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...
A THIRD OF COLLEGE TENNIS PLAYERS HAIL FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
College tennis is less American than ever before. The previous statement might sound like a contradiction, but it’s actually true. Sure, matches are still played on campuses within the United States’ boundaries. However, internationals exert a larger impact each season that goes by, not only in terms of roster spot...
Cardele Jones: The evolution of a student-athlete’s priorities
A myriad of universities in the United States celebrated their graduation ceremonies last weekend. Indeed, our tennis player Marta González Niño graduated with honors at Queens University of Charlotte. We want to offer our most sincere congratulations to her! After obtaining the Bachelor’s Degree, some decide to enter the labor...
NCAA 2017 Tennis Tournament: Our Players, Selection Show and the Role of the Committee
The selection committee has spoken. The NCAA tennis tournament brackets were unveiled on May 2. Our student-athletes on scholarship already know their path to a potential Division I national championship. Using basketball slang, May Madness is underway! In the women’s draw, the Georgia Bulldogs received the fifth overall seed. Marta...
Three reasons behind postseason ineligibility
At end of April, the majority of our athletes on scholarship in the United States are entering the home stretch of the season, i.e. the conference tournaments. As in every knockout competition, major powerhouses are more vulnerable to being ousted by theoretically inferior opposition. The big fish seek to reassert...
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?...
The magnitude of college basketball in United States: coaches salaries
The NCAA basketball tournament, also known as The Big Dance or March Madness, is officially over. The South Carolina Gamecocks won the first women’s basketball title in school history after defeating the Mississippi State Bulldogs by a score of 67-55. On the men’s side, the North Carolina Tar Heels captured...