to sponsor the MARCA Jóvenes Promesas circuit for the next three years. Over the last 23 seasons, MARCA has established itself as the premium 16 &...
VT Sports Management and Malaga CF achieves an agreement for sportive grants in USA
Málaga CF reaches an exclusive agreement with VT Sports Management, the organisation dedicated to sport scholarships in North America. The MCF Academy is a national and international benchmark in the development of young sportspeople, and this exclusive union between the Blue and Whites’ youth ranks and VT Sports Management, allows...
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE ADMISSION PROCESS AT TOP US COLLEGES
Just like all the other elite schools pertaining to the Ivy League, Harvard University does not offer athletic scholarships to its students. Being granted admission at the prestigious institution located in Massachussetts is already a significant accomplishment. According to Startclass, only 5.6% of applications were successful last year. Given the...
Did you know that several tennis players in Davis Cup come from American College?
The weekend of April 7-9, the top team in NCAA Division I men’s tennis, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, enjoyed a well-deserved break after collecting 12 straight wins. Immersed in the hunt to win the super competitive Atlantic Coast Conference, a 12-day halt seems like a double-edged sword, doesn’t it?...
Athletic Scholarships in the United States: “College sports present certain regulation tweaks”.
It is no secret that international student-athletes need an adaptation period after landing in the United States to begin their college career. It takes time to adjust to the language, to combining a demanding training regime with university-level courses or to drastically modifying lunch and dinner times. Not only that,...
Athletic Scholarships in the United States: Meal Money, a mandatory expense for the University and a privilege for Student-Athletes
Whenever we sign our athletic scholarship with an American university, the number of dollars that shows up on the National Letter of Intent does not reflect the full amount of money a sports coach is investing in our skills. There are other underlying expenses each coach has to thoroughly monitor...
A Superbowl with university flavour
As an exception, none of our athletes on scholarship in the United States will enjoy a starring role in this week’s blog entry. Hopefully they do not get overly jealous but, you know, it’s Super Bowl week. On Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots will square off...
El plan americano de deportes y estudios, desde el otro lado
Su empresa gestiona becas para talentos gallegos en EE. UU., como disfrutó en su día en Texas y California Unos persiguen el sueño americano y otros lo fabrican. Hugo Taracido es de los segundos. Primero cruzó el charco para conocer de primera mano la vida universitaria de Estados Unidos. Una...