Former NFL Players Team Up To Educate Next Generation of Athletes
The National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA), the Country's Leading College Athletic Recruiting Organization, Announces Official Partnership with the NFL Players Association

CHICAGO, IL, May 07, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA), a nationwide college athletic recruiting organization, has partnered with the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) in an unprecedented move that signifies each organization's commitment to further education and opportunities for all student athletes.

NCSA has earned the reputation as the most trusted source for college athletic recruiting education, data, and technology for collegiate coaches, student athletes, and their families. Now, the collaboration between the two organizations will allow members of the NFLPA to take an active role in supporting NCSA's efforts to empower all students who are looking for more opportunities through athletic scholarships.

Through NCSA's "College Recruiting Simplified" seminar program, an impressive list of current and former professional athletes, coaches and sportscasters work as educational speakers for NCSA. Super Bowl Champion Derrick Mayes, four-time Pro Bowler Blaine Bishop, and 1990 All-Decade team member Levon Kirkland are among the former NFL players currently traveling the country to speak to student athletes about their own experiences with college and professional recruiting.

This mutually supportive relationship with the NFLPA has resulted in NCSA becoming the largest employer of former NFL players worldwide. According to Director of NCSA's Speakers Bureau and former Dallas Cowboy Izell Reese, "NFL players are the ideal candidates to educate the next generation of student athletes on the importance of the college recruiting process."

"As an active professional athlete, you are always conscious of life after football," added Reese, who also serves as Vice President of the NFLPA Retired Players Atlanta Chapter. "Working with NCSA has provided a meaningful career that allows us to interact with kids and educate them on the recruitment process through our personal experiences."

The NFLPA will also lend its support to NCSA's National School Lunch Program, which offers extended recruiting services to student athletes who show extraordinary promise but may not have the financial means to support their dreams of playing college sports. The outreach program is available for student athletes who qualify for the organization's free recruiting services and also receive "reduced or free lunches" at their high schools.

"The partnership for us is simple," NFLPA Director of Retired Player Andre Collins said. "We see NCSA as a premiere company that not only enhances the college recruitment process, but serves as an essential and advantageous resource for all student athletes."

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