NAIA Renew Partnership with NCSA College Recruiting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has signed a five-year renewal agreement with NCSA College Recruiting as the ‘Official North American Recruiting Services Partner’ of the NAIA. The agreement will run through June of 2028.
As part of the agreement, NCSA is expanding its NAIA pre-eligibility program and partnering with the NAIA Incred® program to assist NCSA’s international athletes with transcript services. Incred® users also can opt-in to NCSA’s recruiting services.
“We are happy to continue our relationship with NCSA College Recruiting,” said Jim Carr, NAIA President and CEO. “Recruiting student-athletes is paramount to the success of our members and we are thrilled to have a partner invested in their success.”
Known as the largest collegiate athletics recruiting platform, NCSA works with over 40,000 college coaches from around the nation to provide advice and connections to high school students. Additionally, the platform provides educational opportunities to help maximize student-athlete potential both on and off the field. This includes education on mental health performance training, nutrition, skills, and development, and much more. Over 4,000 NCSA recruits committed to NAIA programs in the class of 2022 and 86% of NAIA programs are active users on the NCSA network.
“The NAIA is an integral part of collegiate athletics and NCSA College Recruiting is honored to continue our partnership,” said Lisa Strasman, President of NCSA. “We aim to help every student-athlete find the right college fit where they can play the sport they love, and we look forward to continuing that quest with the NAIA and their 80,000 plus student-athletes .”
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ABOUT NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (NAIA) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., is a governing body of small athletics programs that are dedicated to character-driven intercollegiate athletics. NAIA members provide more than 77,000 student-athletes with opportunities to play college sports, earn $800 million in scholarships and compete in 28 national championships. naia.org | @NAIA
ABOUT NCSA COLLEGE RECRUITING NCSA College Recruiting is the world’s largest college recruiting platform, providing student-athletes content, tools, coaching and access to a network of 40,000 college coaches across 37 sports. NCSA is an online experience of IMG Academy, the world’s leading sports education brand. IMG Academy provides a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future, preparing them for college and for life. Additional on-campus and online experiences include:
- Boarding school and camps, via a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Fla.
- Online coaching via IMG Academy+, with a focus on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
To learn more about NCSA, visit www.ncsasports.org.
