Monday, February 2nd, 2009, filed in Headlines, PrepChamps News, Press
Partnership will also help coaches verify athletes’ academic records
Raleigh/Durham, NC – January 30, 2009 – GradeCheck, which enables students to track their academic progress quickly and easily online is partnering with the premier online recruiting community for high school sports to help student-athletes simplify the process of determining their NCAA eligibility.
“PrepChamps is extremely excited to be working with GradeCheck to enable athletes to utilize their educational resources, as well as, allow college coaches to verify educational requirements of the student athletes,” said Jeremy Rohrs, Director of Basketball Operations for PrepChamps.
PrepChamps will integrate GradeCheck’s sophisticated academic performance and eligibility tracking system into its Premium Membership features, so athletes can report more precise academic statistics to coaches who require more detail from potential recruits. This partnership will improve the chances for coaches to find athletes who meet their specific institution’s academic requirements.
“I am excited that PrepChamps saw the need to take an active role in providing their members with an extremely valuable academic resource like GradeCheck.net,” said Sheila McBride, CEO of GradeCheck.
To make sure all you or your child’s NCAA eligibility questions are answered, or to learn more about GradeCheck, visit them at www.gradecheck.net. Enter “PREPCHAMP” as your promotion code to receive a discount.
About PrepChamps
PrepChamps is an online social recruiting community for high school sports helping athletes to improve their chances of getting recognized and recruited by college coaches and recruiting coordinators. High school athletes showcase their talents by creating a free online profile, posting statistics and photos and uploading highlight videos on www.PrepChamps.com. PrepChamps also hosts nationwide football combines and serves as the official recruiting partner of several high school sporting events including the Reebok Basketball Summer Championship. In less than a year, PrepChamps has helped almost 70,000 high school athletes, coaches, fans and parents in 34 sports connect through its free online community.
About GradeCheck
GradeCheck provides an academic self-management system that gives high school athletes the ability to track their progress toward meeting NCAA Eligibility Requirements. GradeCheck.net also provides tools to educate and assist all students and their parents with navigating the college selection and admissions process. The GradeCheck system greatly improves a student’s chance of meeting the requirements for receiving an athletic and/or academic scholarship.









February 2nd, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Its Great to see that you guys are working with these third party companies and making your service more than just a webpage to post info to.With the tools that you will be offering, you are empowering the high student athlete to be a great Collegiate Athlete. I am so excited to be offer my students your service.
Keep up the great work that you are doing.
George Jefferson UpMoves Varsity Mentoring