Aurora, IL –December 17, 2006 – Scoutware, the collegiate athletic industry leader in recruiting communications, were exhibitors at the America Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) convention held December 12-16 in Omaha, Nebraska.
The annual convention was organized by AVCA and held in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball National Championships. This year’s event drew record numbers of attendees to both the convention as well as semi-final and final matches. Three out of four teams at the championships – UCLA, Stanford, and Washington use Scoutware as their recruiting communication tool of choice.
At the convention, Scoutware partnered with University Athlete, a leading recruiting event software application used by volleyball coaches, to host an information booth and conduct product demonstrations of how the two systems work together to organize recruiting information. Scoutware currently has over 60 women’s volleyball clients, most of whom also utilize the University Athlete application at tournaments and other events. In addition, Scoutware staff, which included President Jeff Murphy, Amanda Carmichael and Wes Talman, both Directors of Client Services, organized several informal coaching receptions after the day’s convention activities.
“This was by far the best convention we have been to this year,” said Carmichael. “In terms of the number of coaches that we saw and the buzz that circulated about what Scoutware has been able to do with University Athlete, it was more than we could have asked for.”
Scoutware and University Athlete entered into a strategic partnership in 2006, which allows for current Scoutware users to seamlessly import information from their University Athlete account into their Scoutware database in real-time, making recruiting information available to coaches at all times.
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About Scoutware
Scoutware is a personal relationship management tool that coaches and administrators use today to successfully recruit athletes, raise money, sell tickets, foster support in both local and corporate communities, and demonstrate compliance within the guidelines of the NCAA. That's not all. While accomplishing these critical missions, Scoutware users are also taking less time and spending less money to do it. Working in concert with several contact databases, both large and small, Scoutware is providing coaches and administrators at 230 colleges & universities with the resources to quickly establish, build, and maintain the quality personal relationships necessary to sustain long term success. To learn more about Scoutware, please visit www.scoutware.com or give us a call at 630.375.2003.
About the AVCA
The mission of the American Volleyball Coaches Association is to advance the development of the sport of volleyball by providing all coaches with educational programs, a forum for opinion exchange and recognition opportunities. The following principles shall guide the AVCA in the attainment of its goals: To maintain a membership group representative of all levels of competition; To promote the game of volleyball within the general philosophical framework of education; To encourage participation within the highest standards of competition; To develop greater interest, understanding and support of the sport. To find out more, please call (866) 544-2822 or visit www.avca.org.
(information taken from www.avca.org)
About University Athlete
University Athlete is the premier communication tool connecting collegiate coaches and athletes in girl's volleyball. UA combines the convenience of an online database with the efficiency of Palm© software to assist coaches’ recruiting efforts at tournaments. At a tournament, recruiters can instantly find any player, identify new players, evaluate and take notes without losing valuable time needed to watch courts. More than 750 college coaches utilize University Athlete’s services and that number is growing. For more information, please visit www.universityathlete.com, or call (505) 243-8090.
(information taken from www.universityathlete.com)
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